TCI

JANUARY 14, 2025

Engaging students in social studies goes beyond simply covering the material; its about helping them connect historical events to current issues and develop critical thinking skills. Investing in HQIM for social studies can lead to substantial improvements in student achievement, both academically and beyond.

Social Studies 52

Social Studies Civics Civic Engagement Critical Thinking 52

Studies Weekly

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Teaching with Primary Sources in Social Studies Feb. 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. Connecting Kids to History Studies Weekly uses primary sources to share real accounts.

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Primary Sources Social Studies Teaching Oral History 52

Passion for Social Studies

DECEMBER 15, 2024

Projects push students beyond memorization by enabling them to analyze historical events, people, and issues. They can investigate primary sources, create timelines, produce presentations, or even re-enact historical events. Add to cart The post US History Projects appeared first on Passion for Social Studies.

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History Primary Sources Critical Thinking Social Studies 130

Thrive in Grade Five

AUGUST 19, 2023

Having a little time at the end of class is something my students look forward to because they have an opportunity to do fun five minute social studies activities. After introducing a new historical individual or event, your students probably have a lot of information floating around in their heads. The more, the better!

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Social Studies Primary Sources Classroom Management Government 130

TCI

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

We’ll discuss the findings from state evaluations, the importance of high-quality instructional materials, what defines HQIM in social studies, and how they can transform classrooms into environments that inspire active citizenship. Materials help students engage in learning opportunities like scholars in social studies.

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Civics Teaching Civic Engagement Social Studies 98

Dangerously Irrelevant

JANUARY 6, 2021

suburbs and whose parents worked for the federal government, today’s events have been… challenging. As someone who grew up in the Washington, D.C.

Social Studies 145

Social Studies Civics Government History 145

Dangerously Irrelevant

MAY 31, 2017

Some folks know that I started my education career as a middle school Social Studies teacher in Charlotte, North Carolina. For instance, if I was teaching Social Studies today… My students and I definitely would be tapping into an incredible diversity of online resources. Washington University in St.

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Social Studies Teaching Archiving Geography 76

Thrive in Grade Five

JUNE 30, 2019

We could spend entire class periods going over current events and relating news stories to students’ lives. However, most upper elementary teachers don’t have a ton of time to discuss current events. Each day, there is a new photo posted covering a current event, phenomenon, or an interesting place/person in our world.

Teaching 130

Teaching Archiving History Social Studies 130

The Hechinger Report

JULY 11, 2018

Experts say that requires regular and high-quality social studies lessons, starting in kindergarten, to teach kids to be critical thinkers and communicators who know how to take meaningful action. Most states either don’t test social studies, or the social studies test doesn’t really count toward adequate yearly progress.”.

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Social Studies Civics Controversial Topics Elementary School 111

Passion for Social Studies

APRIL 12, 2025

Political Socialization (3:12) 4.3 Influence of Political Events on Ideology (2:51) 4.5 Ideology and Social Policy (4:43) Unit 5: Political Participation The final AP government unit covers the ways citizens engage in the political process. American Attitudes About Government and Politics (5:15) 4.2 Changes in Ideology (2:28) 4.4

Government 130

Government Civics Social Studies Economics 130

ED Surge

APRIL 15, 2024

While the concept of HQIM has been established and embraced in other core academic disciplines, applying this concept to social studies has been more complex. Unlike content standards for math or science, where there is more uniformity across states, social studies standards can vary significantly from one state to another.

Social Studies 113

Social Studies Civics Pedagogy Geography 113

Passion for Social Studies

JANUARY 31, 2025

The Vietnam War was a pivotal event in world history. Add to cart View cart The post Vietnam War appeared first on Passion for Social Studies. It shaped global politics, the nature of warfare, and international relations. So, it is essential that students understand its causes and impacts on the United States.

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Lesson Plan History Psychology World History 130

Passion for Social Studies

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Specifically, students will learn about the main events of this period. After learning about twelve essential events, students will create a timeline to illustrate the Civil Rights Movement. They will include a two-sentence response describing the event. There is even a rubric and sample project for easy grading.

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Lesson Plan History Social Studies Teaching 246

NCHE

JUNE 25, 2023

The social studies standards focused on African American history, recently approved by the Florida Board of Education, sanitize historical acts of violence against Black Americans. The post NCHE Board of Directors Statement Regarding the Florida Social Studies Standards appeared first on ncheteach.org.

Social Studies 100

Social Studies K-12 History Education American History 100

Cult of Pedagogy

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

Slideshow Landmarks Don’t Look Behind You Magic Elevator Game 1: Slideshow Slideshow is a great game for students to recall and re-interpret literature, social studies, and science content. While the events can start as frozen pictures, you can expand the possibility to include short “video” clips.

Geography 290

Geography Social Studies Pedagogy Library 290

C3 Teachers

MARCH 14, 2025

That search led us to the Inquiry Design Model (IDM), an approach that shifts Social Studies from rote memorization to deep, student-driven inquiry. The post Implementing the Inquiry Design Model for Social Studies in a New Jersey Public School: A Journey of Growth and Discovery appeared first on C3 Teachers.

Social Studies 40

Social Studies Public School Primary Sources Civic Engagement 40

Moler's Musing

AUGUST 25, 2024

These findings suggest a need for targeted instruction and practice in these critical literacy skills to enhance students’ overall comprehension and analytical abilities in social studies. Number Mania: Students create infographics highlighting key statistics and facts from a historical period or event.

Social Studies 76

Social Studies 76

A Principal's Reflections

NOVEMBER 4, 2013

You will hear from a science teacher, a social studies teacher, and an art teacher as each provides her take on how the Common Core and 21st Century learning goals affect what goes on in the classroom. Click HERE for description of the assignment. Common Core Standards Addressed: WHST.9-10.6;

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Museum Archiving Social Studies History 320

ED Surge

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Angela Fleck says this was the typical scene last year in the sixth grade social studies classes she teaches at Glover Middle School in Spokane, Washington: Nearly every student had a smartphone, and many of them would regularly sneak glances at the devices, which they kept tucked behind a book or just under their desks.

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Middle School Public School Social Studies High School 129

HistoryRewriter

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

These frameworks help students classify and organize components of a historical event into mental models for higher levels of understanding. Almost every historical event or unit can be filtered through these lenses. Come and share how you get your students excited about comparing actions and events over different periods of time.

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Pedagogy Social Studies History Research 234

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

Moler's Musing

JANUARY 24, 2025

This week in 8th-grade social studies, we brought history to life with engaging EduProtocols that helped students dive deep into the Early Republic and key moments like the Whiskey Rebellion. While the textbook suggests this lesson could take two days, I find that assumption wildly unrealistic.

Government 131

Government Social Studies Leadership History 131

A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 1, 2011

Students, working in pairs, selected a recent event in the United States that had some direct application to the Bill of Rights. The teachers’ goal was for students to show the relevance of the Bill of Rights to their chosen event by citing a Supreme Court case and giving their own opinions about the matter. Perna and Ms.

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Social Studies High School History Teaching 200

HistoryRewriter

JANUARY 17, 2024

Adam Moler and I will kick off the second season of The Social Studies Show on Thursday, January 18, 2024 at 6 PT/9 ET. We are excited to work with our EduProtocols Plus members to better understand the role of Archetypes in understanding historical events. Take a look at these elementary school lessons.

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Social Studies Elementary School History Research 208

C3 Teachers

MAY 5, 2025

with Tara DeVay In late summer 2015, as I prepared for my third-year teaching eighth-grade social studies in rural Western New York, I balanced many of the challenges that young teachers do: coaching, building curriculum, and searching for more meaningful ways to teach content. The routine of covering material felt stagnant.

Teaching 73

Teaching Museum Primary Sources Professional Development 73

NCHE

MARCH 25, 2024

After Jessica Ellison invited me to participate in a conversation about how academic historians might be of use to K-12 teachers, I did a little research: I asked teachers at our state social studies council what they most needed for their work. The answers were clear: time and confidence, they said.

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K-12 Primary Sources American History Archiving 312

Moler's Musing

MARCH 8, 2025

Others were catching up on missed work, either for ELA or social studies. For those working on social studies, I focused on building background knowledge about how the U.S. ” This simple question helped students connect historical events to real-life experiences, making them more engaged from the start.

Geography 98

Geography Social Studies Interactive Learning History 98

Ashleigh's Education Journey

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

A Social Studies Interactive Notebook is a great way to engage students and to help students focus as they organize social studies content and/or take guided notes. One of the great things about this social studies interactive notebook is that you can adapt it to meet the needs of your classroom.

Social Studies 52

Social Studies Geography Government Economics 52

Social Studies Success

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

If you are like me, you are always looking for new and exciting ways to engage your students in Social Studies. Hexagonal thinking is a great strategy to help students review relationships between events and connections over time. I try at least one new strategy a year to expand my own teaching craft. You can find them here.

Social Studies 52

Social Studies Cultures Teaching History 52

Education Week - Social Studies

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Giving students the chance to tug at current events enables them to explore the historical roots of contemporary issues.

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Social Studies Teaching 67

Social Studies Success

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Not all content will work in stations, you need a topic that has breadth but does not need to be taught in chronological order (that is why events leading to… don’t work for stations – students can’t see the cause and effect). What do you need your students to learn? Model how to turn the resource into you.

Social Studies 52

Social Studies Teaching History 52

C3 Teachers

OCTOBER 30, 2024

My response at the time seemed to satisfy him and perhaps the rest of the class: I explained that we have sources that detail the history of the events we were discussing. Like many history teachers, I love the subject I teach—the events, the historical figures, and the stories they leave behind. It’s a change that needs to happen now.

History 52

History Social Studies History Education Economics 52

Passion for Social Studies

JULY 15, 2024

Specifically, the timeline has 29 events, such as The Declaration of Independence and the American Revolution. Teachers can even edit and modify the events before printing to hang up. For instance, teachers can slowly hang up events as students learn about them. There are a few different ways to use this product.

Government 130

Government Civics History Social Studies 130

Teaching American History

APRIL 8, 2025

These are free to attend for all social studies teachers and can be in historical locations, school districts, and educational service centers. 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.

Primary Sources 52

Primary Sources American History Social Studies History 52

Students of History

JANUARY 3, 2023

It's the year 2023, and teaching social studies is more of a challenge than ever before. Between the students, administrators, parents, and the community, social studies teachers are feeling pressure from all directions. Another trend in social studies education is the emphasis on project-based learning.

Social Studies 52

Social Studies Teaching Historic Sites Primary Sources 52

Active History Teacher

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

The events in these timelines are often times not related, which leads to some great critical thinking! I love this game from Social Studies Success. Can students identify dates, who was president at the time, causes, key events and the effects of each war? What are my go to activities every year?

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History Critical Thinking Middle School Social Studies 195

Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 13, 2016

As concerns about fake news mount, it’s increasingly important that we expose students to high-quality news stories about current events and encourage them to think critically about those stories. Listenwise offers educators a growing collection of news stories tagged as ELA, science, or social studies.

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Social Studies Education 164