A Principal's Reflections
NOVEMBER 19, 2023
Looking for ways to improve should be an expectation, not something that is optional. Whether at the individual or system level, the fact remains that there is always room for growth. So why is this the case? Pursuing improvement is a never-ending process because the landscape of knowledge, technology, and human understanding is in a perpetual state of evolution.
Active History Teacher
NOVEMBER 20, 2023
Remediation in Social Studies is always tricky! We have so much content to cover and so little time for review. With a few tried and true strategies and activities, remediation in social studies can be fun for students and painless for the teacher. First things first. Standardized tests stink. Now that that is out of the way. Reviewing for them is critical.
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Digital Promise
NOVEMBER 20, 2023
The post Keeping People at the Heart of Innovation appeared first on Digital Promise.
The Hechinger Report
NOVEMBER 19, 2023
CHICO, Calif. — Most students in the California State University, Chico library were silently poring over books or computers on a recent afternoon, but one group was tucked into a corner peppering university president Stephen Perez with questions. This story also appeared in Los Angeles Times What’s the world’s smallest mountain range? The Sutter Buttes, about an hour south of Chico.
Passion for Social Studies
NOVEMBER 21, 2023
When students take government, they are always excited to see how each branch works. Honestly, they are intrigued to find out how the branches have separate responsibilities yet work together. Thankfully, these resources are the perfect addition to your units on how Congress works. All of the Legislative Branch worksheets will be sure to foster amazing conversation and collaboration among classes.
ED Surge
NOVEMBER 20, 2023
When you’re not sure where you’ll sleep, showing up to class isn’t what you’re worried about. For educators, this makes for a daunting test. “When families are dealing with not having basic necessities, school just isn’t a priority,” says Susanne Terry, coordinator for homeless education services in the San Diego County Office of Education. It’s worse for students who move around a lot, she says.
Education Elements
NOVEMBER 21, 2023
I recently returned to work from parental leave after adding a healthy and happy baby to our now family of four. My parental leave included a multitude of experiences, ranging from the tranquility of morning stroller walks to the inevitable sleepless nights, and from supporting our toddler in adapting to the arrival of the new baby to the constant rhythm of diaper changes.
Social Studies Network brings together the best content for social studies educators from the widest variety of thought leaders.
Digital Promise
NOVEMBER 22, 2023
The post 4 Key Ingredients to Fuel Partnership Success in Micro-credentialing appeared first on Digital Promise.
ED Surge
NOVEMBER 21, 2023
I remember the first and only time I’ve ever yelled at a teacher in class. Growing up in the U.S. as a female child of immigrants from Taiwan, this kind of behavior is practically sacrilegious; certainly scandalous and wildly antithetical to my traditional upbringing. I was raised above all else to not only revere education, but to literally show respect to educators and elders by being a dutiful, quiet, listening and obedient learner.
Social Studies Success
NOVEMBER 24, 2023
By Lisa Sutterer Geography, World History and Early High School Teacher Littleton High School “Why is starting class so difficult each day?” I recently reflected after a tough week. My 9th and 11th grade students alike kept forgetting to make the pencil and binder they recently shoved into their backpack reappear on their desk. I got tired of droning, “Hey guys…it’s time to start class…you need to take out…” You get the picture.
Women's History Network
NOVEMBER 22, 2023
Wednesday, 29 November 2023, at 4pm UK time. Sign-up now for our online-only zoom webinar here. Rebuilding Community: Displaced Women and the Making of a Shia Ismaili Muslim Sociality Over the course of the twentieth century, Shia Ismaili Muslim communities were repeatedly displaced. How, in the aftermath of these displacements, did they remake their communities?
Teaching American History
NOVEMBER 20, 2023
One-Day seminars are the easiest way to engage with Teaching American History in person. These are free to attend for all social studies teachers and can be in historical locations, school districts, and educational service centers. For a few hours, teachers can dive into the content of primary source documents through a discussion with colleagues facilitated by a scholar.
The Effortful Educator
NOVEMBER 19, 2023
Recently, there was a thread on creativity on Twitter. As usual, it included Sir Ken Robinson’s TedTalk espousing that schools kill creativity. I am a full time teacher. I have been for 17 years. I disagree with Sir Ken’s opinion that lectures and traditional schooling styme creativity…as he lectures us through a TedTalk about the subject. Schools do not kill creativity…in fact, schools enable creativity.
Dr. Preece
NOVEMBER 24, 2023
While I’ve previously written about coaching and supporting interviews for parents & teachers, this is a short bit of quick advice for students preparing for interviews in the next few days and weeks. The purpose of interviews is to figure out if you suit the teaching style of the universities. It’s about how you think, explain and discuss Geography with another interested person.
Education Week - Social Studies
NOVEMBER 21, 2023
A civics expert explains how rubbernecking and traffic jams can help students understand some of our thorniest issues.
Hayward "Blah, Blah, Blah" Blog
NOVEMBER 19, 2023
I divided up Section 3 by each subject referred to and used clause #5, "who, having previously taken an oath", as the mid-point where the dependent clauses that follow refer back to the prior clauses. There is a high level of parallelism/symmetry with the clause(s) but not a perfect correlation.
The Hechinger Report
NOVEMBER 20, 2023
The Black college students at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) share a common bond with other marginalized groups. Our nation’s history is replete with stories of the relentless fight for equitable voting rights. That’s why, as this struggle continues due to the need to combat various voter suppression tactics, college campuses must play a crucial role in promoting a connection between political leaders and their electorate.
The Hechinger Report
NOVEMBER 19, 2023
In just the past eight years, American confidence in higher education has dropped from 57 percent to 36 percent, with more saying they have “very little” confidence than a “great deal.” There are many reasons for this souring on colleges and universities, from high tuition sticker prices and large amounts of student loan debt to political polarization and doubts about graduates’ work readiness.
The Hechinger Report
NOVEMBER 21, 2023
Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Future of Learning newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every other Wednesday with trends and top stories about education innovation. Email Address Choose from our newsletters Weekly Update Future of Learning Higher Education Early Childhood Proof Points Leave this field empty if you’re human: Immediately following the Saturday, Oct. 7, attack on Israeli communities by Hamas and Israel’s resulting declaration
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