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20 Types Of Questions For Teaching Critical Thinking

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Other possibilities: Left Column/Right Column: Inventors/Inventions; Forms of Government/Strengths and Weaknesses, Geometric Shape/Formula to calculate area; etc. or ‘Why was this event important?’ For example, the column on the left can have words and the column on the right can have definitions.

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Theater, economics and psychology: Climate class is now in session

The Hechinger Report

We already see school being disrupted regularly by extreme weather events, whether that’s hurricanes or heat waves. Resources and events As this summer — the hottest on record — nears an end, I’m looking forward to several sessions on education happening Sept. How is climate change already reshaping childhood?

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If I was teaching Social Studies today…

Dangerously Irrelevant

The UC Davis California History Social Science Project frames current events within their historical context , connecting students’ present to the past. We could search for pins on Native American history , Middle East cultures , Japanese history , government , geography , sociology , psychology , economics , and numerous other topics.

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A solution to the cycle of poverty?

The Hechinger Report

But some experts say the government needs to do far more to truly address poverty, including strengthening unemployment insurance, raising the minimum wage, ensuring paid leave for families and establishing universal preschool. Programs often cobble together funds from private foundations, fundraising events and the government.

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2025 Dissertation Workshop on Black Politics in the United States | Deadline: April 27, 2025

Political Science Now

There is currently a concerted effort at the local, state, and federal levels of government to undermine, discredit, and discourage those tasked with teaching and studying black politics. Our in-person events are held on the Wednesday prior to the APSA Annual Meeting.

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Amid Campus Mental Health Crisis, Students Work to Support Each Other

ED Surge

So when Parks learned during a conference for student-government leaders about a program that teaches young adults to offer mental health support to their peers, she thought it would work well at Marshall—and even beyond, at colleges throughout West Virginia. Photo courtesy of WVHEPC.

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California helps college students cut their debt by paying them to help their communities

The Hechinger Report

Gavin Newsom, whose administration launched the program, has called it a way “to restore the social contract between government and its citizens,” one “that says if you work hard and dedicate yourself in service to others, you will be rewarded with opportunity.” Eighty percent of college happens outside of class time,” Jack said.