The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

More schools around the country, from Baltimore to Michigan to Colorado , are adopting these content-filled lessons to teach geography, astronomy and even art history. The science and social studies topics should be sequenced so that the ideas build upon each other, and paired with vocabulary that will be useful in the future.

Teaching 143

Teaching Charter School Social Studies Geography 143

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 115

Social Studies Civics Pedagogy Geography 115

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. Example: 4th Grade Geography Watch this video: 4th grade NY State Geography Using masking tape, map the outline of New York on the floor.

Geography 279

Geography Social Studies Pedagogy Library 279

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.

History 128

History Museum Social Studies Geography 128