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. EdSurge: Some people feel that being creative means being artistic and, therefore, claim to be “not creative.”

Pedagogy 134

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

In a similar vein, Indiana recently passed House Bill 1134, which requires teachers to submit their lesson plans and curriculum materials in advance of instruction so that parents can preemptively opt their children out of any undesired lessons, as though school is an a la carte menu and their children can bypass the broccoli.

Lesson Plan 125

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 27, 2018

For this experiment, the researchers spent years developing four separate project-based units on history, geography, economics and civics. They devised detailed lesson plans for teachers to follow, specifying when kids work individually, in small groups or come together as a class.

Project-Based Learning 111

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Taryn Shelton, the academy’s K-12 data science coordinator, said the goal isn’t to add yet another thing to teachers’ plates, but to help them use data to enrich their lesson plans and expose students to data science skills early on. ‘Shelton’s team also hosts events like mini hackathons where high schoolers can work with data.

K-12 130

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Passion for Social Studies

JUNE 30, 2024

There is such a fascination when learning how these two competed for political, economic, and ideological superiority. Cold War at Home Lesson When students learn about a war, lessons often focus on its location. Students are also so eager to learn about the rivalry and hostility between the U.S. and the Soviet Union.

Teaching 130

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

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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The Hechinger Report

JULY 5, 2021

The study, “ The Dynamics Of Inattention In The (Baseball) Field ,” is a draft paper circulated by the National Bureau of Economic Research in June 2021. “Even short rest periods can replenish attention budgets,” the economists concluded. It has not been published in a peer-reviewed journal and may still be revised.

Lesson Plan 120

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 5, 2020

It also plans to analyze lesson plans created by the 1619 Project , which grew out of a series of New York Times stories that reframe American history around slavery and its consequences. The researchers controlled for students’ socio-economic status, race, home language and many other other student and school characteristics.

Social Studies 145

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Dangerously Irrelevant

MAY 31, 2017

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! Washington University in St. Louis has an amazing collection of interviews from the Great Depression. My class would be in YouTube heaven.

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ACRE

APRIL 15, 2024

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.

Economics 52

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Moler's Musing

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Between managing the chaos of lesson planning, keeping up with my students, and coaching, it’s been a whirlwind. I’ve been slammed lately with so much going on—coaching tennis, adjusting to a new school, juggling presentations, and life in general. Honestly, I’ve been feeling like a first-year teacher again!

Primary Sources 128

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ED Surge

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

When will this PD end so I can get back to lesson planning and grading student work?” Here are the top 10 skills needed for today’s workforce, as identified by the World Economic Forum: 5. It seemed like the minute hand on the clock was stuck. I thought to myself in silent desperation. Develop your professional learning journey.

Artifacts 98

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Hallmarks of the proven programs are not just frequency, but working in-person with tutors using clear lesson plans, rather than merely helping with homework. At first glance, on-demand online tutoring would seem to be more economical. And the sessions are scheduled during school hours, when attendance is required.

Tutoring 130

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 17, 2021

Flexible Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act funding meant the college could offer the program tuition-free. And teachers were forced to develop more methodical lesson plans that allow both virtual and in-person students to keep up. The question became: How much do we really know our students?”

K-12 144

K-12 Tutoring Public School Lesson Plan 144

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

Social Studies 115

Social Studies Civics Pedagogy Geography 115

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 3, 2019

After I struggled to establish rapport with students during my first few lessons, my mentor-teacher stepped in to model some relationship-building strategies — things I still use with my current high school students on the South Side of Chicago. For many, teaching is out of reach due to the expensive nature of clinical practice.

Teaching 80

Teaching Economics Lesson Plan High School 80

Passion for Social Studies

JANUARY 18, 2024

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. Keeping expectations is very important. I used to establish contact hours during the school day and up to 4:00 P.M. every weekday.

Sociology 130

Sociology Social Studies Government Civics 130

ED Surge

JANUARY 2, 2023

If the textbooks, courseware, lesson plans and worksheets used in schools reflect all students’ realities, the argument goes, it will set all students up for real learning. And the historic low scores recorded by the NAEP assessment —which showed some disparate gaps—have only added to that.

K-12 103

K-12 Social Studies Lesson Plan Library 103

ED Surge

AUGUST 11, 2023

And already limited breaks and planning periods are clipped even further at understaffed programs, meaning lesson planning, assessments and paperwork often follow teachers home on nights and weekends. As a result, early childhood teachers are burning out.

Lesson Plan 98

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ED Surge

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Reaching students across public and private school systems and alternative educational settings, the CompuGirls program is keenly focused on helping students develop the skills needed to become the next generation of technology innovators and community leaders from various ethnic, cultural and economic backgrounds.

Social Justice 98

Social Justice Lesson Plan Private School Cultures 98

Moler's Musing

OCTOBER 4, 2024

They logged onto Padlet and shared four facts related to their region using the PEGS format—political, economic, geography, and social. Each student received a half-page of reading about a different colonial region. This visual aspect gave them a creative outlet to express their understanding.

Primary Sources 126

Primary Sources Geography History Lesson Plan 126

Living Geography

APRIL 5, 2025

We are interested to see lesson plans and accompanying resources that link directly to the curriculum and encourage students to think about: Islands that demonstrate the geographical processes, topics and themes that they learn about through geography. Entries received after this time will not be accepted.

Geography 52

Geography Lesson Plan Economics Teaching 52

ACRE

MAY 1, 2023

In partnership with the Arkansas Center for Research in Economics, Dr. Mike Casey, Professor of Finance at the University of Central Arkansas, developed a set curriculum units for teaching personal finance topics to Arkansas students based on the state’s personal finance educational standards.

Lesson Plan 52

Lesson Plan Economics Teaching Research 52

Studies Weekly

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Race, culture, and socio-economic status can affect how prepared a student is to gain literacy or math skills, but phenomena-based instruction that pulls directly from the observable world around students puts all students on equal footing. Constructing lesson plans around the 5Es improves instruction and allows student-driven learning.

Lesson Plan 52

Lesson Plan K-12 Professional Development Economics 52

ACRE

MAY 1, 2023

In partnership with the Arkansas Center for Research in Economics, Dr. Mike Casey, Professor of Finance at the University of Central Arkansas, developed a set curriculum units for teaching the basics of Taxation and Public Finance using a variety of hands-on projects and activities.

Lesson Plan 52

Lesson Plan Economics Government Teaching 52

ACRE

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Recently, Dr. 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. Below are some of the connections you can make: Economics: NE.6.E.1 Government: SFG.6.USG.1

Civics 52

Civics Economics Government Lesson Plan 52

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 20, 2024

Woodworking instructors from different districts started to gather monthly, comparing lesson plans and creating wish lists for new classes and equipment. New CNC routers, laser cutters and electric planers arrived at teachers’ classrooms. Soon, teachers will pilot an HVAC course for high schoolers.

High School 136

High School Lesson Plan Education Humanities 136

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 7, 2016

She says retaining teachers is as much a problem as attracting them if not more so because the decline of manufacturing jobs in her area has created a downward economic spiral, and teachers want to live where their spouses can find jobs. She uses the New York Times lesson guides, the U.S. This year there may be as few as 19.

Charter School 111

Charter School Tradition Public School High School 111

Studies Weekly

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Jigsaw Strategy Oct. Tip: When using Jigsaw for the first time, it might be a good idea to walk the students through a trial run and model each step of the process.)

K-12 52

K-12 Lesson Plan Civics Geography 52

Studies Weekly

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Categories Corporate Educator Spotlight English Language Arts Lesson Plans Press Professional Development Science Social Studies Studies Weekly Online Summer School Teacher Tips Thinking on Education Tutorials Uncategorized Well-Being Recent Posts Possible Sentences Vocab Strategy February 26, 2024 Lesson 4: How Does Our Government Work?

Lesson Plan 52

Lesson Plan Professional Development Civics Geography 52

Doing Social Studies

JANUARY 27, 2022

So whether you’re wanting to dive deeper into learning about indigenous Identity with Dr. Brandon Haddock, explore geography through the lens of a zombie apocalypse, dive into economic policy, or attend a wide variety of other breakout sessions with teaching strategies to help you “take it up a notch,” we’ve got something for you.

Social Studies 67

Social Studies Primary Sources Geography Economics 67

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 6, 2018

Much of the advocacy for net-zero buildings has focused on environmental and economic incentives. My lesson plan is: Here’s a problem. Dozens of these ultra-green schools are going up in every sort of district – urban and rural, affluent and lower income, blue state and red state. Solve it,” said Becker. “We

K-12 111

K-12 Elementary School Middle School Advocacy 111

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

Though New Orleans is 60 percent black and 34 percent white, this demographic is not reflected in its public school enrollment: Overall, enrollment at the city’s schools is about 82 percent black and 85 percent economically disadvantaged. I’d send him the lesson plan the night before.

Elementary School 109

Elementary School Public School Teaching Cultures 109

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 28, 2019

Debilitating slowdowns and districtwide outages in past years have been so common that some Nome teachers even now prepare two lesson plans per class—one to use if the internet cooperates and one that requires only textbooks. That’s not a given in rural Alaska. Bill Walker pledged to partner with EducationSuperHighway.

Social Studies 99

Social Studies Public School Charter School High School 99

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

Studies Weekly

MARCH 15, 2024

Making Education More Equitable Universal pre-K can give families their economic footing. In the long term, better access to education means increased economic opportunities for families and a more equitable society. The benefits of universal quality education reach everyone. The Unintended Consequences of Universal Preschool.

K-12 52

K-12 Professional Development Economics Tradition 52

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 2, 2016

This economic divide was mirrored in the school system. The hope is that by providing students access to resources they did not previously have, including after school programs and individualized lesson plans for students in need of remediation, the district can help every student reach his or her full potential.

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