ED Surge

MARCH 20, 2024

Many standards and curricula don’t call out creativity explicitly, and teachers aren’t often trained on how to teach and assess creative thinking. As such, many students enter college and the workforce not having enough practice in key critical thinking skills that they need to be innovative problem-solvers and effective communicators.

Pedagogy 134

Pedagogy Advocacy K-12 Professional Development 134

Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 15, 2023

This routine fosters critical thinking and enhances the meaningful integration of new learning into an individual’s cognitive framework. Extend: Encourage them to speculate on how a different outcome in history might have affected the present.

Geography 133

Geography Economics Critical Thinking Cultures 133

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. We’d subscribe to feeds and listen to podcasts from the U.S.

Social Studies 76

Social Studies Teaching Archiving Geography 76

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. I felt like I’d won my own History Day contest!” Research Empowers Students of History Research work benefits everyone, Czarnecki feels. Czarnecki says.

Social Studies 98

Social Studies Research Archiving American History 98

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. Yet course descriptions include bans on the use of AI.

Critical Thinking 119

Critical Thinking History Research Education 119

Moler's Musing

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

The Thick Slide provided a perfect opportunity for students to creatively showcase their understanding and articulate the big picture of why exploration was such a significant period in European history. Overall, the class blended technology, creativity, and critical thinking to help students deepen their understanding of exploration.

Primary Sources 128

Primary Sources Artifacts Geography Lesson Plan 128

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 26, 2023

English and other languages, history, religious studies), the social sciences (e.g., economics, political science, sociology) and the natural and mathematical sciences. dance, film, theater) to the humanities (e.g., This future-looking function remains true as we consider, for example, the rise of ChatGPT and other AI-fueled programs.

Sociology 107

Sociology Education Political Science Pedagogy 107

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Missouri Western State University eliminated majors, minors and concentrations in English, history, philosophy, sociology, political science, art and other subjects. Eastern Kentucky University shut down theater, economics and other majors. Subjects such as history teach about the past as a lens into the present, she said.

Geography 134

Geography Political Science Sociology History 134

Digital Promise

JUNE 13, 2018

According to the Future of Jobs Report by the World Economic Forum, creativity is one of the top three most important skills for future workers, along with complex problem solving and critical thinking. They can research art, history, nature, foreign countries, science fiction – and the list goes on.

Middle School 86

Middle School Critical Thinking Economics History 86

Digital Promise

OCTOBER 1, 2018

And in 2001, the engineering accreditation body ABET added a new criterion so as to ensure that students get “the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental, and societal context.”. It is not a “history course for engineers.”

Humanities 92

Humanities Social Science Sociology Anthropology 92

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

The panel I spoke on responded to the work of Andreas Schleicher, education director for the intergovernmental Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Schleicher identified critical thinking, communication, collaboration and problem solving as necessary for students to successfully adapt to a world that employs robots.

Humanities 108

Humanities K-12 Civics Professional Development 108

Moler's Musing

MARCH 21, 2025

This week was all about using EduProtocols to deepen understanding and get students thinking critically about history. Sketch & Tell-O and Annotate & Tell made sure students werent just memorizing but actually processing history. Wednesday Wednesday, I wanted to mix things up and bring in local history.

Local History 52

Local History History Economics Critical Thinking 52

Zinn Education Project

JUNE 6, 2024

The goal is to raise awareness about how anti-history education laws and book bans — and their chilling effect — threaten any chance of an informed and engaged democracy. It is important to understand] the concept of how you suppress people to exploit them economically. I was teaching for critical thinking.

Teaching 86

Teaching Social Justice Library Heritage 86

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 29, 2018

That is precisely why business students need to learn psychology, history, sociology, culture and art. China and other economic rivals add them. The arts help students hone critical thinking and communication skills, which come in handy when dealing with complexity and ambiguity. Sign up for our newsletter. Weekly Update.

Sociology 74

Sociology Psychology Humanities Cultures 74

TCI

MARCH 1, 2024

Geography education plays a pivotal role in cultivating global awareness and critical thinking. Integration of Economics and Civics for Real-World Connections Geography is only one of the social science disciplines. The much-loved Geography Alive! These projects utilize videos to ignite curiosity and develop inquiry skills.

Geography 59

Geography Global Connections Global Perspectives Civics 59

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 18, 2017

Instead, the companies are working with edX and others to provide what they say are the educations that all of their employees require in common, including such abilities as critical thinking and collaboration. A cookie-cutter course is not going to solve the need for creating thinking in the future.

Humanities 104

Humanities History Critical Thinking Teaching 104

Leah Cleary

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Socratic Seminars bring history to life. They encourage students to critically analyze the causes and effects of historical events beyond dates and facts. It’s an approach that fosters a deeper, interactive engagement with history, making it more impactful and memorable. Have students assist in this generation.

Library 52

Library Critical Thinking History Social Studies 52

Leah Cleary

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Socratic Seminars bring history to life. They encourage students to critically analyze the causes and effects of historical events beyond dates and facts. It’s an approach that fosters a deeper, interactive engagement with history, making it more impactful and memorable. Have students assist in this generation.

Library 52

Library Critical Thinking History Social Studies 52

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 16, 2018

The state is making a sizable investment in these schools, with an eye toward fueling its economic engines by teaching students how to play a role in high-need, growing fields like advanced manufacturing and health services. Just over 18 percent of the school’s students are economically disadvantaged. Xerras said afterward.).

High School 92

High School Economics Museum Charter School 92

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. At UT, we recognize that our students will graduate into an economy that offers fewer and fewer traditional jobs.

Cultures 65

Cultures Economics Social Science Critical Thinking 65

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

Moler's Musing

DECEMBER 17, 2023

After contemplating options, I decided to put together some lessons on local history. Tuesday On Tuesday, I used the lesson I had developed over the summer about the history of Utopia, Ohio. The other option was to introduce some new EduProtocols with smart starts, but that works better when I’m actually in the classroom.

Local History 52

Local History Economics History Critical Thinking 52

Political Science Now

APRIL 12, 2024

Thinking about the destination of the rocket, the things they may do, and all the possibilities, they are witnessing the history of science. She highlights how historical colonial ventures generally saw corporations like the British East India Company as economic entities. Would they believe in the possibility of a space colony?

Political Science 60

Political Science Government Social Science Tradition 60

Studies Weekly

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Jigsaw Strategy Oct.

K-12 52

K-12 Lesson Plan Geography Civics 52

The Hechinger Report

MAY 21, 2016

Teachers are supposed to make children partners in the acquisition of knowledge, helping them to see that math isn’t only — or even mainly — about right answers, it’s about exploration and discovery, and the sort of critical thinking and problem-solving they’ll do in college some day. Photo: Luba Ostashevsky.

K-12 84

K-12 Charter School Elementary School Economics 84

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. Trojahn et al.

Political Science 54

Political Science Civics Civic Engagement K-12 54

C3 Teachers

MAY 8, 2024

It can be daunting to attempt to create your first inquiry, making sure it’s an active and engaging approach that puts the learner at the center, fostering both curiosity and critical thinking. I had seen many examples of staging tasks through using a set of images.

Primary Sources 40

Primary Sources Social Studies Artifacts Museum 40

C3 Teachers

MAY 8, 2024

It can be daunting to attempt to create your first inquiry, making sure it’s an active and engaging approach that puts the learner at the center, fostering both curiosity and critical thinking. I had seen many examples of staging tasks through using a set of images.

Primary Sources 40

Primary Sources Social Studies Artifacts Museum 40

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

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 6, 2023

About 3,500 people attended the conference, among them K-12 and higher ed educators who teach the subjects that constitute social studies — including history, civics, geography, economics, psychology, sociology, anthropology, philosophy, law and religious studies.

Social Studies 140

Social Studies Teaching Civics Advocacy 140

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 3, 2016

Reading, writing assignments, presentations and discussions covered history, cultural difference, environmental manipulation and what was technically possible. And the confluence of language, history and economics on the Seaway provided an ideal – not to mention local – lens through which to view the liberal arts.

Economics 106

Economics History Humanities Critical Thinking 106

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 7, 2018

They were juniors at Niles West High School, an economically diverse school serving approximately 2,500 students in the Chicago suburbs. million in state funds for a three-year pilot that would incorporate labor history in civics, economics and history classes, along with simulations like those run by the DePaul center.

Education 90

Education Economics Civics History 90

The Hechinger Report

MAY 19, 2022

More than 80 percent of the school’s roughly 500 students are classified as economically disadvantaged. Related: ‘It’s so hard and so challenging’: An oral history of year three of the pandemic. How we approach school doesn’t seem like it’s changed much in our nation’s history,” said Barney. It’s a weird feeling,” he added.

High School 124

High School Oral History Middle School Charter School 124

The Hechinger Report

MAY 30, 2024

Instead, they’re working, socializing or partying and, as a result, show limited gains in critical thinking — the hallmark of American higher education. Josipa Roksa: And so the data shows that, you know, many students are not making much progress on the critical-thinking skills over the first two years.

Humanities 87

Humanities Critical Thinking History Cultures 87

Zinn Education Project

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

History students. For the full 90-minute block period students discussed, jotted down notes, and exclaimed in both horror and shock as they learned about a sliver of our country’s hidden history. Paradoxically, teaching people’s history leaves more room for hope than any other educational framework. Here are just a few.

History 52

History Teaching Social Studies High School 52

Sapiens

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Scholars in the social sciences and humanities must put our ethical values and critical thinking tools to work to explicitly challenge such “post-truth” distortions. They persist in part because Ramle remains peripheral in contrast to economic centers like Tel Aviv or symbolic centers like Jerusalem. We can and must do more.

Anthropology 141

Anthropology Human Rights Humanities Cultures 141

Moler's Musing

MARCH 21, 2025

This week was all about using EduProtocols to deepen understanding and get students thinking critically about history. Sketch & Tell-O and Annotate & Tell made sure students werent just memorizing but actually processing history. Wednesday Wednesday, I wanted to mix things up and bring in local history.

Local History 97

Local History History Economics Critical Thinking 97