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How to Choose High-Quality Social Studies Instructional Materials for Your District

TCI

Digital Components: Many providers offer online platforms or digital resources to supplement print materials. Teacher Support Materials: Lesson plans, pacing guides, and professional development resources are often included. Implementing new instructional materials is a journey, not a one-time event.

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A Turning Point For People and Planet

Digital Promise

Since its launch in 2018, MY World 360° annual selections have screened for and inspired people across the world at the UN General Assembly, UN SDG Global Festival of Action, film festivals, schools and community events, and cultural institutions. A Community of Content Creators. For more information, see www.myworld360.org.

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Looking Ahead to the 2020-2021 School Year

Digital Promise

As an example of what’s possible this fall, our Verizon Innovative Learning Schools (VILS) were well-positioned to pivot quickly at the start of the pandemic because of its provision of access to digital learning.

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How Do You Grade a Creative Assignment?

ED Surge

I want the students to do something historical, obviously—depict an event or person, perhaps—but I understand that not everyone is equally creative in the arts. Another student’s final project took the form of a video with photos and narration , comparing the class’ learning about the Holocaust with recent events in Ukraine.

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Juneteenth: Teaching Outside the Textbook

Zinn Education Project

While enslaved Black people in far off places like Texas were often kept in the dark and fed a pro-slavery narrative of the events of the war and the nation, whether they received word of the order wasn’t so much the point. Find related classroom resources below.

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The Intersection of Inquiry-Based Learning and High-Quality Instructional Materials in Social Studies

ED Surge

High-quality instructional materials (HQIMs) are educational resources designed to effectively support student learning. They can include textbooks, lesson plans, digital resources and other materials carefully crafted to meet the needs of diverse learners and facilitate meaningful learning experiences.

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Budgeting Basics: How to Manage Saving and Spending

ACRE

Download Budgeting Basics Resources for Digital Classrooms: Do you use an online learning system for your classroom? Educators receive free resources like books, curriculum guides, and activity kits at all ACRE professional development events.

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