The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 28, 2025

Administered by the federal government, it tracks student performance in fourth and eighth grades and serves as a national yardstick of achievement. Forty percent of fourth graders cannot put events from a story into sequential order, and one third of eighth graders cannot determine the meaning of a word in the context of a reading passage.

Government 145

Government Economics Elementary School Research 145

Sapiens

JANUARY 14, 2025

In a political rally organized for the event, he proudly told a crowd in Bomboiza how they were already exporting the fruit to the United States, Canada, China, and Russia. Kunki wanted the world to know what they are doing in Bomboiza, so I, as a videographer, recorded the event and much of the work that has followed.

Economics 111

Economics Tradition Government Anthropology 111

Teaching American History

MAY 7, 2024

Recently I emailed a question to teacher friends who are graduates of the Master of Arts in American History and Government (MAHG) program. How do you teach students about the challenge of preserving self-government?” I asked them, “What have you learned about the challenge of preserving self-government? I’m Madisyn,” she said.

Government 98

Government American History History Library 98

TCI

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Put more emphasis on writing, argumentation, problem analysis, and making connections between core content and current events. Responding to these concerns, the federal government increased funding for K-12 civics and history education funding from $7.75 Create user-friendly organization and presentation of learning standards.

Civics 98

Civics Teaching Civic Engagement Social Studies 98

Teaching American History

MAY 7, 2024

Recently I emailed a question to teacher friends who are graduates of the Master of Arts in American History and Government (MAHG) program. How do you teach students about the challenge of preserving self-government?” I asked them, “What have you learned about the challenge of preserving self-government? I’m Madisyn,” she said.

Government 98

Government American History History Library 98

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 22, 2025

LONDON Participants at one of the worlds largest early childhood conferences late last year were eager to learn from each other, and notably collegial until one of the final sessions of the event. Meanwhile, in Ireland, leaders designated more than 546 million euros in new government funding for early childhood between 2022 and 2024.

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Charter School Government Lesson Plan Cultures 92

World History Teachers Blog

JANUARY 29, 2025

He argues that "the war broke out as the result of a conspiracy between the governments of imperial Germany and Austria-Hungary to bring about war." Students will also see that historians do not always agree on causes and outcomes of historical events. These short arguments might be an interesting assignment for students.

History 184

History Government 184

Moler's Musing

MARCH 1, 2025

It wasnt the most eventful start to the week, but there were some clear takeaways from how students engaged with the material and performed on the final assessment. government? These questions set the stage for students to engage critically with Manifest Destiny as both a historical event and a modern controversy.

History 122

History Critical Thinking Government Research 122

Dangerously Irrelevant

JANUARY 6, 2021

suburbs and whose parents worked for the federal government, today’s events have been… challenging. I think that what I will say here is: Policymakers, you know how you’ve minimized the importance of history, government, and civics in all of your education reform efforts over the past couple of decades?

Social Studies 145

Social Studies Civics Government History 145

Sapiens

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

The Roti Collectives events and projects are intentionally done in community, or in other words, collaboratively with students, artists, and writersincluding co-author and filmmaker Nilosree and student researchers at American University in Washington, D.C., where I teach.

Cultures 126

Cultures History Tradition Archiving 126

Let's Cultivate Greatness

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Its easy to focus on just the President when teaching the Executive Branch, but its important also to stress the role of the four million other people who make up this branch of government. Here are some of my favorite lessons and activities for teaching the executive branch in my high school Civics and Government class.

Civics 52

Civics Government Critical Thinking Social Studies 52

A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 21, 2011

Read press coverage on the event HERE. Members of student government Skype with their counterparts at a high school in Ohio and engage in a powerful conversation on increasing rigor/accountability in school and improving learning environments. This class is for NMHS students that wish to pursue a career in education.

High School 204

High School Leadership Government Cultures 204

Passion for Social Studies

APRIL 30, 2024

So, students need to understand the importance of relationships with each other and within a government framework. Specifically, this resource includes 29 timeline events. Teachers can display different events as students learn about them or hang them all up at once. Honestly, so much learning comes out of this classroom decor!

Civics 130

Civics History Government Social Studies 130

Passion for Social Studies

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

So, they will not realize how power became divided between the federal government and individual states. Similarly, they will not realize how government structures operate at many levels and the impact of policy-making. Luckily, these Federalism round up resources are the perfect way to help students critically analyze the government!

Government 130

Government US Government Social Studies Lesson Plan 130

Let's Cultivate Greatness

MAY 31, 2024

Teaching civics and government is different from teaching history—it really requires a different set of go-to lesson ideas and projects. I like to use photos of government events in action. Check out my card sort set of all three branches of government and includes over ten game and activity ideas you can do with them.

Civics 52

Civics Government Teaching Civic Engagement 52

A Principal's Reflections

NOVEMBER 4, 2013

The requirements for the exhibition included the following: Develop an escalating timeline of events that demonstrate the step by step process by which the particular sub group was marginalized. Holocaust Memorial Museum to research their assigned cluster of non-Jewish victims of Nazi oppression.

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Museum Archiving Social Studies History 315

Living Geography

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Details of two new update events have been added to the RGS website. Official measures of multiple deprivation in each of the four nations of the UK are used to allocate billions of pounds of government money. Cross posting from my 'At the Home of Geography' blog. Details here of the first one.

Geography 52

Geography Government History 52

Teaching American History

APRIL 8, 2025

I then annotate in the margin things about which I may have a question or jot down something that is connected to another reading or to another historical event or concept. Plan your drive and possibly stay the night. Some of our One-Days are in incredible locations! Email us at info@teachingamericanhistory.org !

Primary Sources 52

Primary Sources American History Social Studies History 52

ED Surge

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Doctors who notice patients experiencing reactions to vaccines are asked to report to the federal Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS), which facilitates this information being aggregated, analyzed and disseminated to other physicians. The FAA then aggregates, analyzes and disseminates this information to other pilots.

EdTech 145

EdTech Government Educational Technology Education 145

A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 10, 2010

This morning I had a breakfast for all members of student government. In the past, the meetings consisted of the students eating and socializing, followed by a discussion of events that they would like to see happen, most of which were spirit-oriented. Organization of a volleyball tournament to raise money for the senior class.

Cultures 150

Cultures High School Government Teaching 150

Students of History

JANUARY 10, 2023

Many teachers avoid bringing current events into the classroom and often for good reason. However, current events are a great way to connect your curriculum to the real world and work on social studies skills. So, I encourage you to try - when relevant - to bring some current events into your lessons.

Social Studies 52

Social Studies Civics Critical Thinking World History 52

Let's Cultivate Greatness

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Teaching the different forms of government seems easy enough – go over some definitions and provide examples, then quiz your students. Below is my dig-deeper lesson sequence for teaching the different types of government in my on-level Civics class. What are the Main Types of Government?

Government 52

Government Teaching Civics Critical Thinking 52

Studies Weekly

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

25, 2025 Studies Weekly Its often difficult to connect students to the real-world, real-time applications of events from history and the real people who lived them. But elementary students sitting in school desks today were not even born when this historically significant event occurred. The primary source.

Primary Sources 52

Primary Sources Social Studies Teaching Oral History 52

ED Surge

APRIL 2, 2025

For instance, open standards allow institutions to track meaningful learner event data such as clicks, time spent on tasks or questions asked in AI tools and contextualize it alongside other holistic student information. This structured approach eliminates silos and makes data actionable in real time.

EdTech 64

EdTech K-12 Educational Technology Tutoring 64

A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 5, 2010

A few posts ago I wrote about a stimulating meeting that I had with members of student government at my school ( Winds of Change: Student Style 3/10/10 ). In particular they emphasized the importance of accessibility to technology and the use of social media to improve communication in regards to school events, news, achievements etc.

Leadership 152

Leadership Cultures Government Education 152

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Some school districts, local governments and nonprofit groups across the country have galvanized this youth activism by giving students opportunities to participate in leadership roles and democracy in ways that go beyond civics classes and student government. Things … the government does affect us, but we can’t vote,” she said.

Civics 143

Civics Civic Engagement High School Government 143

Passion for Social Studies

MARCH 31, 2024

Thankfully, the branches of government all have essential yet distinct roles. They will examine the background to see the events leading to the Supreme Court hearing the case. While working on this project, students will learn about ALL of the required cases for the AP US Government exam! Constitution.

Teaching 130

Teaching Lesson Plan Government US Government 130

Passion for Social Studies

OCTOBER 14, 2024

The Importance of Elections Elections are not merely events where people cast votes and wait to hear the winner. Teaching high school students about these stages prepares them with knowledge about the decision-making process and how their participation impacts the government.

Teaching 130

Teaching Government Social Studies High School 130

ED Surge

JUNE 25, 2024

And they’re often alerting parents to family-friendly events in the community, such as free days at the zoo. It is a life-changing event,” says Dr. Michael Warren, associate administrator of the Maternal and Child Health Bureau at the Health Resources and Services Administration, an agency within the U.S. Being a parent is hard.

Government 137

Government Tradition History Humanities 137

Teaching American History

MAY 21, 2024

Instructor: John Moser (Ashland University) Course Materials: Syllabus , Course Packet , Game Book 610: American Foreign Policy (June 23 – 28) Students examine events and issues in the foreign policy of the American republic. Events culminated in the 1830s with open conflict and the forced removal often called “The Trail of Tears.”

Professional Development 111

Professional Development American History Economics Cultures 111

ED Surge

JANUARY 9, 2023

Their Facebook pages contain not just announcements but photos from events on campus—graduations, Christmas band concerts, chess team tournament victories, spirit week—where students take center stage. Public schools are online just as much as their students, it seems, with profiles across social media.

EdTech 137

EdTech Government Research Public School 137

Moler's Musing

OCTOBER 26, 2024

We tackled the Boston Tea Party with Number Mania to dig into key details and wrapped up with an inquiry lesson on “having a voice in government.” Each protocol helped keep the energy high while pushing students to think critically about the events leading up to the American Revolution.

Primary Sources 126

Primary Sources History Government Critical Thinking 126

Teaching American History

APRIL 2, 2024

Teaching American History hosts Multi-Day seminars at no cost to American history and government teachers. For more information about our Multi-Day seminars and to see the schedule of events please click here. The seminar also includes a visit to a local historical site. See a sample itinerary here. Have more questions? Click here.

Historic Sites 128

Historic Sites Museum American History Heritage 128

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

School Psychologist Dani Roquett greets Anne and James Hutt with their daughters, Ellison, 5, and Quinn, 10 months, at the “Zone Check-In” at the GET Together family educational event in January. Ellison and her dad picked green; Ellison’s mom took yellow, signaling to her daughter it was okay to be a little nervous at the big event.

Research 145

Research Library Community Engagement Tradition 145

The Hechinger Report

JULY 26, 2022

A dance is similar to types of chemical reactions, and the students wrote stories about events that happened at the dance as they pertained to what happens in chemical reactions. Some undoubtedly will question what governing a city has to do with chemistry class. The designs were then used to make connections to themes in our material.

Social Justice 120

Social Justice Government High School Leadership 120

Passion for Social Studies

JANUARY 18, 2024

Add to cart AP US Government Course $ 200.00 Add to cart Civics and American Government Course $ 125.00 Having communication expectations and procedures in place was helpful when I was teaching. Add to cart Sociology Course $ 200.00 Add to cart Personal Finance Course $ 125.00

Sociology 130

Sociology Social Studies Government Civics 130

Living Geography

DECEMBER 8, 2024

We have just been involved in contributing to the RGS' submission for the Call for Evidence for the government's Curriculum and Assessment Review for example, supporting the work of the Education team, helping at events and plenty more opportunities for someone who is proactive.

Government 52

Government Advocacy Education 52