TCI

AUGUST 7, 2023

Each program provides many opportunities for students to develop a strong command of English and build reading and writing skills through social studies. They construct their claims using precise language and social studies vocabulary. The post Supporting Literacy Through Social Studies appeared first on TCI.

Social Studies 52

Social Studies Primary Sources Middle School History 52

ED Surge

OCTOBER 11, 2023

As of 2022, 38 states required a semester of civics education in high school; that same year, the federal government increased spending on “American History and Civics” fourfold. These are all great steps in the right direction, but I believe there is still a lack of respect for the importance of history and civics education.

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Civics Education Civic Engagement K-12 133

Moler's Musing

AUGUST 17, 2024

I’ve transitioned to Batavia Middle School, where I’m now teaching 8th grade social studies in room 234. Thursday and Friday – Frayers, 3xCER Adapting to Change At my previous school, we used TCI History Alive, but now I’m working with McGraw Hill’s Voices of the Past.

Social Studies 135

Social Studies Middle School History Teaching 135

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 27, 2020

It was definitely painted in the light that ‘these problems are in the past,’ and ‘America is the land of the free’ and ‘everyone is equal here.’ ”. Ankita Ajith is one of four college-age friends who are petitioning the Texas State Board of Education to create an antiracist American history curriculum.

Teaching 145

Teaching Elementary School Social Justice American History 145

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 13, 2024

Patty Topliffe, who teaches social studies at Woodstock High School in Vermont, said teaching vocabulary and other literacy skills to her students helps them understand primary source documents. Patty Topliffe (center right) and other English and social studies teachers at Woodstock High School, in Vermont.

High School 145

High School Teaching Primary Sources K-12 145

Moler's Musing

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Out of my four Social Studies classes, two classes were able to meet that expectation. It’s a way to preserve history and create an interactive experience with historical figures. I wanted to focus on students using context clues to create definitions for these words.

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Lesson Plan Social Studies History Teaching 130

Moler's Musing

AUGUST 23, 2024

My day begins with teaching two 65-minute social studies periods, followed by a plan period, co-teaching a reading workshop with an ELA teacher, and ending the day with two more 65-minute social studies classes. I was ready to move into content and the question of “Why do we study history?”

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Artifacts History Social Studies Lesson Plan 100

ED Surge

AUGUST 21, 2023

history at a high school in East Palo Alto while she wraps up her coursework. Annie Talley Ochoa I'm preparing to teach social studies, which can be a very inflammatory subject to teach. I can be there as a caring teacher, and I feel like I can definitely make a difference. This year, she’s teaching U.S. We need teachers.

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Professional Development Social Studies High School Teaching 98

C3 Teachers

OCTOBER 5, 2022

“We inherit our history.” It was a phrase I often used to begin my year in the hopes of sparking student agency and making history relevant. But as an early teacher in social studies and ELA, misconceptions about the importance of authentically investigating history filled my brain.

History 52

History Social Studies Critical Thinking Teaching 52

The Hechinger Report

MAY 30, 2018

At one point, five kids in the class were on YouTube, watching videos that were definitely not part of the curriculum. Audrey Watters, author of a forthcoming book on the history of education technology. Eleven-year-old DeVonté Trask was busy playing a typing game on the computer. Where there’s money, that fuels the fire,” said Barbot.

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Charter School Tutoring Tradition Educational Technology 106

4QM Teaching

MARCH 19, 2023

Teachers of history and social studies on all grade levels know they want students to do more than just memorize facts; they want students to practice thinking about history as well. Humans remember what we think about, so actually engaging intellectually with history will help students to remember more of it.

Primary Sources 40

Primary Sources Social Studies Civics History 40

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 22, 2018

But there’s no common definition yet for what personalized learning actually is.”. EL’s definition puts two elements at its core: “expeditionary learning” projects and small groups of students called Crews who stick together from grade to grade and meet daily along with a teacher adviser to support and challenge each other.

Middle School 111

Middle School Library Elementary School Tradition 111

ED Surge

APRIL 1, 2022

During a virtual learning circle, Daria Hall, a high school teacher from North Carolina, shared about how she usually focuses on teaching history and social studies, but recently finds herself having to step in to fill many additional administrative roles as one after another, teachers at her school burn out and leave.

Middle School 121

Middle School Psychology Teaching High School 121

Studies Weekly

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

How: (How to set up the Strategy) Select 8-10 terms from a unit of study. Clarify misconceptions, and provide definitions to new terms. Possible Sentences Vocab Strategy Oct. Provide a space for displaying terms and student-constructed sentences. Discuss what students know about the terms.

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Lesson Plan Professional Development Geography Civics 52

Studies Weekly

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

What: (Description of the Strategy) Vocabulary instruction can be facilitated in a variety of ways but is most effective when it provides both definitional and contextual information, involves students in deeper processing, and gives students multiple exposures to the words they are learning. Alexandria, VA: ASCD.

Lesson Plan 52

Lesson Plan Social Studies Professional Development History 52

Studies Weekly

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Vocabulary and Definitions: constitution: the document that sets up a system of fundamental principles according to which a nation, state, corporation, etc., first appeared on Studies Weekly. Students will identify the officials who lead the three branches. Students will describe how the Constitution was written. is governed.

Government 52

Government Lesson Plan Social Studies Professional Development 52

Leah Cleary

JULY 9, 2023

As a social studies teacher, I’m always looking for patterns. I just had to copy and paste their definitions. Here are sample commands: Command: DOK Level 1 Explanation + Generate 3 DOK Level 1 Multiple Choice Questions appropriate for sophomore World History students studying Classical Greece. Constantly.

Psychology 52

Psychology World History Lesson Plan History 52

Studies Weekly

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Vocabulary and Definitions: qualification: a circumstance or condition required by law or custom for getting, having, or exercising a right, holding an office, etc. State and local government units set their own qualifications for those running for office. Students will identify where the qualifications for political candidates can be found.

Lesson Plan 52

Lesson Plan Social Studies Government Professional Development 52

4QM Teaching

APRIL 30, 2023

We just had a consultant come to my school to do a review of our social studies program. In other words, that’s what they expected to see in a high-functioning social studies class. The consultants were not social studies experts. I noticed something strange, however. It’s not their fault, really.

Primary Sources 40

Primary Sources Artifacts Archiving Social Studies 40

Studies Weekly

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

18, 2020 • Studies Weekly Student Expectations: Students will recognize the positive qualities of good leaders. (Grades K-3) Sept. Students will understand the election process in the United States.

Lesson Plan 52

Lesson Plan Social Studies Professional Development Government 52

4QM Teaching

JANUARY 7, 2024

The visit took place during the 2023 national social studies conference, which was in Nashville in early December. As it happens, Nashville is home to Nashville Classical Charter School , a K-8 charter network that has been working with us to adapt their social studies curriculum to the Four Question Method.

Social Studies 40

Social Studies Charter School History Cultures 40

C3 Teachers

JUNE 6, 2024

See my first post on The Building Blocks of Inquiry here If you made a list of the top 10 challenges social studies teachers would say they face in the classroom, you may get the list of usual suspects: lack of time, political squabbles over standards, trying to cover all of human history in a semester.

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Controversial Topics Sociology Pedagogy Social Studies 49

Studies Weekly

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

history, in 1801 and 1825. Lesson Plan: Review vocabulary words with the students and place the words/definitions on the word wall. When this happens, each state gets one vote. The representatives from each state have to decide together which candidate will get the state’s vote. This has only happened twice in U.S.

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K-12 Lesson Plan Elementary School Government 52

C3 Teachers

JUNE 6, 2024

If you made a list of the top 10 challenges social studies teachers would say they face in the classroom, you may get the list of usual suspects: lack of time, political squabbles over standards, trying to cover all of human history in a semester. This is the second in my series on sources and the Building Blocks of Inquiry.

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Controversial Topics Sociology Pedagogy Social Studies 40

Letters and Ink Blog

JULY 26, 2022

The other benefit is that some standards, such as research standards, are also addressed in science and history. My texts This year, I’m teaching a writing-intensive quarter, where I’ll be using text excerpts and background- knowledge builders to support what my social studies teacher is doing.

Lesson Plan 52

Lesson Plan Teaching Social Studies History 52

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 15, 2022

Next year will be a better year, definitely. I’m definitely worried about mental health, and there’s a lot of kids that have depression and they joke about it a lot: “Oh, yeah. Sharahn Santana, African American history and English teacher at Parkway Northwest High School. I definitely think we’ve learned to be more adaptable.

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Oral History History High School Public School 118

Cult of Pedagogy

MAY 2, 2023

Now she returns with three other educators — Fatma Elsamra, math, Reem Fakhry, science, and Abeer Ramadan-Shinnawi, social studies — to focus more specifically on the curriculum piece of this work, approaches we can take to integrate Arab narratives into our teaching and curriculum. “They tend to be overlooked. .”

Social Studies 130

Social Studies Cultures History Pedagogy 130

Zinn Education Project

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

History students. For the full 90-minute block period students discussed, jotted down notes, and exclaimed in both horror and shock as they learned about a sliver of our country’s hidden history. Paradoxically, teaching people’s history leaves more room for hope than any other educational framework. Here are just a few.

History 52

History Teaching Social Studies High School 52

Zinn Education Project

JANUARY 8, 2024

While right-wing legislatures restrict the teaching of Black history, we are pleased to support teachers who work to teach truthfully about U.S. In a class with teachers , Delmont explained the relevance of learning this history. Courtney Bennis High School Social Studies Teacher, Virginia Beach, Virginia A huge “Thank you!”

History Education 52

History Education History Education Social Studies 52

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

The ban was recently reversed in response to widespread criticism, but it is emblematic of an ongoing campaign by state and local officials around the country to dictate how K-12 and college and university educators and students address race, history and social justice.

Social Justice 111

Social Justice Education American History K-12 111

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.

Social Studies 142

Social Studies Teaching Civics Advocacy 142

Passion for Social Studies

OCTOBER 14, 2024

While some years involve quieter elections, this is definitely not one of them. Teaching the election is an essential part of any history class. Political Socialization Lesson $ 6.00 Add to cart The post Teaching the Election appeared first on Passion for Social Studies. Students are the future voters.

Teaching 130

Teaching Government Social Studies High School 130

Zinn Education Project

MARCH 7, 2024

Jesse Hagopian: The Condemnation of Blackness is a history of the construction of the idea of Black criminality in the making of the United States, and it reveals the influence of this pernicious myth rooted in statistics on our society and our sense of self.

Primary Sources 98

Primary Sources History Economics K-12 98

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Credit: Elaine Cromie/Chalkbeat Studies have suggested the empathetic approach is showing some promise. But efforts are running up against perennial hurdles: fragmented programs, fickle funding and the lack of opportunities in ZIP codes with long histories of disinvestment where many opportunity youth live.

High School 111

High School Economics K-12 Social Studies 111

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 17, 2025

The father of three is also not keen on the states newly proposed social studies standards that would require biblical lessons starting in first grade. Speaking about the courts stay, Walters, through spokeswoman Grace Kim, said in a statement: The Bible has been a cornerstone of our nations history and education for generations.

Public School 134

Public School High School Social Studies History 134

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

history, and knew none of the literature her peers had read years earlier. It had no textbooks for math, science or social studies. Expanding that definition would threaten to impose unwieldy obligations on high-poverty schools across the U.S., She had only superficial familiarity with state and U.S.

Education 110

Education Elementary School Government K-12 110

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

I teach history and social studies at New York University. The largest student protests in American history were in May of 1970, following the Cambodian invasion and the tragic shootings of student protesters at Kent State and Jackson State. If you’re a student or a parent, it can be confusing.

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Civics Cultures Political Science Advocacy 93