TeachThought

JUNE 18, 2024

History Examples of student learning goals for history learners include: Analyze the causes and effects of significant historical events. Understand the cultural, social, and economic factors in history. Learn to write comprehensive history essays. Study art history to understand different movements and influences.

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Strange Maps

AUGUST 13, 2024

Brexit’s promise was that the UK, once unfettered by the restrictive rules and regulations imposed by the EU, would regain not just its full sovereignty but also its geopolitical standing and economic agility — as if it were an Asian tiger moored off the European continent. It didn’t quite turn out that way.

Economics 139

Economics History 139

Zinn Education Project

JULY 17, 2024

economic and climate policies that have turned so many people into refugees. Students are impervious to lies when they know the history and can think critically. Mexico War: “We Take Nothing by Conquest, Thank God” Lesson by Bill Bigelow This interactive activity introduces students to the history and often untold story of the U.S.-Mexico

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 1, 2020

The number of college students choosing to major in history has dropped dramatically over the past decade. Students are choosing disciplines like business, economics and computer science – subjects they believe are better suited to the modern job market. This story also appeared in American Public Media. And that’s a lot.”.

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Passion for Social Studies

JUNE 30, 2024

Honestly, there are so many topics to teach in any history course. There is such a fascination when learning how these two competed for political, economic, and ideological superiority. There is such a fascination when learning how these two competed for political, economic, and ideological superiority. and the Soviet Union.

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Digital Promise

MAY 23, 2019

In this second post on our series on authentic learning with virtual exchange , HP Teaching Fellow Glen Coleman shares how students are using Skype to learn about history through the lens of contemporary issues. In my view, history loses its power to open students’ minds when it does not directly connect to now.

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History Primary Sources Social Studies Economics 96

History Havoc

JULY 10, 2024

Regardless of our status in the economic world, things would drastically change. appeared first on History Havoc. We do not have income tax here, but definitely would if we left the United States. Instead, why don’t we work on making this great nation of ours the best it can be. The post Can Texas Secede?

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ACRE

APRIL 15, 2024

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. The lesson could be used as a precursor to a unit on the New Deal in history classrooms or as a case study on economic policy impacts in a social science course.

Economics 52

Economics Lesson Plan Civics History 52

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Lincoln County is rural and rugged, forged by industry and ecology and steeped in a complicated history of extraction, exploitation and economic struggle. Economic uncertainty in the 1990s and 2000s forced fluctuations in demand. Related: Interested in innovations in the field of higher education? Forest Service.

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Zinn Education Project

MAY 30, 2024

history designed to maintain white supremacy that receive little attention in corporate curricula. The Zinn Education Project provides free resources to teach outside the textbook about the Tulsa Massacre and the continuing history of institutionalized racism and displacement. This is one of countless massacres in U.S. Learn more.

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ED Surge

JUNE 21, 2022

That’s not just because tech is a key to economic opportunity in America these days, but it’s also because of the social good that comes when everyone has a chance to have a seat at the table to build a better future. The stakes are high when it comes to equity in computer science education and in the broader tech industry.

Social Justice 103

Social Justice History Economics Research 103

A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 16, 2020

One, in particular, Charles Carpenter, who taught economics and history, took the feedback pretty hard as we saw a reasonably typical lesson being implemented. During my third visit, we saw him implementing a choice board with his economics class. They, in turn, then shared recommendations for growth with their teachers.

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Pedagogy Economics Cultures Leadership 406

World History Teachers Blog

JULY 30, 2022

But self-rule did not mean economic independence. The essay is an ideal assignment for world history students studying the unit on revolutions in the 1700 and 1800s. Haiti gained independence from the French in 1804, becoming the first independent black republic in the world. How was Haiti able to pay reparations?

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ED Surge

APRIL 3, 2024

This large economic and racial divide between two adjacent districts in Michigan shows that school segregation persists in the 21st century. But some district pairs revealed far higher levels of economic segregation, like Frankenmuth and Saginaw, whose poverty rates differ by about 45 percentage points. Its poverty rate is 50 percent.

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Research Geography Economics Government 126

Strange Maps

MAY 28, 2024

But even without a government, a flag, and most other trappings of actual nationhood, Baltoscandia has a history, a raison d’être , and perhaps even a future. After centuries of foreign rule, first by Germans, then by Russians, the three Baltic states are masters in their own houses for the first time in their history.

Geography 110

Geography History Government Cultures 110

Teaching American History

JUNE 11, 2024

Tina Boudell will read American Colossus by HW Brands, which chronicles the rapid industrialization of America in the latter half of the 19 th century and Illiberal Reformers: Race, Eugenics, and American Economics in the Progressive Era , by Thomas Leonard.

American History 86

American History History Library Economics 86

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Education Secretary Miguel Cardona credited the largest federal investment in education in history – roughly $200 billion – for keeping the United States “in the game” during the pandemic. math scores recorded in the history of the PISA math test, which began in 2003. The tests were administered in 2022.) In math, the U.S.

Economics 130

Economics History Elementary School High School 130

Women's History Network

MARCH 27, 2024

Our annual symposium is interdisciplinary in nature, bridging literature, material culture, gender studies and economic history, and aims to […]

Economics 52

Economics History Cultures 52

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

In the post-war boom of the 1950s, college students were confident of their economic futures and many studied liberal arts subjects such as English, history and philosophy. Unemployment dropped below 5 percent and the stock market soared, posting one of the best decades in history. That’s true for college students too.

Humanities 135

Humanities Economics History Psychology 135

Anthropology News

AUGUST 21, 2024

By way of this maneuver, (settler) environmentalists attempt to claim innocence vis-à-vis an ongoing history of land expropriation, enslavement, and profit-driven growth from which they continue to benefit. Such orders perpetuate a derisive, exclusionary category of the human whose forms of life (and sources of meat) must be protected.

Anthropology 94

Anthropology Humanities History Economics 94

Strange Maps

JANUARY 26, 2024

” The 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS for short) gives coastal states the right to claim an Exclusive Economic Zone (or EEZ) that extends 200 nautical miles from their shoreline. In contrast, countries only have economic jurisdiction over their EEZs. This is where coastal states have full sovereignty.

Economics 119

Economics History Research 119

Anthropology for Beginners

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

i] History of the usage: The word “peasant” appears in English in late medieval and early modern times, when it was used to refer to the rural poor, rural residents, serfs, agricultural laborers, and the “common” or “simple” people. [ii] Following is a discussion of the major approaches to the study of peasantry.

Anthropology 100

Anthropology Sociology Cultures Economics 100

Anthropology News

AUGUST 11, 2024

Through an audio essay, inspired by John Akomfrah’s documentary “The Last Angel of History,” attention is drawn to South Africa’s evolving visual scene and its engagement with cultural nuances within the NFT AI space. In 1995, filmmaker John Akomfrah crafts and experimental film essay titled Last Angel of History.

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Cultures History Anthropology Tradition 78

Political Science Now

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

At the time, the British believed Chinese laborers to be an ideal replacement due to their higher levels of productivity and previous history of overseas settlement in Southeast Asia. By replacing the enslaved labor force with Chinese indentured servants, the British hoped to increase the economic value of Trinidad’s plantations.

Political Science 52

Political Science Economics History Research 52

ED Surge

MARCH 23, 2023

This semester, the Community College of Aurora rolled out the first microcredentials in its history. Arrington, in 1860 the economic value of enslaved peoples in the U.S. With such industrial, technological, infrastructural, societal and economic growth occurring in the country, higher education became seen as a key pathway to success.

Education 124

Education Sociology Economics Tradition 124

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

Related: New research says schools don’t matter much in helping kids climb the economic ladder. Facing death threats and other acts of intimidation, such activists should be considered modern-day heroes worthy of more than a page in the history books. Read more about education in New Orleans.

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History Economics Research Education 54

Becoming a History Teacher

JUNE 12, 2023

For me, the world Mr Bean inhabits is evocative of my teenage years living in a pre-internet, economically depressed 1990s Britain. Do we assume too much of our pupils when we teach these most modern of modern history topics? For my children, this world is both simultaneously strange and strangely familiar.

History 52

History Economics Teaching Leadership 52

ED Surge

MARCH 20, 2024

Stacie Johnson Leader of Professional Development at Khan Academy Johnsrud: The World Economic Forum this past year reported that creative thinking is the number-one skill needed across industries globally in the next five years. Johnsrud: We have a lot of history of technology in the classroom that we can learn from.

Pedagogy 130

Pedagogy Advocacy K-12 Economics 130

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

In the last few years, the American education system has been bludgeoned by changes that have upended decades of progress toward better academic, economic and social outcomes for all. The states’ actions provide a smoke screen for efforts to limit discussion of race and racism and disenfranchise the Black community.

Civic Engagement 96

Civic Engagement Civics Education K-12 96

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 9, 2023

The first act followed the Great Recession of 2008, as schools added back staff that they had been forced to cut in the economic downturn. The second act came with seven consecutive years of strong economic growth beginning in 2013. School hiring has taken place in three acts, Roza says.

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TCI

MARCH 1, 2024

Integration of Economics and Civics for Real-World Connections Geography is only one of the social science disciplines. case studies, students explore geography alongside economic, political, and cultural concepts to provide a comprehensive understanding of our world. Watch this video that introduces the Monsoon Asia unit.

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Geography Global Connections Global Perspectives Civics 59

Anthropology.net

MAY 24, 2024

Despite economic challenges, the Iranian government's prioritization of cultural heritage preservation underscores its commitment to safeguarding these invaluable historical resources for future generations. 1 Vahdati Nasab, H., Berillon, G., Hashemi, S.M.

Archaeology 95

Archaeology Heritage Artifacts Humanities 95

Studies Weekly

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

13, 2024 • By Studies Weekly History would not be the same without the inspiring lives of Black humanitarians. For Black History Month, we honor four heroes who advocated for civil rights, fought for the underserved, and spoke out for the welfare of others. 4 Inspiring Black Humanitarians Feb.

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Leah Cleary

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

As a history teacher, I’ve found it an effective teaching-tool. The economics teacher at my school has students interact with the Q-Chat tutor weekly with their vocabulary and keep a digital log of screenshots of the process for accountability. They’ve simply harnessed the power of AI to make your life easier.

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Tutoring World History History Economics 98

ACRE

JUNE 19, 2023

The tour highlights the architecture and design of the home, information about some of the collected pieces (like a grand piano in the entry room and a large collection of hand-made quilts), and history of the Pfeiffer family and other Piggott residents who were living through the Great Depression era in Arkansas.

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Museum K-12 Geography History 52

Political Science Now

AUGUST 20, 2024

His research on these topics is published in journals including the American Political Science Review , American Journal of Political Science , British Journal of Political Science , Comparative Political Studies , and The Economic Journal.

Political Science 38

Political Science Economics History Research 38

Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

History and Social Studies See: Students analyze details of a primary source, like a historical letter or photograph, including date, author, and content. Me: Students connect the source to their own lives or current events, discussing its resonance or impact on their understanding of history.

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