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A Teacher’s Guide to Celebrating Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month

Studies Weekly

MAY 2, 2024

A Teacher’s Guide to Celebrating Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month May 2, 2024 • Studies Weekly Diverse perspectives strengthen education, according to Heather Singmaster’s EdWeek article from November 2018. Then in 1992, Congress passed a law that designated May as Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month.

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How to Teach Soft Skills in Elementary School

Studies Weekly

MAY 6, 2024

How to Teach Soft Skills in Elementary School May 6, 2024 • By Studies Weekly In elementary school, students learn and refine an immeasurable number of skills. They develop math, reading, spelling, grammar, and writing skills that teachers measure and monitor.

Elementary School

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A small rural town needed more Spanish-language child care. Here’s what it took

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 15, 2024

Instead of working in her dream role as an elementary school teacher, she spent her days hauling cow organs for inspection. It benefits Latino children to have a Latino provider because they have the same lived experience, same heritage — it’s easier for them to connect to families, to get more family engagement.”

Advocacy

Advocacy Heritage Library Elementary School

We asked Asian American students what they wanted from history instruction. They say including their voices is not enough.

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

To get a sense of how students in New York feel about these changes, The Hechinger Report spoke with six public school students, representing four of the city’s five boroughs, whose heritage is Asian American or Pacific Islander. Although students seemed to enjoy the school-wide production, Zeng was embarrassed. “It

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History Heritage K-12 American History

3 Ways to Keep Students Engaged When Summer Is Calling

Studies Weekly

JUNE 3, 2024

We have strategies for dealing with anxiety, overcoming fears, learning how to utilize a growth mindset, and much more. March 15, 2024 How Studies Weekly Uses Scientific Principles to Innovate Science Teaching March 11, 2024 The post 3 Ways to Keep Students Engaged When Summer Is Calling first appeared on Studies Weekly.

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Heritage Primary Sources Lesson Plan Elementary School

At this one-of-a-kind Boston public high school, students learn calculus in Spanish

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

The idea behind the Muñiz Academy, named for the longtime principal of Boston’s first dual-language elementary school (the Rafael Hernandez K-8 school), was that many Hispanic students would do better in schools that support their cultural background and, with it, the Spanish language. That somehow.

High School

High School Heritage Economics Cultures

Double Duty Teachers

Studies Weekly

AUGUST 2, 2024

Students find it engaging, and teachers find it easy to implement.” ” Learn more about Studies Weekly’s PreK-6 Social Studies.

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Heritage Primary Sources Social Studies Lesson Plan

You Have Primary Sources in Your Family

Studies Weekly

MAY 10, 2024

March 15, 2024 How Studies Weekly Uses Scientific Principles to Innovate Science Teaching March 11, 2024 Ways to Increase Student Memory Power March 6, 2024 Studies Weekly Spotlight: Texas Teacher Shares Passion for Nonfiction February 29, 2024 The post You Have Primary Sources in Your Family first appeared on Studies Weekly.

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Primary Sources Heritage Social Studies History

Help Calm your Elementary Students with these Breathing Exercises

Studies Weekly

AUGUST 6, 2024

Teacher Advocates are only available for classroom teachers currently using Studies Weekly materials. They are not available for homeschools.

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Heritage Primary Sources Lesson Plan Elementary School

10 Summer Tips to Prepare a Great Classroom

Studies Weekly

JUNE 6, 2024

Professional Development Workshops and Training Attend workshops or training sessions now to gain new ideas and strategies for classroom management and design. Calm and Focus Zones Quiet Areas Set up a quiet corner where students can go to read or take a break if they need a moment to themselves.

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Heritage Primary Sources Library Lesson Plan

Educator’s Guide to Improving Student Attendance

Studies Weekly

MAY 28, 2024

Make the school day engaging with hands-on Social Studies , Science , and Health curricula. March 15, 2024 How Studies Weekly Uses Scientific Principles to Innovate Science Teaching March 11, 2024 Ways to Increase Student Memory Power March 6, 2024 The post Educator’s Guide to Improving Student Attendance first appeared on Studies Weekly.

Heritage

Heritage Primary Sources K-12 Social Studies

A charter school faces the ugly history of school choice in the Deep South

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

Johnson opened the doors of Mississippi’s first rural charter school in this temporary space a year ago. Pulling students from Coahoma County and its county seat of Clarksdale, the school serves an area of the Mississippi Delta known for its rich blues heritage, low incomes and abysmal educational outcomes.

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Charter School History Library Public School

The Science of Reading: Phonemic and Phonological Awareness

Studies Weekly

AUGUST 26, 2024

Learn more about Phonological Awareness and strategies to support structured literacy in our five-part Professional Development webinar series. Starting with individual letter and word sounds better equips them for phonics, decoding, and fluency. Register for the first webinar, Phonological Awareness, here. Reading Universe.

Primary Sources

Primary Sources Heritage K-12 Professional Development

A superintendent made big gains with English learners. His success may have been his downfall

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 6, 2024

. — Lindsey Johnson and Yesenia De La Rosa were taking different approaches to teaching the same English lesson on silent letters as they sat at opposite ends of this first grade classroom in West Elementary School. The shares are even higher in some classes at the district’s West Elementary School.

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High School K-12 Heritage Professional Development

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A Teacher’s Guide to Celebrating Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month

How to Teach Soft Skills in Elementary School

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A small rural town needed more Spanish-language child care. Here’s what it took

We asked Asian American students what they wanted from history instruction. They say including their voices is not enough.

3 Ways to Keep Students Engaged When Summer Is Calling

At this one-of-a-kind Boston public high school, students learn calculus in Spanish

Double Duty Teachers

You Have Primary Sources in Your Family

Help Calm your Elementary Students with these Breathing Exercises

10 Summer Tips to Prepare a Great Classroom

Educator’s Guide to Improving Student Attendance

A charter school faces the ugly history of school choice in the Deep South

The Science of Reading: Phonemic and Phonological Awareness

A superintendent made big gains with English learners. His success may have been his downfall

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