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GeoInquiries for APHG

Geography Education

SOURCE: ESRI ESRI has produced GeoInquires for many diverse subjects , from American Literature to World History. Not surprisingly, I’m especially interested in the AP Human Geography collection with 15 mapping activities that align with content and skills of the course.

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How Monolingual Teachers Can Support English Language Acquisition for Multilingual Learners

ED Surge

During the interview for her learner profile, she reported that her family emigrated from a refugee camp after fleeing the Democratic Republic of Congo, and that her formal education in her home country was interrupted by events beyond her control. What mattered most to Esther was that she felt understood.

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How one high-poverty district is adding virtual reality to its classrooms

The Hechinger Report

Higher Education. When computers were first introduced in the classroom, some educators complained that they were too expensive, no one else was using them or there wasn’t enough software. Educators now have similar reservations about virtual reality, Schell said. Sign up for the Future of Learning newsletter. Weekly Update.

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Innovative School District Seeks Middle School Science and Social Studies Apps

Digital Promise

Even though it’s emerged as a national model for 21st-century rural education , it’s still difficult for a district like Piedmont to navigate the growing and expansive ed-tech marketplace. Including American History, World History, Civics, and Geography. Requested Product Attributes.

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Activist students go to summer camp to learn how to help institute a ‘green new deal’ on their campuses

The Hechinger Report

Some school districts have started to take the problem seriously, by adding more climate change education and investing in electrified buses, composting and renewable sources for heating and cooling. The Green New Deal for Schools is meant to focus this climate activism on the education system. And thanks for reading.

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Amy Livingston’s Unexpected Vocation: Teaching America’s Story

Teaching American History

By the next day, Livingston had been reassigned to a special education class. A Path to Education Opens Fortunately, Livingston next enrolled in the local community college, where she discovered a well-developed program for students with hearing disabilities. She had taken no education courses. This was December.

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Lose the Breadth, Keep the Depth: How to Make Learning Meaningful with Inquiry-Based Lessons

Leah Cleary

They’ve seen the man behind the curtain and the illusion of education as a magical path to success has lost its power. For the next few weeks, my posts will be part of a series called Reclaiming Education–What to Lose and What to Keep After the Pandemic. The educational standards have set us up to fail.