A Principal's Reflections

NOVEMBER 4, 2013

Even more importantly, we need to partner with English teachers to provide the scaffolding necessary for our students to write informational text with increasing clarity. It is important for my students to acquire background information on artists and to learn the art making process. Common Core Standards Addressed: WHST.9-10.6;

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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

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Teaching American History

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

The Electoral College process respects the federal character of the United States, giving certain roles to the states and others to the federal government. Much of the discussion during the Constitutional Convention revolved around measures needed to balance the powers of the state and national governments. How does the process work?

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TCI

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

history instruction is essential for developing informed, engaged citizens who can navigate the complexities of modern society. Fordham Institute evaluated the state-of-state standards for civics and history across all fifty states. History in elementary and middle school; also require at least one year of U.S.

Civics 98

Civics Teaching Civic Engagement Social Studies 98

Anthropology News

MARCH 27, 2025

When MySpace lost 50 million songs during a server migration , it wasnt just a glitchit was a reshaping of independent music history, determined by infrastructure choices rather than cultural value. The ability to preserve history is a form of power, and that power is rarely in the hands of the public. But migration is never neutral.

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ED Surge

APRIL 3, 2024

With his monotone voice and lack of enthusiasm, he could convince anyone that history is incredibly boring. As a high school history teacher, whenever I meet new adults and we talk about our professions, I often find myself being met with a familiar reaction: "I disliked the subject in school, but now I find it interesting."

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History Primary Sources Artifacts Social Studies 139

HistoryRewriter

MARCH 4, 2024

Thick Slides help students extract key information from text, lesson, or video and complete a deconstructed paragraph that asks for specific fields like who, where, what, when, and why? They have used this protocol with middle to high school grades covering history and government topics.

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ED Surge

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

The Sea Islands experiment, as it was known, marked a positive moment in the fraught history of Black education, notes education law expert Derek W. Government doesnt rely upon the good intentions of individuals. Government creates a system and an infrastructure to extend education to all. Religion cant do that.

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Sapiens

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Since European contact, Indigenous people have struggled to protect the lands —which outsiders often describe as a vast “ outdoor museum ”—from vandalism and desecration, organizing through formal and informal channels for the protection of the Bears Ears landscape. It’s too early to tell the overall impacts of this plan’s implementation.

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Moler's Musing

MARCH 1, 2025

The combination of these strategies helped students interact with history in meaningful ways while reinforcing critical thinking and writingexactly the kind of skills they need as we approach testing season. government? What does this headline tell us about how history is remembered? Why or why not?

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History Critical Thinking Government Research 122

Anthropology News

MARCH 4, 2025

Instead of that essay, I reflect here on the problematic my response in this anecdote highlights: balancing the patterned resonance of history and the total singularity of each life, in attempts to name and redress harm done at Mother and Baby Institutions (M&BIs) and in ethnographic work. Good material for an essay like this one.

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ED Surge

OCTOBER 9, 2023

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. I was always interested in history. history class and had always enjoyed my social studies classes. But I did enjoy teaching.

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Passion for Social Studies

AUGUST 12, 2024

government critically using their own minds! It even guides students through the history of political ideology and why they must become well-informed and engaged citizens. Government. government is tough with all the opinions students bring to the classroom! Add to cart Government Debates $ 6.00

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Passion for Social Studies

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

There is so much fascinating information to learn when taking any government course. Additionally, students will learn about the trials and tribulations of presidential succession in US History. They will learn through an informative video link, Google Slides presentation, notes, and a WebQuest.

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Lesson Plan Government Social Studies History 130

Teaching American History

APRIL 2, 2024

We are hosting seminars on a variety of topics in American history and politics. Teaching American History hosts Multi-Day seminars at no cost to American history and government teachers. For more information about our Multi-Day seminars and to see the schedule of events please click here. Have more questions?

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Studies Weekly

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

25, 2025 Studies Weekly Its often difficult to connect students to the real-world, real-time applications of events from history and the real people who lived them. The attacks on 9/11 affected millions of people, and informed much of the public policy in action today but for these children, that event is history.

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Mr and Mrs Social Studies

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

As a teacher, celebrating President’s Day with your students is a great way to help them understand the role of the presidency in our government and past presidents’ impact on our country. history teacher, you can continue to use these baseball cards throughout the year to correspond with the presidents in office during each unit!

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ED Surge

MARCH 15, 2024

This fall, after a restless night overthinking an assignment for my upcoming class and drinking three cups of not-strong-enough coffee, I added the final touch on my latest assignment for students in my World History II class. I was finally satisfied with the plan I had for my 10th graders, when it hit me: none of this actually matters.

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Teaching American History

MARCH 5, 2024

Anna Lenardson If you ask Anna Lenardson, a 2023 graduate of Ashland University’s Master of Arts in American History and Government (MAHG) program , why she enrolled in the challenging program, she replies, “I love to learn. I loved being with other teachers, talking about history and government.”

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Teaching American History Government US Government 105

Moler's Musing

OCTOBER 26, 2024

We tackled the Boston Tea Party with Number Mania to dig into key details and wrapped up with an inquiry lesson on “having a voice in government.” The class averages ranged from 90% to 76% , showing that even with a more hands-on, discussion-based approach, they were retaining the key information. Onward to the next lesson!

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Primary Sources History Government Critical Thinking 126

The Hechinger Report

JULY 22, 2016

Even as a higher education becomes among the biggest investments Americans make, the information available about what students and their families are getting for their money remains stubbornly sparse and often inaccurate and even misleading. There is a consumer protection strand of American history, and now it’s higher education’s turn.”.

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American History Government Advocacy High School 60

Passion for Social Studies

JANUARY 18, 2024

If something was bothering my student, disciplinary actions, or positive behavior was happening, I would immediately inform the student’s parents. You might also like this to give you time back to foster positive parent teacher relationship United States History Course $ 200.00 Add to cart Sociology Course $ 200.00

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Teaching American History

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

The three-week program took teachers from across the country on a study tour of Philadelphia, Gettysburg, and Washington, DC, discussing with leading scholars three eras in history—the Founding, the Civil War, and the mid-twentieth century Civil Rights movement—all of which tested Americans’ commitment to their principles of liberty and equality.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

MAY 31, 2017

It also offers a YouTube channel on which historians discuss their work , making history come alive for contemporary youth. The UC Davis California History Social Science Project frames current events within their historical context , connecting students’ present to the past. government as well.

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Cult of Pedagogy

JANUARY 21, 2024

To name just a few: A child’s score on a standardized test, combined with other information such as teacher observations and medical referrals, can be used to facilitate access to targeted and critical early intervention education services. Interpret test scores in conjunction with other information about individuals.” link] Reese, W.

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Pedagogy Project-Based Learning Library Research 244

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 13, 2023

The three countries share more than a common language: For several decades, their governments forcibly removed Indigenous children from their families and relocated them to distant boarding schools. This is the one area left in the federal government, unfortunately, that is very much bipartisan,” she said of Native American issues.

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Moler's Musing

OCTOBER 11, 2024

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. The stations allowed for deep engagement, and the students rose to the challenge of condensing complex ideas into manageable pieces of information.

Geography 128

Geography Government History Cultures 128

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Student achievement at 80 schools in low-income areas that provided parents with information on how to support their children’s education was no better than at schools that didn’t run a parent-engagement program, according to a November 2020 analysis by four U.S. based economists.

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Sapiens

MARCH 19, 2024

São Tomé’s role in this devastating and transformational history is largely unknown—some people have never heard of the tiny nation. Our team aims to illuminate the island’s central and brutal place in world history. Reconstructing their experiences and Praia Melão’s place in history will take more research.

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Archaeology Heritage History Government 107

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Such students have fewer informal science opportunities and limited broadband Wi-Fi access at home and attend schools in districts that receive, by one estimate, $1,200 less in funding per student. They also have fewer hours of science instruction. Related: We must boost elementary science education.

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ED Surge

MARCH 26, 2024

Now all of a sudden, without asking teachers to give up their weekends to grade,” he says, “we can give all that information to the student and teacher within seconds.” But Cote saw that now an AI chatbot can be trained on the same rubric to instantly give the same kind of feedback.

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Civics Controversial Topics Education Social Studies 135

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 17, 2023

However, one teacher, my history teacher, seemed bothered that I had worn African attire to school. He helped me during lunch with my history assignments, and he became interested in the role of immigration in American history. Reading through each letter at the start of the year informs me of what motivates each student.

American History 126

American History High School Cultures History 126

Moler's Musing

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Tuesday Lesson Link Our focus for the day was colonial government, diving into how the colonies were left to create their own systems under England’s “salutary neglect.” This was my attempt to help them visualize how the government was structured differently on either side of the Atlantic.

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Government Teaching Lesson Plan Economics 126

The Hechinger Report

MAY 11, 2023

The second-year teacher has made it her mission to help students sift through the barrage of complex and often incorrect information on the internet today. She credits a training program through the American Museum of Natural History in Manhattan for preparing her to do so. If you think that, try to find resources about it.

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Political Science Now

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

This workshop invites applications from scholars studying the history and politics of labor, finance and corporations, racial capitalism, political ecology, economic regulation and the fiscal state.

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Research Political Science Economics History 39

ED Surge

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Universities have a long history of innovating and then giving away the value they create. Built from internet technology and Facebook money, the developing metaverse wouldn’t be possible without higher education, but colleges are hardly acting that way. What might an “open metaverse” (sometimes referred to as Web3 ) be like?

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ED Surge

APRIL 12, 2023

Even more astonishing, five of my former students decided to become high school history teachers, just like me: Paula Katrina Camaya : a former Chicago Public Schools educator currently teaching civics and humanities at Evanston Township High School (ETHS) in Evanston, Illinois. History class during the 2014-2015 academic year.

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