The Hechinger Report

MARCH 8, 2021

Four new studies on project-based learning. 2nd grade social studies. Better results for project-based learning were documented on a variety of tests, from Advanced Placement exams in high school to annual state assessments in math and reading in sixth grade. 3rd grade science. Curriculum. Curriculum. 6th grade science.

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Project-Based Learning Middle School Social Studies High School 145

Students of History

AUGUST 12, 2021

These activities include: Sourcing documents Drag & drop timelines Analyzing primary and secondary sources Interpreting and inserting images Notetaking Comparing and contrasting topics 4. Plus there’s lesson plans for every day, flipped classroom videos, Google Slides, primary sources, worksheets, and more for every unit.

Social Studies 52

Social Studies Primary Sources World History Civics 52

Moler's Musing

OCTOBER 4, 2024

Breaking the “Right Answer” Mindset A lot of students were still raising their hands, hoping for the “right” answer, but I’m working hard to break them out of the mindset that social studies is just about filling in blanks. The revised documents were a mix of Jamestown and Plymouth hardships and survival stories.

Primary Sources 126

Primary Sources Geography History Lesson Plan 126

Moler's Musing

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

.” I wanted the kids to connect resilience from their lives to what we were studying. To prepare for the lesson, I had ChatGPT create 14 different stories of Native American resilience and resistance, pulled from a 38-page document on Native Americans of Ohio.

Lesson Plan 130

Lesson Plan Social Studies History Teaching 130

Doing Social Studies

APRIL 13, 2020

They were going to connect those arguments to today’s debate over social distancing and closing orders. I was very excited to have them reflect on these documents and then create letters to send to policy makers advising them on the situation. For a copy of my lesson, follow this link. Follow Two Simple Rules.”

Lesson Plan 67

Lesson Plan Charter School History Library 67

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., Lesson Plan: All Grades: Ask the students if they know what the U.S. is governed.

Government 52

Government Lesson Plan Social Studies Professional Development 52

Studies Weekly

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Ask the students if they know when and where votes are cast. Review the vocabulary erms “poll,”early voting,” and “absentee voting.” ” Have students work in pairs or small groups to decide what the terms mean and why voters might vote early or absentee. Have a class discussion. Learn more about history.

Lesson Plan 52

Lesson Plan Classroom Management Professional Development Social Studies 52

Studies Weekly

MAY 10, 2024

Documents, photos, and videos from their great-grandparents, their parents, and even themselves are all primary sources that can help them understand the past. Engage your students in studying the past with Studies Weekly’s pre-K–6 Social Studies curriculum. Their family stories are history!

Primary Sources 52

Primary Sources Heritage Social Studies History 52

C3 Teachers

MARCH 30, 2022

As a former high-school social studies teacher and professional development specialist, I have found that connecting with cultural centers (e.g., In the summer of 2021, Mr. Broccolo and I reconnected to review and refine lesson plans created by teacher candidates. Niagara Falls Underground Railroad Heritage Center.

Cultures 52

Cultures Heritage Civic Engagement Civics 52

Studies Weekly

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

This would allow both the “expert groups” and the “Jigsaw groups” to document and share their learning. In this setting, providing the students with a teacher-created digital template or collaboration page would be ideal.

K-12 52

K-12 Lesson Plan Geography Civics 52

Studies Weekly

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

The National Women’s History Museum documents how Truth advocated for voting rights for all and argued that gender or race should not restrict any human rights. Learn how Studies Weekly Social Studies can help teach students about history’s humanitarians.

Museum 52

Museum Social Studies Advocacy Heritage 52

Studies Weekly

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Take advantage of your resources like lesson plans, teaching strategies, printables, and more. Your Studies Weekly Online classroom contains digital versions of your publications and more online resources like digital lesson plans, videos, and presentations you can project to the whole class.

Artifacts 52

Artifacts Primary Sources Lesson Plan Social Studies 52

Studies Weekly

MARCH 11, 2024

Researching and Creating the Curriculum Studies Weekly’s curricula undergo an intensive blueprinting and specification process. Before any content is developed, specialists collaborate to analyze standards and unpack documents and frameworks, ensuring that research, legislation, and standards inform the curriculum.

Teaching 52

Teaching K-12 Lesson Plan Elementary School 52

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 22, 2018

Young gets the utility of online lesson plans geared to math standards and targeted to students at any level. Indeed, this year, the district’s new math curriculum is aligned with units from the web-based Khan Academy, and Young started directing students to the site’s online videos and lessons for extra practice or new challenges.

Middle School 111

Middle School Library Elementary School Tradition 111

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 21, 2019

At Montpelier High School, in Vermont’s capital city, teachers spent years defining the school’s “proficiencies” and rewriting their lesson plans to highlight those core objectives in the lead-up to the transition in 2016, when all grades and classes switched to a proficiency-based model at once.

High School 96

High School Tradition Professional Development Social Studies 96

Studies Weekly

JANUARY 10, 2024

Bagley encourages teachers to use Studies Weekly print publications with the Studies Weekly Online learning platform. “I honestly cannot imagine teaching social studies without providing each student with a copy of their student publication.” Literacy statistics. Salmerón, L., Sampietro, A., & Delgado, P.

Artifacts 52

Artifacts Primary Sources K-12 Psychology 52

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 18, 2017

Founded in 2009 by the retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, iCivics also offers readings and standards-aligned lesson plans about the Constitution, the three branches of government, media and influence, and many other topics. Indeed, teachers often use iCivics games as a prelude to more topical class conversations.

Civics 85

Civics Education K-12 Primary Sources 85

Zinn Education Project

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

The next day, we dove into the document analysis activity compiled by Ursula Wolfe-Rocca. After going over key terms and background information (as suggested by Wolfe-Rocca in the PDF version of the activity), I arranged my students in groups of four and they investigated six of the included documents.

History 52

History Teaching Social Studies High School 52

Students of History

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Our worksheets are perfect for helping students with reading comprehension, preparing for the Regents review or state assessment, pairing with a video like the Crash Course US History series, or with your lesson plans throughout the school year. This makes them easy to differentiate for special education students with accommodations.

History 52

History Primary Sources Lesson Plan American History 52

ED Surge

APRIL 15, 2024

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. This variety makes it challenging to create materials that are universally recognized as high quality across all aspects of social studies.

Social Studies 115

Social Studies Civics Pedagogy Geography 115

Passion for Social Studies

MAY 31, 2024

Luckily, this lesson includes everything students need to help them understand this balance of power. James Madison wrote this document about the essential need for a system to balance power within the US Constitution. Since teachers have so much to do, the resource includes video links, lesson plans, and answer keys.

Lesson Plan 130

Lesson Plan Government US Government Social Studies 130

Passion for Social Studies

OCTOBER 14, 2024

For example, The Political Socialization Lesson teaches students about this important term. Additionally, the lesson teaches students about political ideology while taking them on a quote analysis. It even includes video links, answer keys, and editable documents! Political Socialization Lesson $ 6.00

Teaching 130

Teaching Government Social Studies High School 130

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.

Teaching 106

Teaching Primary Sources K-12 History 106

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. The agencys poor management of schools, meanwhile, had been well documented , and in 2006, an internal shakeup resulted in the creation of the BIE.

Education 102

Education Elementary School Government K-12 102

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.

Education Policy 142

Education Policy Education Advocacy Social Studies 142

The Hechinger Report

MAY 28, 2021

Chris Tims, a social studies teacher in Waterloo, Iowa, says he won’t stop teaching the 1619 Project, despite political pressure. Skyler Wheeler, a conservative, has a different view on the Pulitzer Prize-winning project, which has been expanded to include reading guides and lesson plans. and African American history.

Social Studies 115

Social Studies Civics History American History 115