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Mississippi Reports Praise TCI’s K-12 Social Studies Programs

TCI

TCIs Social Studies programs for Mississippi were recognized for their comprehensive approach to fostering critical thinking, inquiry-based learning, and active engagement. For more information, visit www.teachtci.com. More than 4.5 million students in 5,000 school districts around the country achieve and succeed with TCI.

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OPINION: Too many students just aren’t interested in what is being taught

The Hechinger Report

Researchers have found that culturally relevant education can increase grades, participation and critical thinking skills and can lead to higher graduation rates. are experts at filtering, organizing and connecting information. This generation of students interacts with more content than any other generation in history.

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If I was teaching Social Studies today…

Dangerously Irrelevant

Another would be Wayland (MA) High School’s yearly student history projects , in which students engage in digital storytelling projects, scanning historical images and creating audio podcasts, interviewing local Vietnam-era veterans , and analyzing the papers of the commander of the Dachau concentration camp after its liberation.

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The Week That Was In 234

Moler's Musing

Parafly helped students paraphrase historical texts, while MiniReports with Class Companion pushed them to synthesize information and improve their writing with AI feedback. We even tied in local history by exploring Clermont Countys own Gold Rush in 1868. Mexican War through layered activities that encouraged critical thinking.

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The Week That Was in 234

Moler's Musing

Once the Padlet was complete, students read through the shared information and mapped out each battle location along with three key facts per battle. Pushing into Evaluation and Synthesis After gathering information, I challenged students to evaluate: Of the five battles, which three were the most important?

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