Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 5, 2015

So when Piedmont is looking for great digital science and social studies programs for its middle school, it’s hard for them to know where to look and what’s out there. WHAT: Piedmont Middle School is seeking to pilot digital learning programs that support competency-based learning in science and social studies.

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Social Studies Middle School Civics Geography 86

A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 9, 2011

Jeff and I then created a Google Group called the “Tablet Ten” to collect information on how the tablets were being used to extend learning beyond the school day, provide feedback, and eventually develop a plan for Verizon Wireless. I also downloaded an sat vocabulary app and a geography quizzes app to brush up on knowledge.

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Geography High School Social Studies Research 280

TCI

MAY 6, 2025

Thankfully, TCIs K-5 Social Studies Alive! programs have become a standout favorite among elementary educators, earning glowing reviews for their engaging, interactive, and effective approach to teaching social studies. The TCI Difference: Highlights from Social Studies Alive! Social Studies Alive!

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Social Studies Primary Sources Geography Digital Resources 52

Social Studies Success

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Secondary Social Studies Interventionist As any good teacher does, I often eavesdrop. During my fourteen years of eavesdropping, I’ve heard social studies teachers lament that they are “not reading teachers”. Why is background knowledge important in social studies? By Kydra Hubbard, Ed.

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Social Studies Geography Advocacy Leadership 52

Studies Weekly

JANUARY 30, 2024

Teacher Tips: A Better Way to Think About Social Studies Jan. 30, 2024 • by Debbie Bagley Some of the best teaching advice I received from my mother, a teacher of 30+ years, was a different way to look at Social Studies. Every subject, discipline, and activity teaches Social Studies.

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Social Studies Geography Lesson Plan Library 59

Ashleigh's Education Journey

MAY 11, 2015

State and federal mandates and high stakes testing have made teaching elementary science and social studies a battle for time in the classroom. This battle has resulted in minimizing social studies and science instruction to focus on tested areas. There should also be intentional social studies and science instruction.

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TCI

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Building a toolbox of teaching strategies can help educators meet the needs of students and bring social studies to life. This hands-on approach ensures that students are not just absorbing information but actively applying and exploring it, making subjects like social studies more meaningful and memorable.

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Social Studies Teaching Professional Development Geography 52

Ashleigh's Education Journey

MAY 15, 2015

These words are important because they help students comprehend text across different content areas such as social studies and science. The first step in planning academic vocabulary instruction is to create a list of academic vocabulary to be taught in social studies and science. Review shouldn’t be boring.

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Social Studies Geography Teaching Tradition 52

ED Surge

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Plenty of students find social studies lessons a bit dull. 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. history class and had always enjoyed my social studies classes.

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History Museum Social Studies Geography 126

TCI

MARCH 1, 2024

Geography education plays a pivotal role in cultivating global awareness and critical thinking. At TCI, we believe that geography class should be an immersive experience where students see the world through a geographer’s eyes. The much-loved Geography Alive! With Geography Alive!

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Geography Global Connections Global Perspectives Civics 59

Let's Cultivate Greatness

JULY 5, 2023

In the five classrooms I’ve had in my career, I’ve discovered the must-haves that make my social studies classes run smoothly. While many of these are universal tips for any middle or high school classroom, several are social studies-specific. Things that go way beyond classroom décor.

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Social Studies Civics History Sociology 52

Mr and Mrs Social Studies

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Simulations can also present information in a new way that can be more exciting and engaging than traditional teaching methods. They will choose where they will live along the Nile River, set up a farm, trade their goods, and learn about the geography of the Nile River through different scenarios!

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Artifacts Archaeology Historic Sites Geography 130

Moler's Musing

OCTOBER 4, 2024

Breaking the “Right Answer” Mindset A lot of students were still raising their hands, hoping for the “right” answer, but I’m working hard to break them out of the mindset that social studies is just about filling in blanks. It was simple but effective, reinforcing both geography and historical knowledge.

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Primary Sources Geography History Lesson Plan 126

ED Surge

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

It can bring traditional textbooks to life by adding interactive elements like videos, models or supplementary information to printed pages. Furthermore, it can transport students to different times and places, making history and geography lessons more immersive and educational.

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EdTech Junior High Geography Critical Thinking 128

ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

And universal assessments that test multilingual students in English can provide inaccurate information that teachers use to guide their practice or can wrongly indicate learning disabilities. Research shows that students who are classified as English language learners may be perceived by teachers as less capable than their non-ELL peers.

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Geography World History Teaching Social Studies 128

The Hechinger Report

MAY 2, 2020

The online platform includes a project-based curriculum for science, social studies, math and English language arts for students in grades four through 12, along with additional content in those subjects that students can tackle at their own pace. Now nearly 400 schools use it across 40 states. It’s a mindset shift.”.

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Junior High Charter School Elementary School Social Studies 134

Moler's Musing

AUGUST 28, 2024

Step 2: Aligning with Standards With student needs in mind, the next step was to ensure that the unit was aligned with Ohio’s educational standards for 8th-grade social studies, specifically focusing on Native American history. Prompt: “Based on Ohio’s standards, what should 8th graders know about American Indians?”

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American History Geography Local History History 76

C3 Teachers

MARCH 30, 2022

As a former high-school social studies teacher and professional development specialist, I have found that connecting with cultural centers (e.g., Many cultural centers curate history, geography, and civic exhibits that connect the past with the present. Niagara Falls Underground Railroad Heritage Center.

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Cultures Heritage Civic Engagement Civics 52

Studies Weekly

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

This strategy encourages students to make connections between word meaning and sentence structure in informational texts. By selecting 8-10 words that are a mixture of those previously studied and new terms, students identify connections between them. Possible Sentences Vocab Strategy Oct. Possible Sentences Vocab Strategy Oct.

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Lesson Plan Professional Development Civics Geography 52

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. Michelle Adler, social studies teacher and local union president, Gray-New Gloucester High School.

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High School Social Studies Leadership Tradition 74

Ashleigh's Education Journey

APRIL 25, 2013

Most of my students have a very limited background knowledge with geography. It is easy to get kids REALLY excited about geography. Evaluate Sources-Students must learn to evaluate the information found in their sources. Discuss how to evaluate a website: Is the information up to date?,

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Research Geography Tradition Social Studies 52

Studies Weekly

JANUARY 10, 2024

The visual geography of paper has memory-linking effects that help students connect what they have read with where they saw it on a page or how far into a book it was. Bagley encourages teachers to use Studies Weekly print publications with the Studies Weekly Online learning platform. The Science of Drawing and Memory.

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Artifacts Primary Sources K-12 Psychology 52

Teaching American History

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Kymberli Wregglesworth, a 2016 MAHG graduate, teaches Civics, World history and social studies electives at Onaway High School in Michigan. Amanda Peters, a 2023 MAHG graduate, teaches AP Government and AP Human Geography at Liberty High School in Frisco, Texas. Peters agreed. No wonder political discussions become contentious.

Civics 52

Civics Civic Engagement American History Government 52

Zinn Education Project

JANUARY 8, 2024

He writes, “Nearly everything about the war — the start and end dates, geography, vital military roles, the home front, and international implications — looks different when viewed from the African American perspective.” Courtney Bennis High School Social Studies Teacher, Virginia Beach, Virginia A huge “Thank you!”

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History Education History Education Social Studies 52

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

She followed her parents into education (her father was a geography professor) and returned to teach social studies at the high school. And it was there in a geography class that she met Shane Dressback, when the two arrived early one day and “started chit-chatting.” You go to Samford to not be different.”

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High School Elementary School Geography Public School 140

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

In fact, the town library and school are linked by more than geography, since the school district’s two libraries became part of the Port Orford library system in 2017. Similarly to Garrett County in Maryland , the geography of this rural district makes broadband access inaccessible for many families.

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Library Geography High School Civics 131

TCI

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Social studies is more than just a subject—it provides the foundation for understanding and engaging with the world around us. According to the National Council for Social Studies (NCSS) , social studies is the integrated study of social sciences and humanities to promote civic competence.

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Social Studies Civics K-12 Geography 52

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 9, 2024

In the meantime, Madera teachers are using bilingual education to give Spanish speakers grade-level material, knowing that once they sharpen their English skills, all that information will transfer. They can learn social studies in Spanish; its still history and geography. These subject matters dont exist only in English.

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Elementary School Education K-12 History 120

The Hechinger Report

MAY 23, 2020

A high school social studies book, also used in Texas, says of rising temperatures, “Some critics say that this warming is just part of the Earth’s natural cycle,” though, in truth, there’s overwhelming consensus among climate scientists that the current warming is due to human activities. Limited information.

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