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If I was teaching Social Studies today…

Dangerously Irrelevant

And, if I was stuck for an idea for class, I could access the Social Studies lesson plans at Educade or the 400+ lesson plans at the EDSITEment! We could engage in government simulations at GovGames or iCivics or Cyber Nations. government as well. Washington University in St.

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A study finds promise in project-based learning for young low-income children

The Hechinger Report

They created multicolored posters to explain what different departments of local government do, from sanitation to human resources. The 20-lesson unit culminated in a presentation before a Pontiac City Council member named Randy Carter, who listened to the kids make their case at a podium with a microphone and PowerPoint slides.

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5 Ways To Create Positive Parent-Teacher Relationships

Passion for Social Studies

Sometimes teachers have to stay after school to complete lesson planning, grading, copying, or other tasks that they might not have been able to finish during the day. Add to cart AP US Government Course $ 200.00 Add to cart Civics and American Government Course $ 125.00 Keeping expectations is very important.

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

ED Surge

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. High-quality instructional materials (HQIMs) are educational resources designed to effectively support student learning.

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The Election of FDR and the Immediate Response to the Great Depression

ACRE

This one-day lesson plan was developed in Spring 2024 by Dr. Marcus Witcher and covers the 1932 election, the transition of power from the Hoover to FDR administration, and early economic policies designed to combat the Great Depression. Franklin D. Roosevelt, campaigning, gives speech on back of train in California.

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Three lessons from rigorous research on education technology

The Hechinger Report

The researchers at the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab ( J-PAL ), an organization inside the economics department of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, scoured academic journals, the internet and evaluation databases and found only 113 studies on using technology in schools that were scientifically rigorous.

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Focus on Finance: Inflation, Interest Rates, & Arkansans

ACRE

Jeremy Horpedahl, UCA Economics Professor and Director of the Arkansas Center for Research in Economics, wrote a short explainer on the topic of interest rates for the Winter 2022 Issue of Arkansas Flavor by Arkansas Times. and Arkansans specifically, and discusses actions taken by government to attempt to stabilize the U.S.