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 times less likely to fail than those in traditional lecture-based classes.

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TCI

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Building a toolbox of teaching strategies can help educators meet the needs of students and bring social studies to life. By integrating activities that require movement and discussion, educators can foster critical thinking and deeper engagement with the material.

Social Studies 52

Social Studies Teaching Professional Development Geography 52

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 12, 2022

Social studies was the class I excelled in because it felt most meaningful. Researchers have found that culturally relevant education can increase grades, participation and critical thinking skills and can lead to higher graduation rates. Cultural and social relevance. Related: Teachers go to school on racial bias.

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Heritage Artifacts Local History Social Studies 133

Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 22, 2023

Learning About Historical Figures: When studying historical figures, the teacher could ask students to reflect on what they initially thought about a person and how their understanding changed as they learned more. This promotes critical thinking and historical empathy.

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Controversial Topics Critical Thinking Cultures Social Studies 131

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 8, 2021

Four new studies on project-based learning. 2nd grade social studies. Four new studies released in February 2021 are helping to fill this void. 3rd grade science. Developer: Michigan State University Research. Curriculum. Developer: University of Michigan and Michigan State University Research. Curriculum. Curriculum.

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Project-Based Learning Middle School Social Studies High School 145

ED Surge

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

It can bring traditional textbooks to life by adding interactive elements like videos, models or supplementary information to printed pages. The social studies activity Space Race in McGraw Hill AR How has incorporating AR in your classroom enhanced the learning experience for your students?

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EdTech Junior High Geography Critical Thinking 128

Let's Cultivate Greatness

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Its a bit complicated, which means it also offers great opportunities to practice critical thinking and social studies skills. Simulate the Electoral College The Electoral College is definitely not something to rush through. I also like to simulate the two main alternatives: the District and the Proportional plans.

Civics 52

Civics Government Critical Thinking Social Studies 52

ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

As an example inspired by my time as a social studies teacher, instead of asking students to write a paragraph about continuity and change in a historical era, you could have them choose an era, pick a topic that shows continuity, and design an imaginary propaganda poster from that period. It removes that fear of the blank canvas.

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EdTech Advocacy Critical Thinking Social Studies 132

The Hechinger Report

MAY 8, 2019

Instead of staying with the same two teachers in the same room for most of the day, students have one teacher for a combined science and math class and another for a humanities class that brings language arts and social studies together. That’s fine with Chew. Related: Project-based learning and standardized tests don’t mix.

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Project-Based Learning Tradition Middle School Social Studies 112

ED Surge

MAY 8, 2023

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. Although it’s not as obviously contentious as say, social studies, educators and researchers (not to mention students and families) have strong feelings about math instruction (remember New Math ?

K-12 133

K-12 Critical Thinking Middle School Pedagogy 133

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 18, 2018

Leave this field empty if you're human: Social studies is typically considered the most suitable subject area for developing citizenship skills and knowledge. Yet, social studies has been on the chopping block at schools across the country for nearly two decades now, especially in schools serving largely poor and minority students.

Civics 88

Civics Social Studies Critical Thinking History 88

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 26, 2018

Yet how do our schools prepare them for these actions when the civics topics they learn in school do not include logical and critical thinking about how government systems work, and how public engagement in the processes can create the change they hope to see? Related: How social studies can help young kids make sense of the world.

Civics 95

Civics Civic Engagement Government High School 95

TCI

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Instead, video activities should demand interaction, critical thinking, and creativity. Why Video Teaching Strategies Are Essential in K-12 Education The traditional lecture-based model, where teachers present information to passive students, does not meet all of the needs of today’s diverse classrooms.

K-12 69

K-12 Critical Thinking Tradition Middle School 69

Digital Promise

APRIL 12, 2016

Vista Unified School District’s (VUSD) mission is “to inspire each and every student to persevere as critical-thinking individuals who collaborate to solve real-world problems.” Many classroom spaces in VUSD are far from traditional, as the district is creating more flexible learning spaces for students.

Middle School 91

Middle School Elementary School Critical Thinking Social Studies 91

C3 Teachers

SEPTEMBER 21, 2024

This blog post delves into the power of inquiry to transform traditional classrooms into dynamic spaces of discovery, fostering critical thinking and lifelong learning skills. Social studies teachers look out into the eyes of a new group of students petrified that the inquiry bridge might not appear. sort of way.

Critical Thinking 52

Critical Thinking Social Studies Civics Pedagogy 52

TCI

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Instead, video activities should demand interaction, critical thinking, and creativity. Why Video Teaching Strategies Are Essential in K-12 Education The traditional lecture-based model, where teachers present information to passive students, does not meet all of the needs of today’s diverse classrooms.

Teaching 52

Teaching Education K-12 Critical Thinking 52

TCI

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Instead, video activities should demand interaction, critical thinking, and creativity. Why Video Teaching Strategies Are Essential in K-12 Education The traditional lecture-based model, where teachers present information to passive students, does not meet all of the needs of today’s diverse classrooms.

Teaching 52

Teaching K-12 Critical Thinking Tradition 52

Leah Cleary

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Today, we’re going to pivot a bit to something equally revolutionary yet rooted in ancient tradition (somewhat)–Socratic Seminars. These can help you bring social studies to life for your students. I love the strategy, but why use them in a social studies class? Stick around, and I’ll show you where to grab it.

Library 52

Library Critical Thinking History Social Studies 52

Leah Cleary

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Today, we’re going to pivot a bit to something equally revolutionary yet rooted in ancient tradition (somewhat)–Socratic Seminars. These can help you bring social studies to life for your students. I love the strategy, but why use them in a social studies class? Stick around, and I’ll show you where to grab it.

Library 52

Library Critical Thinking History Social Studies 52

TCI

MARCH 1, 2024

Geography education plays a pivotal role in cultivating global awareness and critical thinking. In Early Civilizations in the Americas, students examine the Olmec, Maya, Caral, and Mississippian traditions and cultures. The much-loved Geography Alive!

Geography 59

Geography Global Connections Global Perspectives Civics 59

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 7, 2018

Lessons like these help students gain critical thinking skills and give them an opportunity to learn about workers’ rights and labor history, subjects that are often missing from classroom discussions, educators say. Related: Without changes in education, the future of work will leave more people behind.

Education 90

Education Economics Civics History 90

Zinn Education Project

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Hope Koumentakos High School Social Studies Teacher, Takoma Park, Maryland I currently teach U.S. In lieu of a traditional exam for one of my U.S. Brandon Grijalva High School Social Studies Teacher, Chicago, Illinois While teaching AP U.S. History I and II to 10th and 11th graders, respectively.

History 52

History Teaching Social Studies High School 52

Cult of Pedagogy

MARCH 6, 2025

Using these materials and others like it will continue to strengthen students’ growth and critical thinking skills. Most games employ a lot of the cultural tools youd find in oral traditions repetition, solving a puzzle, making connections between things that dont seem to be related.” Kids are put into three teams.

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Teaching K-12 Pedagogy Social Justice 183