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The Lasting Frontier of Learning: A Conversation with NCHE’s Dalton Savage

NCHE

Virginia History, AP Human Geography, AP Macroeconomics, AP Microeconomics, and AP U.S. My students weren’t used to the human aspect of their math and science classes, but I watched the conflict on their faces as this woman’s troubled history helped them understand why history is so important. It’s about understanding humanity.”

Geography 279
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Discarded

Living Geography

New in my library is a book exploring the legacy we will leave behind for future occupants of the planet to find. It's called 'Discarded' and connects directly with a unit we do on consumption and the geography of stuff. It's called 'Discarded' and connects directly with a unit we do on consumption and the geography of stuff.

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"What are we teaching? Powerful knowledge and a capabilities curriculum" - a review

Living Geography

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.

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If I was teaching Social Studies today…

Dangerously Irrelevant

Like many teachers, I would tap into the the Library of Congress, which would give me tips for teaching with primary sources , including quarterly journal articles on topics such as integrating historical and geographic thinking. web site from the National Endowment for the Humanities, including a very popular set for AP U.S.

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His Teachers Showed Him Why History Matters. Now He Wants to Pay That Forward.

ED Surge

Brown loves — and has long loved — learning about history, civics, geography and government, in part because he had teachers who brought infectious energy and enthusiasm to those lessons. Maybe I could work in a museum or a library. history, European history, human geography, AP government.

History 128
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OPINION: Why Thomas Jefferson would be proud of Florida’s students

The Hechinger Report

No one is confused about why we have public fire departments or libraries: We all understand their mission for the public good. The pressure of high-stakes testing has caused districts and schools to reduce or even eliminate coursework in civics, along with history, geography, science, arts, and fitness. Not so much. Weekly Update.

Civics 91
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How one high-poverty district is adding virtual reality to its classrooms

The Hechinger Report

Leave this field empty if you're human: As they worked, their earphones provided a forest ambience: water rippling in a lake, or a reverberating echo in a cave. The AIU is also adding virtual reality equipment to its lending library for educators. Sign up for the Future of Learning newsletter. Choose as many newsletters as you like.

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