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Strengthening Civic Education: The Role of High-Quality Curriculum and Teaching Strategies

TCI

Responding to these concerns, the federal government increased funding for K-12 civics and history education funding from $7.75 Emphasis on Social Studies Practices: Materials emphasize inquiry-based learning, analysis of primary and secondary sources, and the development of critical-thinking skills.

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If I was teaching Social Studies today…

Dangerously Irrelevant

Without a doubt we would be living on Pinterest since it has dozens of pinboards – and tens of thousands of pins – related to history , including awesome resource sets from the Stanford History Education Group. We could find history games at Playing History or Flight to Freedom. government as well.

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National Teach Truth Day of Action Press Call Highlights

Zinn Education Project

This year, from Seattle, Washington, to Miami, Florida, and many towns and cities in between, educators will host more than 170 grassroots events on Saturday, June 8 and throughout the month. I was teaching for critical thinking. This was 2021, and Iowa had just passed its history censorship law.

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People’s History Teaching Stories

Zinn Education Project

They shared stories of wolves in sheep’s clothing, covered by titles of police officer, government official, social worker, friend, or teacher, who had in some way or another sabotaged their family’s safety or livelihood. Several of them bravely brought their own familial and personal experiences into class discussion.

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Elevating Social Studies with High-Quality Instructional Materials

TCI

Educators know that when students engage in lessons, it helps them improve their focus and take more ownership of their learning. Inquiry-based or active learning experiences can have a stronger impact on students and help them develop critical thinking and other necessary skills.

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Teaching About Palestine-Israel and the Unfolding Genocide in Gaza

Zinn Education Project

We see this hierarchy of human worth playing out now in Gaza and the West Bank, as Israeli government ministers call Palestinians “human animals.” As educators, let us recommit to teaching and working for the dignity of all peoples. government. This dehumanization fuels violence and oppression. Both the U.S. from Israel.