Digital Promise

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

Academic language includes the key academic concepts, related vocabulary , and syntax needed to navigate reading, writing, math, science, social studies, and other subjects. Too often academic language is treated as a list of definitions to be memorized, not as complex concepts to be unpacked. The Academic Language Gap.

EdTech 91

EdTech K-12 Social Studies Tradition 91

The Hechinger Report

MAY 30, 2018

A 2015 RAND study , which looked at 62 schools that had received various Gates Foundation-funded grants for personalized learning, found gains of 11 percentile points in math and 8 in reading. Pane predicts that if the personalized learning trend continues, it could upend traditional notions of what a classroom looks like. “I

Charter School 106

Charter School Tutoring Tradition Educational Technology 106

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 18, 2018

That law, known as Act 77, “opened up learning beyond the four walls of the traditional classroom,” says John Fischer, who was a deputy secretary of the Vermont Agency of Education at the time. “It Some students were learning well in a traditional classroom, and for others, it wasn’t working for them.”.

Economics 108

Economics High School Tradition Public School 108

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 6, 2017

Sanborn Regional High School student Jailee Thibeault does research during her social studies class. New Hampshire is piloting its new assessment system alongside traditional testing. Oregon’s plan expands the federal definition of a well-rounded education, and details how they will use data to improve learning.

Advocacy 85

Advocacy High School Social Studies Tradition 85

Let's Cultivate Greatness

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Simulate the Electoral College The Electoral College is definitely not something to rush through. Its a bit complicated, which means it also offers great opportunities to practice critical thinking and social studies skills. You can grab this ready-to-go project kit here.

Civics 52

Civics Government Critical Thinking Social Studies 52

Zinn Education Project

JANUARY 8, 2024

I had always heard the traditional narrative of how the home front came together to support the war effort, but the stories told in the book showed me the myriad ways this was not true for African Americans. 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

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. The school has lost a bunch of teachers, but three of my son’s core subject teachers — English, social studies and science — have all left since Christmas.

Oral History 117

Oral History History High School Public School 117

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. The traditions are different. at that time.

Social Studies 130

Social Studies Cultures History Pedagogy 130

Leah Cleary

SEPTEMBER 5, 2021

I love their stories, and it really helps this busy social studies teacher to stay up-to-date on current events (no–it’s not my only news source by far, but it provides a lot of context and makes my commute productive). That’s something I haven’t done in the 20 years that I’ve been teaching. Many of us learned that we can adapt.

Teaching 52

Teaching Social Studies Tradition Humanities 52

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 6, 2017

“The main way I learn is by screwing up and doing it again, which is honestly a lot more interesting and definitely makes it stick in your head a lot more.”. The main way I learn is by screwing up and doing it again, which is honestly a lot more interesting and definitely makes it stick in your head a lot more.”.

Economics 99

Economics High School Tradition Social Studies 99

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 Middle School 52

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 21, 2017

Not only did Caleb never return to his local school, but he learned little throughout his elementary, middle and high school years — which included hundreds of hours struggling through computer lessons in math, science and social studies. In other words, the computer was basically used as a digital textbook.

Education 91

Education K-12 Advocacy Elementary School 91

Zinn Education Project

MARCH 7, 2024

I think that’s the best way to start the conversation, because what it is predicated on is some agreed upon definition of a violation. It’s astonishing because what it turned out to be was that there was a tradition, a new tradition then, of counting the alumni of Black colleges in terms of their crime statistics.

Primary Sources 98

Primary Sources History Economics K-12 98

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Folks in the South definitely felt less safe being out to their communities and students.” She followed her parents into education (her father was a geography professor) and returned to teach social studies at the high school. I can’t do that,” Dressback said, as she pulled out of the high school driveway.

High School 140

High School Elementary School Geography K-12 140

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

I teach history and social studies at New York University. No matter your political views, this is a crisis for American higher education, and its leaders are definitely paying attention. If you’re a student or a parent, it can be confusing. Robert Cohen: My name is Robert Cohen. I’m a historian.

Civics 88

Civics Cultures Political Science American History 88

Zinn Education Project

JANUARY 9, 2024

I think that’s the best way to start the conversation, because what it is predicated on is some agreed upon definition of a violation. Whitaker: if I could pick up where you left off, Dr. Muhammed, connecting your definition of crime to statistics. He did it at Hampton in 1905.

Primary Sources 52

Primary Sources History K-12 Economics 52

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 19, 2021

If we truly want to move on, let history books show clearly — as clearly as the high definition footage of the Jan. The groundwork for the disastrous insurrection incited by Trump unfolded over the course of years, as he boldly attacked our democratic norms and traditions. White supremacy won’t disappear when President Donald J.

History 145

History American History Social Studies Economics 145