Moler's Musing

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

The Frayer Model worked especially well for students to internalize the information and make it more manageable. This part helped students connect primary source analysis to the broader motivations for European exploration, further deepening their historical thinking skills.

Primary Sources 128

Primary Sources Artifacts Geography Lesson Plan 128

Moler's Musing

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

This meant that students weren’t overwhelmed with all the questions at once; they could focus on smaller chunks of information, which worked well for those needing more structured guidance. Each station had information about a different explorer, like Christopher Columbus, Vasco da Gama, Ferdinand Magellan, and more.

Geography 122

Geography Critical Thinking Tradition Middle School 122

Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 15, 2023

Connect, Extend, Challenge Thinking Routine The “ Connect, Extend, Challenge ” thinking routine offers a structured approach to deepen understanding and reflection. This routine fosters critical thinking and enhances the meaningful integration of new learning into an individual’s cognitive framework.

Geography 133

Geography Economics Critical Thinking Cultures 133

ED Surge

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Brown loves — and has long loved — learning about history, civics, geography and government, in part because he had teachers who brought infectious energy and enthusiasm to those lessons. And how does that inform your decision to teach? history, European history, human geography, AP government.

History 127

History Museum Social Studies Geography 127

Dangerously Irrelevant

OCTOBER 13, 2015

communities of geography – Connected learning gallery walk – Interrogating our instruction: Are these connected lessons any good? Looking at a teacher’s lesson and coming up with appropriate talking points to help the teacher think about how to improve it. [We Great information on creating and evaluating PBL projects.

Leadership 107

Leadership Professional Development Geography Project-Based Learning 107

Dr. Shannon Doak

MAY 28, 2024

In a world where knowledge is expanding at an unprecedented rate, should we still be focusing on rote memorization and regurgitation of information? Instead, we need to shift our focus to higher-order thinking skills. Curriculum: Moving Beyond Content is King The age-old adage “content is king” is becoming outdated.

Education 58

Education Project-Based Learning Critical Thinking Geography 58

Anthropology 365

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Over time, these negotiations establish informal rules and set expectations about how interspecies interactions ought to play out. The study’s infraspecies ethnography approach reveals the complex and dynamic interactions between humans and javelinas, challenging the adequacy of thinking solely in terms of species distinctions.

Anthropology 40

Anthropology Humanities Cultures Geography 40

TCI

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

By integrating activities that require movement and discussion, educators can foster critical thinking and deeper engagement with the material. This hands-on approach ensures that students are not just absorbing information but actively applying and exploring it, making subjects like social studies more meaningful and memorable.

Social Studies 52

Social Studies Teaching Professional Development Geography 52

Let's Cultivate Greatness

JULY 5, 2023

I also love my 3D relief United States map , which is really helpful in explaining events and helping my students study for their semester-long US geography test series. Students have the thinking; they just need a word bank! Critical Thinking Skills – Use your wall to support additional skills you develop over the year.

Social Studies 52

Social Studies Civics History Sociology 52

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 12, 2018

The jobs that once kept the city prosperous are being replaced by skilled jobs in service sectors such as health care, finance and information technology — positions that require more education than just a high-school diploma, thus squeezing out many of those blue-collar, traditionally middle-class workers.

High School 105

High School Geography Middle School Critical Thinking 105

Living Geography

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Details of the project: The GEODEM-AI project aims to encourage a healthy, critical view of ethical issues related to the use of AI in Geography teaching and learning. The rapid development of AI requires educators to refocus on critical thinking skills and consider the potential for individualised learning.

Civics 52

Civics Civic Engagement Geography Pedagogy 52

TCI

OCTOBER 28, 2024

This broad field draws upon various disciplines, such as anthropology, archeology, economics, geography, history, law, and philosophy. It fosters an awareness of these critical issues and encourages students to think critically and develop well-informed solutions.

Social Studies 52

Social Studies Civics K-12 Geography 52

TCI

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Active learning can lead to increased student performance, reduced failure rates, and deeper critical thinking, but it may be hard to know where to start, especially if youre used to traditional lecture-based instruction. Its about having students do something with the information theyre learning. But the good news?

Classroom Management 52

Classroom Management Geography Civics Critical Thinking 52

The Hechinger Report

MAY 23, 2020

When Beatriz López taught in a Texas middle school, she and her colleagues supplemented the limited information on climate change she found in textbooks with online resources and other materials. What the critics are saying is factually inaccurate,” wrote one reviewer. “The Limited information.

Teaching 137

Teaching Middle School Humanities High School 137