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Middle school science teachers often have shaky scientific knowledge

The Hechinger Report

Middle school science teacher Kent Heckenlively has spent part of his time teaching, well, not science. Heckenlively works at Gale Ranch Middle School in San Ramon, California. middle-school science teachers have no scientific background. Related: A study on teaching critical thinking in science.

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His Teachers Showed Him Why History Matters. Now He Wants to Pay That Forward.

ED Surge

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. I did go into an elementary school and I learned that I did not want to be an elementary school teacher. For the most part it's been positive.

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Using Effective Teaching Strategies in Social Studies Instruction

TCI

By integrating activities that require movement and discussion, educators can foster critical thinking and deeper engagement with the material. These methods encourage students to think critically, collaborate with peers, and apply what they’ve learned in practical, often interactive, ways.

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The Week That Was In 234

Moler's Musing

Why do you think European countries created colonies? This analysis helped students build context and draw connections between geography and colonization strategies. It was great to see them apply their critical thinking skills to a visual source, reinforcing the concept of mercantilism and its connection to colonization.

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If I was teaching Social Studies today…

Dangerously Irrelevant

Some folks know that I started my education career as a middle school Social Studies teacher in Charlotte, North Carolina. We could listen to podcasts on the geography of world cultures from Stanford University. We could play Fantasy Geography. And so on… . We’d subscribe to feeds and listen to podcasts from the U.S.

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Out of poverty, into the middle class

The Hechinger Report

Six months before she graduates, she is not about to hide her feelings: She hates school. Elementary school: hated it,” Amber says. Middle school: h-a-t-e-d it. School just isn’t for me. I hate coming to school. Moureen’s economic ascent, however, may also depend on geography. I hate waking up early.

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Investing in leadership capacity: The amazing, wonderful District 59

Dangerously Irrelevant

communities of geography – Connected learning gallery walk – Interrogating our instruction: Are these connected lessons any good? – Getting set up with Twitter and our new hashtag. – Interrogating our instruction: Are these elementary and middle school projects any good? How could we make them better?