The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

The curriculum is part of the Hidden Voices Project , initiated by the New York City Department of Education’s Social Studies Department and the Museum of the City of New York. Karen Kong, 16, has unwavering pride in her Chinese American heritage, rooted in her sense of family and honor. A student at the N.Y.C.

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History Heritage K-12 American History 106

Studies Weekly

MAY 6, 2024

Elementary teachers can help students hone these skills through science, social studies, and health. Soft Skills in Social Studies There is a clear connection between social studies and soft skills like: communication, emotional intelligence, teamwork, and cultural awareness.

Elementary School 59

Elementary School Teaching Artifacts Heritage 59

ED Surge

OCTOBER 24, 2023

They don't want other types of people to be able to have access to the curriculum, and that's done on purpose — especially in social studies.” It's why she studied history and journalism as an undergrad, and why teaching history appeals to her. How It Started Cella loves a good story.

History 27

History Teaching Primary Sources Heritage 27

Studies Weekly

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

He believed that African Americans should embrace their heritage and culture and work together to overturn oppression. Eventually, Du Bois moved to Ghana to work on the Encyclopedia Africana , an ambitious project to compile everything known about the history, accomplishments, and cultures of African people.

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Museum Social Studies Advocacy Heritage 52

The Hechinger Report

JULY 9, 2017

I teach social studies in Edmonton, Alberta in what we would consider a medium-sized school of slightly under a thousand students. Likewise, I could move from my current city to practically any other place in the province and, discounting individual school differences in policy and culture, fit in comfortably and begin my job easily.

Heritage 64

Heritage Political Science Government Psychology 64

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

Pulling students from Coahoma County and its county seat of Clarksdale, the school serves an area of the Mississippi Delta known for its rich blues heritage, low incomes and abysmal educational outcomes. She liked the people and the culture and the history.

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Charter School History Library Public School 108

Cult of Pedagogy

MAY 2, 2023

Another approach is to look into our curricula to find places where the contributions of many cultures can be more fully acknowledged. We’ll be doing this here with a specific focus on Arab cultures. “And the reality is that the Arab heritage and the Arab culture is something that is across content areas.

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Social Studies Cultures History Pedagogy 130

Teaching American History

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

In fleeing the dustbowl conditions of the Midwest, the migrants had “left behind many of their material possessions,” Czarnecki writes, but the folklore collectors “reasoned that they brought instead an intangible cultural heritage in their stories and songs.” Will Neal playing fiddle being recorded by Todd and Sonkin.

Social Studies 98

Social Studies Research Archiving American History 98

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 12, 2023

This story also appeared in The Nation “I knew that the public school system would not benefit my child without the important and critical history and culture of Indigenous people being taught,” said Tilsen-Brave Heart, a member of the Oglala Lakota Nation. I want my children to know who they are,” said Tilsen-Brave Heart. “I

American History 145

American History History K-12 Cultures 145

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

It had no textbooks for math, science or social studies. He also pitched a new, five-year strategic direction that will emphasize tribal sovereignty and cultural education both promises the bureau made in its reform agenda more than a decade ago. public school students take in seventh or eighth grade, if not earlier.

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Education Elementary School Government K-12 95

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

Eighth-grader Zakaria Ali, right, a student of Somali heritage, talks about how Muslims lose their freedom when Americans equate Islam with terror, as eighth-grader Hadil Ramadan, left, listens. This year in the project, which encompassed social studies, English, math and science, the topic of Islamophobia was popular.

Heritage 85

Heritage Middle School High School Anthropology 85