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Must a classroom be high-tech to make personalized learning work?

The Hechinger Report

In the middle of all this activity, seventh-grader Jacob Higuera sat alone with his laptop, intently typing out a social studies assignment. It was only the fifth day of school, but he was already getting used to this unconventional classroom setup. Miranda Virgil, seventh-grade math teacher at Canyon Ridge Elementary School.

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

The Hechinger Report

The program will be piloted this fall at selected schools and fully rolled-out in over 1,800 schools by the spring. The curriculum is part of the Hidden Voices Project , initiated by the New York City Department of Education’s Social Studies Department and the Museum of the City of New York. A more inclusive U.S.

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Kids Don’t Learn What They Aren’t Taught

4QM Teaching

LOW HISTORY SCORES Since teaching actually seems to make a difference in what students learn, I think we should not be surprised by the latest data from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), which shows that eighth graders’ proficiency in history is falling from an already low baseline.

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Florida Rejects 35% of Social Studies Texts as Too Leftist

Diane Ravitch

The Orlando Sentinel reported today that the State Education Department had rejected 35% of the social studies textbooks submitted for review because of leftist content. The DeSantis administration objects to any references to “social justice” or negative references to capitalism. history and world history courses.

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People’s History Teaching Stories

Zinn Education Project

When students are given permission to explore the whole truth without frills, we can discuss solutions in the form of direct nonviolent action and civil disobedience that actually mean something in the real world. Hope Koumentakos High School Social Studies Teacher, Takoma Park, Maryland I currently teach U.S.

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One school district’s ‘playbook’ for undoing far-right education policies

The Hechinger Report

Last spring, when the odds seemed far longer, Bob Cousineau, a social studies teacher at Pennridge High School, predicted that whatever happened in his embattled district would become a national “case study” one way or another. Bob Cousineau teaches social studies at Pennridge High School, in Pennsylvania.