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

TCI

Selecting high-quality instructional materials (HQIM) for social studies is one of the most impactful decisions a district can make. By choosing and implementing HQIM, district administrators can drive deeper student engagement, improve academic outcomes, and ensure long-term success in social studies education.

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5 Top Trends for Teaching Social Studies in 2023

Students of History

It's the year 2023, and teaching social studies is more of a challenge than ever before. Between the students, administrators, parents, and the community, social studies teachers are feeling pressure from all directions. Many of them are burned out on Google Classroom, digital activities, webquests, Kahoot, etc.

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Developing a “National Geographic Explorer” Mindset in the Classroom

Digital Promise

I loved my colleagues on my social studies team; we shared resources and supported each other. Teachers can use our digital Resource Library to find engaging and informative resources for their students. As a result, being a teacher can be lonely. I taught at a small school.

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New National Survey Analyzes Impact of COVID-19 on Teaching and Learning

Digital Promise

For the fall, district leaders are working with Dr. Hasan Jeffries, associate professor of history at The Ohio State University, to modify, update, and provide cultural relevance and accuracy for the Social Studies curriculum. The knowledge of these tenets will then be infused into other core content areas as appropriate.

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Come for the computers, stay for the books

The Hechinger Report

A key theme of Future Ready Librarians, which last year published a framework to revamp the bookish role, is that districts pouring money into hardware and software need people to shepherd these tools into classrooms and to curate these burgeoning digital resources. My schedule is rarely the same two days in a row,” he said. “I

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K-12 Educators and Administrators: Share Your Ed-tech Pilot Approach

Digital Promise

. “At Fulton County Schools, we know that there is a huge opportunity to support our schools as they move towards increased personalized learning in the classroom – and one way to do that is to ensure that they are utilizing the most appropriate digital resources in their classrooms to support student learning.

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Moving to 4th Grade

Ashleigh's Education Journey

In this post: Pacing Guides Fourth Grade Morning Work Reading Writing Guided Math & Workshops Social Studies & Science Classroom Management Top Ten Resources Pacing Guides It’s hard to start the year without a plan, so you can download example fourth grade pacing guides here. They may also be quite overwhelming!