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5 Ways to Incorporate Current Events into Your Social Studies Classroom

Students of History

This is easiest to do in a Civics or American Government classroom. Students have to find a cartoon that related to our unit (super easy for American Government) and provide a brief explanation of how it connects to our content. 3) Encourage critical thinking. 2) Provide context and background information.

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How Do You Grade a Creative Assignment?

ED Surge

One student composed a song , using string instruments, with the goal of evoking the ominous and anxious feelings related to that period in world history. Others in the class applied for and received funding from their university’s student government association and held a campus-wide night of remembrance.

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US History Worksheets: Printable and Digital Activities for Kids

Students of History

This can be a great way to help prep your students for the US History Regents Exam or your state EOC test. These activities will include primary source analysis and critical thinking practice that is essential to getting kids ready for their assessments.

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19 Ideas for Setting Up Your Social Studies Classroom

Let's Cultivate Greatness

Again, I point at them daily in my US History and Civics classes. World Flags – You may also love displaying flags from around the world if you teach World History or Current World Issues. Students have the thinking; they just need a word bank! without wasting a single second of class time.

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Critical Literacy Across the Curriculum

A Principal's Reflections

Image credit: [link] A Biology Teacher’s Thoughts on Critical Literacy by Lynne Torpie Science teachers can tend to be myopic, focusing on acquiring content detail and teaching the steps of the scientific method instead of fostering the investigative, critical thinking and written communication skills that embody real-world scientific endeavors.

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The Importance of Research in Social Studies Classrooms

Teaching American History

Czarnecki, a 2022 graduate of the Master of Arts in American History and Government program, wrote the paper for a “Great Texts” course taught by Professor Stephen Tootle on John Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath. Research Empowers Students of History Research work benefits everyone, Czarnecki feels. I was raring to go!