The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 14, 2021

“There is a digital divide within areas that are geographically pretty proximate and they have real potential impacts for student’s geography of opportunity,” Skinner said. At the same time, the government helped developers build new suburban subdivisions exclusively for white people. Skinner argues that the U.S.

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Living Geography

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

The latest book by geography teacher Richard Bustin was published by Crown House Publishing in October 2024. It embraces in how geography is understood and expressed in national school standards. The capabilities approach helps geography educators everywhere to articulate the importance of children learning how to think geographically.

Geography 52

Geography Teaching Pedagogy Library 52

Moler's Musing

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Instead, I wanted them to understand the colony’s region, its geography, and its economy. Frayer Model Activity Next, I handed out paper Frayer models where students wrote a colony name in the middle and added information about its government, geography, economy, and religion. It even provided a knowledge base for each founder!

Geography 128

Geography Government History Cultures 128

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

No matter whether elementary teachers return to physical or virtual classrooms, this will be a year for the history books. While I share their nostalgia for a time in the history of public education when that might have been true, the damning performance by the nation’s 12th graders in U.S.

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Students of History

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

They took a long while to create, but I now have packets for every unit in Civics/Government , World History , and US History. Each one features an introductory reading, standards-based Essential Questions to guide the unit, and then 9 pages dedicated to vocabulary, geography, people, timelines, key concepts, and image analysis.

Civics 52

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ED Surge

APRIL 3, 2024

They’re simply products of government policies — like the decision to tie school funding to property wealth — and policies can be changed. Different Solutions for States Researchers say that solutions to inequality problems that have a long history will have to vary based on the needs within each state. It’s time to draw the line.”

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 27, 2018

They created multicolored posters to explain what different departments of local government do, from sanitation to human resources. For this experiment, the researchers spent years developing four separate project-based units on history, geography, economics and civics. This version could feel too restrictive for some educators.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

Student protesters from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida demand government action on firearms. In a recent Annenberg Public Policy Center survey , three in four Americans could not name the three branches of government. But the problem is not just a lack of academic content about civics and history. Not so well.

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Civics Geography Public School Library 92

Anthropology for Beginners

JUNE 1, 2021

Eric Wolf (1982) laid the theoretical groundwork in his landmark history of how the movement of capital and labor has transformed global relations since the 1400s, dispelling the myth that globalization is a recent phenomenon.

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Anthropology Global Connections Geography Cultures 130

Living Geography

JUNE 14, 2024

A cross-posting from my GCSE Natural History blog, which has over 300 posts. A new article in 'Teaching Times' by Mary Colwell gives a bit of an update into the state of the GCSE Natural History, and its possible introduction in 2026. Textbooks will need to be written and teacher training and resource provisions put in place.

History 52

History Teaching Government 52

Living Geography

FEBRUARY 17, 2024

My Twitter notifications have been growing over the last few days because I was copied into a tweet from Jo Coles regarding challenges facing geography. What would you say have been the biggest challenges to geography’s place in education, or to geog’s curriculum, in the last 20 years? Many thanks. back in 1987. A few thoughts: 1.

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Geography Government Teaching History 64

Anthropology News

JULY 17, 2024

Adults in the audience responded with knowing and affirming sounds, signaling their recognition of the persistent apartheid geography that maintains racialized access to spaces and opportunities in their city. Driven by this critique, he returned to Launch as a history teacher with aims to help “decolonize classrooms.”

Pedagogy 99

Pedagogy Anthropology Private School Geography 99

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 2, 2024

It also cut English chemistry, math, history, finance, accounting, art and other majors — 21 of them in all, or a third of everything it used to teach. Just after she finished the university cut the English program along with math, chemistry, biology, history. But since this performance, the university has ended its music program.

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ED Surge

APRIL 15, 2024

Additionally, social studies encompasses a wide range of disciplines, including history, geography, civics and economics, each with its own set of disciplinary practices. This variation reflects the diverse historical and cultural priorities of different states. The C3 Framework was released in 2013.

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Doing Social Studies

JANUARY 27, 2022

So whether you’re wanting to dive deeper into learning about indigenous Identity with Dr. Brandon Haddock, explore geography through the lens of a zombie apocalypse, dive into economic policy, or attend a wide variety of other breakout sessions with teaching strategies to help you “take it up a notch,” we’ve got something for you.

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Social Studies Primary Sources Geography Economics 67

Living Geography

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

A cross posting from my 'At the Home of Geography' blog. As you'd imagine, we are preparing to submit evidence and support the consultation for the new curriculum review to discuss what we hope to see in a future curriculum with respect to the geography entitlement and the nature of what is studied. (PDF

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Geography Government History Education 52

Teaching American History

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

He did, and Livingston soon found herself sitting in an introductory college course in US history. The next semester, she took two more US history classes, then realized she’d found her major. When a position teaching geography to ninth graders at a private high school opened, she took it. The professor’s lecture fascinated her.

Teaching 52

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 28, 2017

Communities, ones organized by race, socioeconomic class and geography, use schools to cover blatant housing discrimination, school financing bias and white supremacy. Government Accountability Office found the percentage of all schools with racial or socio-economic isolation grew from 9 percent to 16 percent from 2001 to 2014.

Economics 84

Economics Geography Civics History 84

Ashleigh's Education Journey

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

Social Studies Interactive Notebook-Geography Some of the geography activities in the social studies interactive notebook include types of maps, landforms (shown below), the seven continents, and hemispheres (shown below). The digital version of the activities is shown below. symbols (digital version shown below).

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Living Geography

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Cross posting from my 'At the Home of Geography' blog. Official measures of multiple deprivation in each of the four nations of the UK are used to allocate billions of pounds of government money. Official measures of multiple deprivation in each of the four nations of the UK are used to allocate billions of pounds of government money.

Geography 52

Geography Government History 52

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 12, 2017

Still in its early stages, this ambitious project relies on a little-known public resource — a slice of electromagnetic spectrum the federal government long ago set aside for schools — called the Educational Broadband Service (EBS). Explaining why requires some history. That’s why, for example, 92.9 This is an equity issue.

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Library Middle School High School Government 106

Geogramblings

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Following a strong collective youth voice at COP26 , climate and sustainability education have become more prominent on governments’ agendas. Soon after COP26, the Scottish Government announced plans to update and strengthen its Sustainability Action Plan , designed to implement its flagship Learning for Sustainability policy.

Education 52

Education Geography Civics Government 52

Teaching American History

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Two graduates of the Master of Arts in American History and Government (MAHG) program submitted essays on how they teach these skills to the Bill of Rights Institute’s 2023 National Civics Teacher of the Year Award , placing among the top ten finalists. They teach self-government as a cooperative activity. Yet both go further.

Civics 52

Civics Civic Engagement American History Government 52

Studies Weekly

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Categories Corporate Educator Spotlight English Language Arts Lesson Plans Press Professional Development Science Social Studies Studies Weekly Online Summer School Teacher Tips Thinking on Education Tutorials Uncategorized Well-Being Recent Posts Possible Sentences Vocab Strategy February 26, 2024 Lesson 4: How Does Our Government Work?

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 11, 2017

Social Studies teacher Michelle Adler talks to sophomores Maiya Schwartz, left and Emily Terranova about an assignment in an Honors Human Geography class at Gray-New Gloucester High School on Thursday, June 1, 2017. “It’s the long arm of the state,” she says. ” Photo: Gregory Rec/Portland Press Herald. .”

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Smithsonian's History Explorer

AUGUST 26, 2022

Visibility: shown Related Resources: Preparing for the Oath: Courts Preparing for the Oath: Writing the Constitution Preparing for the Oath: A Growing Nation Preparing for the Oath: Congress Preparing for the Oath: Establishing Independence Preparing for the Oath: Famous Citizens Preparing for the Oath: Geography Preparing for the Oath: Government (..)

Geography 52

Geography Government 52

Studies Weekly

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Jigsaw Strategy Oct. February 26, 2024 Lesson 5: Who Can Run For Office February 26, 2024 Lesson 6: How Do We Choose Leaders? Grades K-3) February 26, 2024 The post Jigsaw Strategy first appeared on Studies Weekly.

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K-12 Lesson Plan Geography Civics 52

Living Geography

MAY 28, 2024

A cross posting from my GCSE Natural History blog, which now has over 300 posts in preparation for supporting teachers if and when it appears as an option. It shows the Government policies that were announced, but never came to fruition because of the early call for a General Election. Is it the end for the qualification?

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Government History 52

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 2, 2016

John Jones asks a question to his students in AP Human Geography on August 18, 2016. law — what makes it a unique and hopeful case — it’s unclear anyone in government will be watching to make sure it achieves its goal. It’s about improving education for all kids,” said school district Superintendent Lewis Holloway. Photo: Nicole Lewis.

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Living Geography

MAY 16, 2024

UK species have declined by 19 per cent on average since the 1970s, with one in six species currently at risk of extinction, a landmark report published last year by the Government in collaboration with non-governmental organisations found. This is a cross posting from my GCSE Natural History blog, which has just passed 20 000 page views.

History 52

History Government 52

Let's Cultivate Greatness

AUGUST 24, 2023

I’ve heard many Government and Civics teacher friends in states that do require it talk about it being “one more thing” and “such a joke.” The test bank contains 100 questions—about 60 relating to civics and government, 30 covering US history, and ten touching on geography and cultural topics. Now over a dozen do.

Civics 52

Civics Government Geography Project-Based Learning 52

Let's Cultivate Greatness

JULY 5, 2023

I also love my 3D relief United States map , which is really helpful in explaining events and helping my students study for their semester-long US geography test series. Founding Document Posters – Post poster-sized replicas of key founding documents related to your US History and Civics classes.

Social Studies 52

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Ben Newmark

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

But there are issues with the word ‘misconception’ – a misconception of misconceptions if you like, and it’s a particular problem in history. We might expect science and physical geography to vulnerable to misconceptions because they deal with things students may have wondered or asked about before. How do we head them off?

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Geography History Lesson Plan Government 40

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

She planned to major in digital media arts, but before she could start, Delta State eliminated that major, along with 20 other degree programs , including history, English, chemistry and music. Azariah Journey is a second-year graduate student in history at the University of North Carolina Greensboro, which is cutting 20 degree programs. “Is

Geography 138

Geography Political Science Sociology History 138

Moler's Musing

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

” Map & Tell: Geography & Political Shifts Next, we tied Jacksons election to geographic and political changes through a Map & Tell activity. Students analyzed maps of voter participation in 1824 vs. 1828 to answer: Where did voter turnout increase the most? Annotate & Tell Indian Removal Act & Worcester v.

Government 122

Government History Geography Leadership 122

Anthropology News

APRIL 24, 2025

This local geography of caste is more visible to me because I, too, belong to an allegedly lower caste community. The struggle for access to water is a key issue in Dalit history as water distribution has been historically maligned by caste-based discrimination. If we lose the case, we will not even have that.

Anthropology 64

Anthropology Economics Geography Cultures 64

Living Geography

JULY 15, 2024

A cross-posting from my GCSE Natural History blog , which now has over 300 posts preparing for some possible involvement in resource creation or support. But natural history, you know, garners a lot of interest. It looks likely we'll have a change of government. And the same is true for geography.

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