Ashleigh's Education Journey

DECEMBER 3, 2017

There are SO MANY fun ways to make economics activities engaging and hands-on for students, and it’s a great way to incorporate a little math into instruction. This post shares some of my favorite ways to teach economics to upper elementary students. I begin my economics unit by teaching about goods and services.

Economics 52

Economics Social Studies Humanities Teaching 52

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 20, 2019

Nikole Hannah-Jones wrote those words in her introductory essay to The 1619 Project , a special issue of The New York Times Magazine she edited that commemorates the 400-year anniversary of the arrival of 20 enslaved Africans who were sold into slavery to the shores of Virginia. Slavery was instrumental in the formation of the United States.

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History Museum Social Studies Economics 111

Studies Weekly

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

According to Britannica, Du Bois published 16 research monographs and the first-ever case study of a U.S. He encouraged Black Americans to work as communities to create their own system of producers and consumers to fight against economic discrimination. Black community.

Museum 52

Museum Social Studies Advocacy Heritage 52

Zinn Education Project

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

A social studies teacher uses conflicting narratives to engage students in studying the history of Palestine and Israel, focusing on the events of 1948. Jews for Racial & Economic Justice’s “ Understanding Antisemitism: An Offering to Our Movement.” Independence or Catastrophe?

Teaching 52

Teaching K-12 Human Rights Social Justice 52

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 25, 2021

High school social studies teachers and scholars of American history don’t deny that the nation’s story is full of mobs, civil unrest and violence. While education levels are not related to conservative beliefs about economic policy, they are related to conservative beliefs about the value of cultural diversity.

Teaching 140

Teaching Civics American History Controversial Topics 140

Zinn Education Project

JANUARY 9, 2024

And as we extend that definition to larger groups of people, as we introduce power, we begin to understand that who gets to decide what those rules are and what those norms are becomes much more complicated, and often an expression of political, economic, and cultural power. They are killed for the crime of their economic success.

Primary Sources 52

Primary Sources History K-12 Economics 52

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

The Hechinger Report, in partnership with The Boston Globe Magazine, analyzed a 264-letter sample to get a sense of both sides. Kingswood social studies teacher Kimberly Kelliher is among them. A social studies classroom at Kingswood Regional High School in Wolfeboro. The Holocaust is not a single event.

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Teaching Social Studies High School History 145