TCI

MARCH 25, 2025

However, research increasingly shows that integrating knowledge-rich instruction across subjects is essential for improving literacy, critical thinking, and overall student success. Reading Integration: Use informational texts, primary sources, and document analysis to enhance comprehension and critical thinking.

Social Studies 52

Social Studies Primary Sources Critical Thinking Professional Development 52

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 24, 2024

Our role as educators is to cultivate critical thinking and equip students for a job market that will use AI, not to intimidate them. Nonetheless, this basic activity was enough to spark curiosity and critical thinking about AI. We created a document divided into key points that everyone could understand.

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Critical Thinking History Research Education 121

ED Surge

DECEMBER 20, 2023

I created a shared [document] and asked students to submit their ideas, followed by a class discussion. The activity develops students’ problem-solving, critical thinking, communication and collaboration skills. I asked the student to start a conversation with Code Breaker about his history ideas.

Humanities 128

Humanities Education K-12 Critical Thinking 128

Teaching American History

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

A Conversation with Sonja Czarnecki Sonja Czarnecki, 2022 MAHG Graduate “In order to understand history, you have to do history,” Sonja Czarnecki insists. Lomax hoped the young men would bring back audio documents for the Archive of American Folk Song at the Library of Congress. I felt like I’d won my own History Day contest!”

Social Studies 98

Social Studies Research Archiving American History 98

ED Surge

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

It fosters critical thinking, problem-solving skills and a deeper understanding of mathematical principles by placing students as active learners rather than passive recipients of information. According to video documentation in the study, U.S. And that's how people learn math.

Education 126

Education Pedagogy Critical Thinking Middle School 126

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

In ChatGPT’s first version, it wrote: “Plagiarism presents a grave threat not only to academic integrity but also to the development of critical thinking and originality among students.” Quill recommends a clever workaround: check students’ Google doc version history, which Google captures and saves every few minutes.

History 118

History Humanities Critical Thinking Research 118

Students of History

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

If you're a US History teacher looking for PDF worksheets for your high school or middle school classroom, I have tons to share, including this 30+ page packet of free engaging assignments you can download and start using right away. Each US History unit also include thorough 9-page worksheets packets for every unit in the curriculum.

History 52

History Primary Sources Lesson Plan American History 52

The Hechinger Report

JULY 25, 2019

They give students opportunities to collaborate on projects with their peers, practice higher-order critical thinking skills and attempt more rigorous coursework to stretch them – all skills needed for success in the modern workplace. Those who prefer to watch videos can, while their peers read documents with similar information.

History 110

History Critical Thinking High School Humanities 110

Dangerously Irrelevant

MAY 31, 2017

It also offers a YouTube channel on which historians discuss their work , making history come alive for contemporary youth. The UC Davis California History Social Science Project frames current events within their historical context , connecting students’ present to the past. Washington University in St. government as well.

Social Studies 76

Social Studies Teaching Archiving Geography 76

Moler's Musing

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

It’s been a huge time saver, especially since it allowed me to focus more on the classroom and less on the stress of documenting every detail. This extended time allowed for in-depth thinking, while also reinforcing writing skills through the construction of clear, concise topic sentences that encapsulated the lesson’s core ideas.

Primary Sources 128

Primary Sources Artifacts Geography Lesson Plan 128

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 3, 2018

That’s why advanced reading correlates so highly with critical thinking skills. But even back when every school taught civics and American history, very few students attained adult literacy. Mastering advanced syntax allows our brains to work on a higher level. When we read Charles Darwin, George Eliot, Stephen J.

Civics 105

Civics American History Elementary School Critical Thinking 105

Anthropology News

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Besides the picturesque scenery, the island has preserved a Mazu Temple , a military fort, and a lighthouse, documenting its centuries-old past. These programs painstakingly endeavor to elevate what Chinese academic environments have long downplayed : liberal education, humanities disciplines, and skills like critical thinking.

Anthropology 98

Anthropology History Humanities Tradition 98

Let's Cultivate Greatness

JULY 5, 2023

Founding Document Posters – Post poster-sized replicas of key founding documents related to your US History and Civics classes. Again, I point at them daily in my US History and Civics classes. World Flags – You may also love displaying flags from around the world if you teach World History or Current World Issues.

Social Studies 52

Social Studies Civics Sociology History 52

Students of History

JANUARY 3, 2023

For US History, that can be reading (or even listening to) this short article on the stock market crash of 1929 and then organizing the important parts of the article into their interactive notebook: This allows students to be hands on with their learning and easily combine a digital resource with a paper/pencil activity.

Social Studies 52

Social Studies Teaching Historic Sites Primary Sources 52

C3 Teachers

OCTOBER 5, 2022

“We inherit our history.” It was a phrase I often used to begin my year in the hopes of sparking student agency and making history relevant. But as an early teacher in social studies and ELA, misconceptions about the importance of authentically investigating history filled my brain. Students needed a relationship with them.

History 52

History Social Studies Critical Thinking Teaching 52

Anthropology 365

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Students will be exposed to novel approaches to anthropological research, enhancing their skills and critical thinking. Ethology was an invaluable tool used to document and interpret javelina behaviors. Essentially, if we want to live in a biodiverse world, we need to reintegrate ourselves.

Anthropology 40

Anthropology Humanities Cultures Geography 40

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 27, 2017

Rather than take public support for granted, researchers began to document what theatre, dance, film, music, literature and visual arts contribute to society and how artists produce reward, economically and socially. leaders of the greater arts sector undertook a comprehensive rebuilding effort.

Cultures 69

Cultures Economics Social Science Critical Thinking 69

Dr. Shannon Doak

MAY 28, 2024

For instance, in a history class, instead of merely memorizing dates and events, students could analyze historical patterns and their impact on current societal issues. These traditional assessments often fail to measure essential life skills and the 4Cs of education: Critical thinking, Communication, Collaboration, and Creativity.

Education 58

Education Project-Based Learning Critical Thinking Geography 58

Studies Weekly

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

This would allow both the “expert groups” and the “Jigsaw groups” to document and share their learning. Jigsaw Strategy Oct. In this setting, providing the students with a teacher-created digital template or collaboration page would be ideal.

K-12 52

K-12 Lesson Plan Geography Civics 52

ED Surge

JULY 7, 2022

It teaches the basics of critical thinking, research and academic writing. A document that no one else has interpreted. That they devote days, years, lifetimes to understanding a sliver of biology, physics, history. Todd has focused his own research on art history. The course is called Transformations.

Library 114

Library Psychology Primary Sources Humanities 114

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 16, 2018

English teacher Justin Bilton and history teacher Jason Stark created and team-teach the class. Historical documents and literary fiction make up the curriculum. It activates their critical thinking — when there’s a problem, how do you react to it?” Xerras said afterward.).

High School 91

High School Economics Museum Charter School 91

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 8, 2016

That doesn’t mean there are no standards to be a “Head Start” program; there are many, and directors often say that a significant portion of their time is spent documenting how they meet the federal government’s requirements. But there is also substantial variation between programs, depending on which local agency holds the grant.

K-12 68

K-12 Public School Government Elementary School 68

Political Science Now

JULY 16, 2024

What experiential learning and civic engagement activities promote critical thinking about what it means to live under a democracy? In this Author Meets Critics roundtable, we explore these questions through the lens of Engaging Citizenship.

Political Science 55

Political Science Civics Civic Engagement K-12 55

Moler's Musing

MARCH 14, 2025

We even tied in local history by exploring Clermont Countys own Gold Rush in 1868. Each of these protocols ensured that students werent just memorizing factsthey were actively engaging, thinking, and making connections across history. How did tensions between Texas and Mexico mirror other revolutions in history?

Primary Sources 98

Primary Sources Local History History Government 98

Zinn Education Project

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

History students. The next day, we dove into the document analysis activity compiled by Ursula Wolfe-Rocca. After going over key terms and background information (as suggested by Wolfe-Rocca in the PDF version of the activity), I arranged my students in groups of four and they investigated six of the included documents.

History 52

History Teaching Social Studies High School 52

Geogramblings

DECEMBER 14, 2023

The guidance document for promoting British Values in SMSC development splits these four values into seven objectives. For instance, in 2021 for the first time in its 200-year history the UK Census allowed people the option to state their sexual orientation and gender identity. A vote represents a voice.

Human Rights 40

Human Rights Geography Humanities Controversial Topics 40

Moler's Musing

NOVEMBER 2, 2024

Document Analysis in Action Students then moved to Document 1, where they filled out an organizer, closely reading the text, sourcing the information, and contextualizing it in terms of its historical moment. We repeated the process with Document 2, helping students see the range of reasons people might remain loyal.

Primary Sources 126

Primary Sources Government History Human Rights 126

Zinn Education Project

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

No doubt, there is a long history of violence in the region — including the Oct. One cannot understand this tragedy without acknowledging its history. Students need to examine how the current crisis is shaped in large part by settler colonial history, and the role played by world powers. Independence or Catastrophe?

Teaching 52

Teaching K-12 Human Rights Social Justice 52

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

At stake is not only whether people will be able to interpret Shakespeare, say advocates of subjects including English, history, language, philosophy, and the visual and performing arts. We didn’t have the in-house expertise to teach philosophy and history and English.”. Canadian border. As a Republican presidential candidate, Sen.

Humanities 101

Humanities History Sociology Cultures 101

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

In contrast, like many other Asian-American students in New York City, I attended public schools in Queens — schools that were not innovative, but that were a far cry from the American apartheid public schools, famously documented by Jonathan Kozol , just a train ride away. Critical thinking here will determine more than a test score.

High School 94

High School Public School Critical Thinking Teaching 94

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 17, 2025

Speaking about the courts stay, Walters, through spokeswoman Grace Kim, said in a statement: The Bible has been a cornerstone of our nations history and education for generations. But nothing is simple about the history of the Bible in Americas schools. It protects the religious freedom of students.

Public School 134

Public School High School Social Studies History 134

Cult of Pedagogy

MARCH 6, 2025

Many of the practices I have personally advocated for on Cult of Pedagogy, like calling students by their preferred names and pronouns and teaching accurate history , would likely get a teacher flagged by this policy, and right now I’m not sure what the best course of action is when it comes to these practices. So where to go from here?

Teaching 171

Teaching K-12 Pedagogy Social Justice 171