Geography Education

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

You know that I’m a fan of online geography games going way back. I’ve enjoyed the games like GeoGuessr as my go-to game to refine cultural landscape analysis and map navigation skills. Globle, Countryle, and Worldle have all riffed off of the popularity of Wordle, and there is now a new one of these, TRAVLE. Below is a brief introduction to all of these online geography/mapping games.

Geography 130

Geography Cultures 130

Education Elements

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

In a previous blog, “Implementing the Best in Imperfect Conditions” Chelle Minnihan and I skimmed the surface of three essential conditions for effective implementation. Now, we venture deeper into these crucial aspects and how they can help you achieve your district’s goals.

Leadership 88

Leadership 88

ED Surge

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Earlier this month, the U.S. Department of Education launched an unusual marketing blitz. It includes a TV ad that encourages people to go into teaching, especially to promote more diversity in the teaching profession. “Experience the unique joy of helping students thrive,” the public service announcement says as it depicts a range of people working with students.

K-12 89

K-12 Advocacy High School Teaching 89

Digital Promise

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

The post How We Champion Environmental Education with the Next Generation appeared first on Digital Promise.

Education 68

Education 68

Social Studies Success

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

By Kydra Hubbard, Ed. S. Secondary Social Studies Interventionist As any good teacher does, I often eavesdrop. During my fourteen years of eavesdropping, I’ve heard social studies teachers lament that they are “not reading teachers”. Whenever I hear this my French alter ego says “Au contraire, mon frere”. Social studies teachers are charged with helping students build the background knowledge required to read and comprehend social studies primary and secondary sources, identify cause and ef

Social Studies 52

Social Studies Geography Advocacy Leadership 52

Teaching American History

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

From left to right: Joseph Stalin, Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill Any serious student of history will tell you that pinning down the precise origins of great events is difficult at best, but one can often find important moments that offer a glimpse into their long-term origins. The Tehran Conference, convened eighty years ago at the height of WWII, is such a moment.

American History 52

American History Government History Teaching 52

Social Studies Success

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

“A strategy to unlock vocabulary” by Roderick Graves, Social Studies Specialist – Holub Middle School Teaching students academic and content vocabulary is one of the most important components to mastering social studies. There is nothing more deflating than thinking you have done a great job teaching a lesson only to discover that students missed a question on an assessment because they did not understand an academic or content vocabulary term.

Social Studies 52

Social Studies Middle School Teaching Education 52