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20 Types Of Questions For Teaching Critical Thinking

TeachThought

Other possibilities: Left Column/Right Column: Inventors/Inventions; Forms of Government/Strengths and Weaknesses, Geometric Shape/Formula to calculate area; etc. This generally makes the question more complex–or at least more difficult–as the responder can’t be sure all items are used and must be more selective.

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Nine Ways to Use AP US Government Videos in the Classroom

Passion for Social Studies

Part II of the AP Government Video Resource Series This post is a follow-up to my April post on using AP Government videos for Enhancing Review. It includes a full list of short, engaging videos that help break down key AP US Government concepts. Need help teaching AP US Government?

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Re-examining Border Security: Asking about the Weather in an Anti-Immigrant Climate

Anthropology News

At that moment in time, Joe Biden was still the President of the United States, mentions of climate change had not yet been scrubbed from government websites, and outright climate denialism was still not on the presidential agenda. Realistically, this falls in line with and is expected of the US government and its military.

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Federalism Round Up

Passion for Social Studies

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!

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Teaching the Judicial Branch

Passion for Social Studies

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.

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5 Ways To Create Positive Parent-Teacher Relationships

Passion for Social Studies

” Sending emails, weekly newsletters, or using the school phone to communicate are great communication alternatives if they cannot download one of these apps. Add to cart AP US Government Course $ 200.00 Add to cart Civics and American Government Course $ 125.00 Add to cart Sociology Course $ 200.00

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Digital Learning Day 2016: How will you participate?

US Government Teachers Blog

The event, sponsored by the Alliance for Excellent Education, is designed to showcase successful digital teaching and learning in our classrooms, and encourage all teachers to use innovative instructional technology to improve student outcomes. Digital Learning Day 2016 is Wednesday, 17 February.