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Strengthening Civic Education: The Role of High-Quality Curriculum and Teaching Strategies

TCI

We’ll discuss the findings from state evaluations, the importance of high-quality instructional materials, what defines HQIM in social studies, and how they can transform classrooms into environments that inspire active citizenship. Materials help students engage in learning opportunities like scholars in social studies.

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The NCHE Board of Directors Statement Regarding the South Dakota Social Studies Standards

NCHE

The social studies standards recently approved by the South Dakota Board of Education did not adequately take into account the expertise of its teachers. In the elementary grades, the history content and skills are not developmentally appropriate, nor are they reflective of the historical content training that K-5 teachers receive.

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NCHE Board of Directors Statement Regarding the Florida Social Studies Standards

NCHE

The social studies standards focused on African American history, recently approved by the Florida Board of Education, sanitize historical acts of violence against Black Americans. History education in K-12 classrooms is often uncomfortable, and is always complex. NCHE Board of Directors Download the statement here.

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Not Just for Math: A Tiered System of Learning Supports for Any Subject

Cult of Pedagogy

I teach in a small 6-12 independent school with my colleague and friend, Nate Wolkenhauer. In my work with kids, if I’m going to get a 12-year-old to talk about something they feel vulnerable about — not reading fluently, failing the test, not understanding the homework — then I need to be both vulnerable and honest with them.

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What these teens learned about the Internet may shock you!

The Hechinger Report

High School social studies teacher. The group also created a free, digital curriculum called “Reading Like a Historian” that’s been downloaded more than three million times, according to Wineburg. “We They’ve never known life without it, and it’s where they get all their information. Janis Schachter, Northport (N.Y.)

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The Thinking Classroom: An Interview with Peter Liljedahl

Cult of Pedagogy

“Language arts, social studies, science. You’ll get access to our members-only library of free downloads, including 20 Ways to Cut Your Grading Time in Half , the e-booklet that has helped thousands of teachers save time on grading. Over 50,000 teachers have already joined—come on in.

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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? If you’ve developed your own lessons and activities for teaching personal finance (or any other social studies topic) consider sharing your ideas on the Social Studies Arkansas blog.

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