The Hechinger Report

APRIL 14, 2024

They want to see themselves and their cultures reflected in the books we read, and they don’t want token representation. They nod along as we cover topics that connect to stories their grandparents shared with them, like tales of migration and cultural celebrations. They want more diverse classroom experiences. “I

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Passion for Social Studies

JANUARY 18, 2024

Sometimes teachers have to stay after school to complete lesson planning, grading, copying, or other tasks that they might not have been able to finish during the day. Learn about the students and their families, cultures, backgrounds, and interests. Keeping expectations is very important. every weekday.

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Studies Weekly

MARCH 14, 2025

She believes encouraging a culture of grace and continuous learning allows educators to explore new strategies, take risks, and refine their practices in ways that uplift students. Frances favorite feature of Studies Weekly is the printed, full-color newspapers. To tackle these barriers, Frances emphasizes the power of relationships.

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Studies Weekly

MAY 2, 2024

A Teacher’s Guide to Celebrating Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month May 2, 2024 • Studies Weekly Diverse perspectives strengthen education, according to Heather Singmaster’s EdWeek article from November 2018. They broaden students’ view of history and teach them to respect people from different cultures.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Taryn Shelton, the academy’s K-12 data science coordinator, said the goal isn’t to add yet another thing to teachers’ plates, but to help them use data to enrich their lesson plans and expose students to data science skills early on. ‘Shelton’s team also hosts events like mini hackathons where high schoolers can work with data.

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C3 Teachers

MARCH 30, 2022

Image of New York State Archives and Museum in Albany, New York Making connections with cultural centers offers educators a measure of expertise outside their own content knowledge and pedagogical skill. These advantages suggest why connections with cultural centers should matter to educators, students and the local community.

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ED Surge

APRIL 19, 2023

Teaching is about more than curriculum and lesson planning. In 2017, while teaching fifth grade language arts and social studies, I took my love of radio and started a podcast on teaching and education. It’s about more than tests and grades. It’s about helping kids discover themselves and the world around them.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 21, 2022

Hollander said the project, which is structured as a fellowship, is set up to look at both aquatic and terrestrial science phenomena in the state, as well as social studies elements because “there is a lot of history around that changing landscape of Louisiana and the cultural groups that are affected as well.”.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 6, 2021

We need to read texts by Asian American authors in English classes and learn about Asian American history and community leaders in social studies classes. When planning for this course, I met with a group of 12 peers from six different high schools. This raises a necessary question: Who is going to teach these classes?

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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.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 28, 2019

NOME, Alaska — Before they got down to business for the day, students in Devin Tatro’s social studies class were offered a quiet moment of self-reflection: On this golden fall afternoon at Nome-Beltz Junior/Senior High School, were they feeling chipper, distressed or somewhere in between? A plan to link Alaska to the world.

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Moler's Musing

AUGUST 28, 2024

This step provided a clear foundation for the unit, ensuring that each lesson would target these specific deficits. Step 2: Aligning with Standards With student needs in mind, the next step was to ensure that the unit was aligned with Ohio’s educational standards for 8th-grade social studies, specifically focusing on Native American history.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 7, 2016

Informing non-certified teachers of their options is part of a strategy for training local residents, like new Central High School 8th and 9th grade social studies teacher Tiffany Gant. She uses the New York Times lesson guides, the U.S. You’re taught really about cultural competencies. It affects teaching quality.

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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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Studies Weekly

OCTOBER 16, 2023

26, 2021 • Studies Weekly As a subject, Science can be one of the most equitable topics taught in the elementary classroom. Centering science lessons on phenomena that are universal — like light — or deeply rooted in a region’s culture or location … can make science more relevant and interesting for students.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 22, 2018

According to Berger, Crew fosters a schoolwide “culture and spirit of being on a team and looking out for each other.” Casco Bay’s principal, Derek Pierce, credits much of the school’s success to the way Crew culture personalizes each student’s journey over four years. “We And what are my plans for the future,” said Pierce.

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Studies Weekly

MARCH 10, 2025

10, 2025 By Studies Weekly NEWSLETTER You only need to walk into a store and see St Patricks Day decorations to know Irish Americans have profoundly impacted our countrys culture. See why over six million students across America love using Studies Weekly Social Studies. Teaching Irish American History Mar.

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Studies Weekly

APRIL 29, 2024

Teaching about Asian Pacific American Heritage Month April 29, 2024 • Studies Weekly Asian Pacific American Heritage Month is a great opportunity to incorporate culturally responsive teaching into students’ learning experience. They helped shape our country into what it is today.

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Studies Weekly

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

See how Studies Weekly Social Studies teaches world history from different cultural perspectives by requesting a sample. Her work during that time contributed to the first Antarctic atlas.

World History 98

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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.

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History Teaching Social Studies High School 52

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 14, 2018

To inform his lessons, Gorman chose a curriculum called Teach Reconstruction created by the Zinn Education Project, a collaboration between social justice education nonprofits Teaching for Change, based in Washington, D.C. Many states require lessons on the Civil War as part of U.S. history and social studies curriculums.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Last spring, when the odds seemed far longer, Bob Cousineau, a social studies teacher at Pennridge High School, predicted that whatever happened in his embattled district would become a national “case study” one way or another. Bob Cousineau teaches social studies at Pennridge High School, in Pennsylvania.

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ED Surge

MAY 7, 2025

According to the report, American Lesson Plan: Teaching U.S. Conditions havent improved for social studies teachers since. History in Secondary Schools, 16 percent of teachers said they received frequent or several criticisms from parents or others over the way they teach history. We feel so polarized right now.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

It had no textbooks for math, science or social studies. Teachers now must use lesson plans, and they finally have a curriculum to use in English, science and math classes. They led culture and language classes, and Siyuja still owns a copy of the Havasupai dictionary they gifted her as a child.

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Zinn Education Project

JANUARY 9, 2024

Formally, he was the director of a place that we hold very dear, the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. But over the twenty years before that, a lot of social scientists who were self-defined liberals and progressives tried to help them, and they did a pretty good job of it. Thank you so much for being with us. Thanks, T.

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