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A ‘summer camp’ for teachers fills a gap in environmental education

The Hechinger Report

McMillan, who teaches in a rural southeast part of the state, said the geography of her school is one reason she applied to the fellowship. Teachers in the fellowship will work with Hollander, Touchet and others this year to create and implement the lesson plans in their classrooms. Credit: Image provided by Aimee Hollander.

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Possible Sentences Vocab Strategy

Studies Weekly

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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Building Relationships: Connecting and Reconnecting with Cultural Centers

C3 Teachers

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. Image via Step Out Buffalo.

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Jigsaw Strategy

Studies Weekly

Jigsaw Strategy Oct. Tip: When using Jigsaw for the first time, it might be a good idea to walk the students through a trial run and model each step of the process.)

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The overlooked power of Zuckerberg-backed learning program lies offline

The Hechinger Report

Schools also have access to professional development gatherings in the fall and spring, a Summit “success manager” assigned to their schools and online support, all at no cost. They worked with individual teachers and provided additional professional development, beyond that offered by Summit.

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Teacher Tips: A Better Way to Think About Social Studies

Studies Weekly

Reading groups, library and computer time, literature, science, math, geography, art, and even holidays can all help our students learn about human society. As teachers, we can do so much to help our students develop important character values with Social Studies education.

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Beyond Screens: The Benefits of Paper-Based Learning for Elementary Students

Studies Weekly

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. According to this theory, the brain naturally takes a casual approach to digital texts and devotes less mental work to reading and understanding them thoroughly.