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. Another teacher in a Verizon Innovative Learning school also observes an increase in creativity among students.

Middle School 84

Middle School Critical Thinking Economics History 84

Dangerously Irrelevant

MAY 31, 2017

Some folks know that I started my education career as a middle school Social Studies teacher in Charlotte, North Carolina. We could search for pins on Native American history , Middle East cultures , Japanese history , government , geography , sociology , psychology , economics , and numerous other topics.

Social Studies 76

Social Studies Teaching Archiving Geography 76

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

Next, and perhaps most importantly, the 162 students who made the cut attended a five-day boot camp in which they learned crucial workplace skills such as goal setting, effective communication, teamwork, public speaking, conflict resolution and critical thinking. “It These are also 19th-century skills.”.

K-12 111

K-12 High School Elementary School Middle School 111

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 6, 2016

The results from those new Common Core tests – designed explicitly to look for the skills kids need in college, namely critical thinking, problem solving and analytical writing skills – have been held up as proof of the persistence of deep-seated disparities in the education provided to poor students and children of color.

Elementary School 76

Elementary School Charter School Middle School Critical Thinking 76

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 23, 2016

Estonia had the second smallest gap in performance between its poorest and richest students out of all participating countries known as the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). Private schools, although an increasing threat to public education, are still a relatively small slice of the educational system.

Elementary School 0

Elementary School Economics Cultures Tradition 0

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 3, 2018

Conventional wisdom among guidance counselors holds that students from high-poverty high schools may struggle at the nation’s elite colleges, so placing them in less competitive environments will give them a chance. So he decided to go back to middle school. “As The public education system had failed these kids.” .

High School 80

High School Charter School Economics Critical Thinking 80

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. Glenn Youngkin.

Social Studies 143

Social Studies Teaching Civics Advocacy 143

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 12, 2018

Like many cities across America, Lowell is struggling to find its economic footing as millions of blue-collar jobs in manufacturing, construction and transportation disappear , subject to offshoring and automation. Six months before she graduates, she is not about to hide her feelings: She hates school. Middle school: h-a-t-e-d it.

High School 105

High School Geography Middle School Critical Thinking 105

The Hechinger Report

MAY 19, 2022

More than 80 percent of the school’s roughly 500 students are classified as economically disadvantaged. In middle school, he was selected for the Rutgers Future Scholars Program, which provides academic support and college scholarships to low-income students. West had tried to adapt.

High School 131

High School Oral History Middle School Charter School 131

Zinn Education Project

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

—Breck Foster High School Social Studies Teacher, Lake Oswego, Oregon Last year was my first year teaching World History and I was in need of high quality simulations to help my students understand and engage their critical thinking. The primary and secondary sources are perfect for middle school readers at multiple levels.

History 52

History Teaching Social Studies High School 52