The Hechinger Report

MARCH 8, 2021

Four new studies on project-based learning. 2nd grade social studies. High school Advanced Placement. Four new studies released in February 2021 are helping to fill this void. This middle school project-based instruction was tested on more than 100 students in high-poverty schools in California.

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TCI

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Research shows that active learning increases student performance, reduces failure rates, and fosters deeper critical thinking. By 2014, a large-scale study found that students in active learning environments scored 6 percent higher on exams and were 1.5 What Is Active Learning?

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

More than 80 percent of middle schoolers couldn’t tell the difference between sponsored content and actual news stories. The middle school exercise was almost not included in the study because researchers thought it was too easy, said Sam Wineburg, Stanford professor and lead author of the report. “We

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Students of History

JANUARY 10, 2023

However, current events are a great way to connect your curriculum to the real world and work on social studies skills. Incorporating current events into your social studies lessons can also be a great way to engage students and help them see the relevance of the subject to their own lives. 3) Encourage critical thinking.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 9, 2021

There is a growing need to reframe computing in classrooms as an inherently social and learned set of skills. The end goal is not to just provide access to digital devices — it’s to develop the skills to use these tools for heightened learning, critical thinking and self-expression.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 28, 2020

What stands out for me is how readers remain interested in basic research into how kids learn, from reading to critical thinking to collaborating with peers. A study on teaching critical thinking in science. Policymakers underfunded public colleges and universities as they steered people toward them.

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ED Surge

MAY 8, 2023

That’s the question the middle school class was struggling to answer. Fractions hadn’t really connected with the students, says John Barclay, a teacher in Richmond Public Schools in Virginia. It takes critical thinking and a sense for the numbers to even understand how or why a student’s approach might be wrong, Barclay says.

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ED Surge

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Plenty of students find social studies lessons a bit dull. Eager to build a career out of his interest in social studies, he thought about museum curation, archival work and practicing law. I did go into an elementary school and I learned that I did not want to be an elementary school teacher.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 8, 2019

Their school schedules don’t make distinctions among the four core subjects, which are co-taught by two teachers in an interdisciplinary, project-based environment. After piloting it last year, the public middle school expanded the concept to seventh grade, too, though it looks a little different with the older students.

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Digital Promise

APRIL 12, 2016

Inside its borders are two of the nation’s best school districts — Cajon Valley Union School District and Vista Unified School District — that are working to provide students with the highest caliber of education possible. Vista Unified School District.

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TCI

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Instead, video activities should demand interaction, critical thinking, and creativity. Enhances Critical Thinking Effective video teaching goes beyond just showing content; it integrates active learning elements that push students to think critically.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 6, 2016

The results from those new Common Core tests – designed explicitly to look for the skills kids need in college, namely critical thinking, problem solving and analytical writing skills – have been held up as proof of the persistence of deep-seated disparities in the education provided to poor students and children of color. “But

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Students of History

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

If you're a US History teacher looking for PDF worksheets for your high school or middle school classroom, I have tons to share, including this 30+ page packet of free engaging assignments you can download and start using right away. This makes them easy to differentiate for special education students with accommodations.

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TCI

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Instead, video activities should demand interaction, critical thinking, and creativity. Enhances Critical Thinking Effective video teaching goes beyond just showing content; it integrates active learning elements that push students to think critically.

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TCI

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Instead, video activities should demand interaction, critical thinking, and creativity. Enhances Critical Thinking Effective video teaching goes beyond just showing content; it integrates active learning elements that push students to think critically.

Teaching 52

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Email Address Choose from our newsletters Weekly Update Future of Learning Higher Education Early Childhood Proof Points Leave this field empty if you’re human: In recent years, division over how social studies should be taught has plagued school districts around the country.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 30, 2019

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Zinn Education Project

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Hope Koumentakos High School Social Studies Teacher, Takoma Park, Maryland I currently teach U.S. Allyson Saladino High School Social Studies Teacher, Ridgewood, New Jersey I used the lesson titled, How Red Lines Built White Wealth , in order for students to learn about red lining and institutionalized racism.

History 52

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TCI

MARCH 6, 2025

Choosing the right curriculum for middle school social studies can be overwhelming. The Ancient World from a middle school teacher featured on WeAreTeachers Teachers Picks. The Ancient World from a middle school teacher featured on WeAreTeachers Teachers Picks. TCIs History Alive!

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 23, 2020

A high school social studies book, also used in Texas, says of rising temperatures, “Some critics say that this warming is just part of the Earth’s natural cycle,” though, in truth, there’s overwhelming consensus among climate scientists that the current warming is due to human activities.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 26, 2021

In Philadelphia, seventh grade in particular is, for many, an important time for another reason: the grades students earn that year largely determine whether they will be chosen for one of the city’s admissions-only high schools. Deadlines for assignments in social studies in particular were tight, and he stopped handing them in.

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