TCI

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

history instruction is essential for developing informed, engaged citizens who can navigate the complexities of modern society. However, recent studies indicate that many states are falling short of providing students with the educational foundation needed for active civic participation. High-quality civics and U.S.

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Civics Teaching Civic Engagement Social Studies 98

Dangerously Irrelevant

MAY 31, 2017

Some folks know that I started my education career as a middle school Social Studies teacher in Charlotte, North Carolina. For instance, if I was teaching Social Studies today… My students and I definitely would be tapping into an incredible diversity of online resources. government as well.

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Moler's Musing

JANUARY 24, 2025

This week in 8th-grade social studies, we brought history to life with engaging EduProtocols that helped students dive deep into the Early Republic and key moments like the Whiskey Rebellion. The establishment of key government structures. The significance of neutrality and Jays Treaty.

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Government Social Studies Leadership History 131

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.

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Social Studies Civics Pedagogy Geography 113

A Principal's Reflections

NOVEMBER 4, 2013

You will hear from a science teacher, a social studies teacher, and an art teacher as each provides her take on how the Common Core and 21st Century learning goals affect what goes on in the classroom. Exhibitions will be presented to students in English classes studying NIGHT utilizing a gallery walk approach.

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Museum Archiving Social Studies History 320

Passion for Social Studies

AUGUST 12, 2024

Political Socialization Lesson Unfortunately, people are often easily influenced by external factors. 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. Teaching about the U.S.

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Lesson Plan Government Critical Thinking Social Studies 130

Passion for Social Studies

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

There is so much fascinating information to learn when taking any government course. They will learn through an informative video link, Google Slides presentation, notes, and a WebQuest. Each topic has an informational video link, and Google Slide notes to ensure students deeply understand the topic.

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Lesson Plan Government Social Studies History 130

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Despite the vast amount of information available at our fingertips, a staggering number of Americans struggle to grasp the fundamentals of our political system. Scores on Advanced Placement government tests are consistently among the lowest across all AP offerings. School curricula on civics often fall short.

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Civics Teaching K-12 Social Studies 137

Passion for Social Studies

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Teaching high school students about these stages prepares them with knowledge about the decision-making process and how their participation impacts the government. Teaching high school students about elections is essential in helping them become informed citizens who understand their rights and responsibilities in a democratic society.

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Teaching Government Social Studies High School 130

Ashleigh's Education Journey

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

The Teaching American government doesn’t have to be boring or overly complicated. Government is an abstract concept, and many students have a difficult time making connections to the concepts. When I teach government, I use a direct democracy and representative democracy simulation to engage students.

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Government Teaching Social Studies Education 52

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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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. Add to cart AP US Government Course $ 200.00 Add to cart Civics and American Government Course $ 125.00 Add to cart Sociology Course $ 200.00

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Sociology Social Studies Government Civics 130

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. If your students need more context about the government, check out our blog post about teaching the U.S. If you are a U.S.

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Middle School Lesson Plan Government Social Studies 130

ED Surge

MARCH 26, 2024

He still has that concern, but as he stepped back to think about it, he also saw a way to “leverage” the tool for a goal he had long fought for — to help bring social studies education, and especially the teaching of civics, to broader prominence in the nation’s schools. He has long argued that U.S.

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Civics Controversial Topics Education Social Studies 132

Students of History

JANUARY 10, 2023

However, current events are a great way to connect your curriculum to the real world and work on social studies skills. Incorporating current events into your social studies lessons can also be a great way to engage students and help them see the relevance of the subject to their own lives.

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ED Surge

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Recently, EdSurge spoke with Chelsey McClelland, a third-year social studies teacher at Lawrence North High School in Indianapolis who recently completed the ISTE U course Artificial Intelligence Explorations for Educators. Even the AI tools that are trained using the same information could still give unique results!

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Primary Sources Lesson Plan Professional Development EdTech 134

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

Passion for Social Studies

JUNE 15, 2024

Thankfully, the Third Party Lesson includes key information and exciting activities! government critically while understanding the importance and power of third parties. Add to cart Government Debates $ 6.00 Add to cart The post Teaching Third Parties appeared first on Passion for Social Studies.

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Teaching Lesson Plan Government Social Studies 100

Moler's Musing

APRIL 30, 2025

Students question the bot like they would a biased newspaper article, a government document, or a historical speech. It reinforces essential social studies skills: sourcing, bias, perspective, and evidence-based reasoning. This turns AI into the text not the shortcut. Why Fray-I works: It puts students in the drivers seat.

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Primary Sources Teaching Social Studies Government 40

ED Surge

MARCH 15, 2024

As a high school social studies teacher, my job includes helping students learn to use evidence to present arguments, engage in civil discourse and take informed action to bring about change. and “How do I find the contact information of those in positions of power?” It was a maddening moment of clarity for me.

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American History World History Social Studies History 132

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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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. The post Simulation Games for Your Ancient Civilizations Class appeared first on Mr and Mrs Social Studies.

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Teaching American History

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Katherine Thrailkill considered careers in drama, law, and hi-tech sales before realizing all her interests and experiences pointed her toward teaching social studies. Lindblom, a 2011 James Madison Memorial Foundation Fellow , recommended that Thrailkill apply for the same grant, to fund a Masters emphasizing constitutional studies.

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American History History Civics Government 98

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 20, 2016

High School seniors (left to right) Hayley Striegel, Olivia Poplawski, Cheri Zheng-Fredericks and Julie Pignataro look for ways to verify information they’ve encountered on social media. My students are all about social media. They’ve never known life without it, and it’s where they get all their information.

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K-12 Primary Sources Civics Social Studies 103

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Some school districts, local governments and nonprofit groups across the country have galvanized this youth activism by giving students opportunities to participate in leadership roles and democracy in ways that go beyond civics classes and student government. Things … the government does affect us, but we can’t vote,” she said.

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Civics Civic Engagement High School Government 143

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 30, 2018

Louis Park High School, just outside of Minneapolis, take time out of their social studies class for a team-building exercise that is part of the school’s Building Assets, Reducing Risks program. Having access to this comprehensive information is crucial to the model. Freshmen at St. But you’ve probably never heard of it.

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High School Social Studies Government Professional Development 110

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 27, 2024

Without fully informing his mother, the school district pulled him out of the regular education program and assigned him to classes focused on life skills. Today he’s in seventh grade and receives regular instruction with his peers in math, English, science and social studies, with modifications.

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Tradition Public School Research Psychology 138

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 4, 2023

DoDEA educators went through a combined total of 2 million hours of professional learning and 800,000 hours of focused collaboration during the implementation of the system’s College and Career Ready Standards that began with PK-5 mathematics in the 2015-16 school year and were completed with PK-5 social studies in 2021-22.

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Historic Sites Education Museum Tutoring 98

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 1, 2018

Students have access to hundreds of courses while they are in Illinois’ juvenile justice facilities, but they tend to focus on math, language arts, social studies and science. Students technically have access to hundreds of courses, but Jones-Redmond said the district focuses on math, language arts, social studies and science.

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Social Studies Tradition American History High School 87

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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ED Surge

MAY 24, 2023

Illinois also established an inclusive history commission the same year TEAACH was passed that provided recommendations on social studies instruction. This kind of long term investment in PD is needed to make sure a mandate like the TEAACH Act is implemented long term.

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Inclusive Curriculum American History Professional Development Primary Sources 104

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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ACRE

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Students can also explore biographical information for several individuals whose ideas influenced the nation’s founding documents. These essays outlined the division of government powers, methods for taxation, as well as foundations for the structure of Congress and the Courts. Government: PP.2.USG.2

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Primary Sources Civics Archiving Government 52

Moler's Musing

JANUARY 5, 2024

I wanted to ease my 8th graders back into learning while laying the groundwork for my favorite social studies unit on the Constitution and government. I choose questions connected to what we learn about the Constitution, including: The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution.

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Government Civics Social Studies 52

Studies Weekly

JANUARY 17, 2024

17, 2023 • by Studies Weekly Since the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, schools across the United States have relied on emergency ESSER funding from the federal government to hire more teachers, purchase instructional resources, and more. The federal government offered three rounds of funds to public, private, and charter schools nationwide.

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K-12 Charter School Social Studies Government 52

Studies Weekly

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

18, 2020 • Studies Weekly Learning Objectives: Students will learn the qualifications for people running for office. State and local government units set their own qualifications for those running for office. Read the following information from the Constitution to the class and outline its most important details on the board.

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Lesson Plan Social Studies Professional Development Government 52

Teaching American History

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Two graduates of the Master of Arts in American History and Government (MAHG) program submitted essays on how they teach these skills to the Bill of Rights Institute’s 2023 National Civics Teacher of the Year Award , placing among the top ten finalists. They teach self-government as a cooperative activity. Yet both go further.

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Civics Civic Engagement American History Government 52