The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

One time, a teacher gave his special education world history class all of the answers to their final exam. It would require roughly $18 billion in additional funding for the federal government to fully fund the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. He said he never had to study or actually learn anything to get an A.

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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.

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Students of History

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

They took a long while to create, but I now have packets for every unit in Civics/Government , World History , and US History. There's always an eye-catching image as well as a set of standards-based Essential Questions to guide your teaching of the unit. These vary from between 9-15 terms depending on the unit.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 5, 2017

History teacher, I could teach the content related to modern world history. For the past weeks, I have been taking AP and other tests. I know the material well — actually, beyond “well.” According to my U.S. That’s not uncommon for an autistic person, which I am. Does wearing glasses mean a person can’t read?).

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Students of History

JANUARY 10, 2023

If you are teaching high school, this likely means that you can broach most news-worthy topics. Additionally, look for events that connect to the themes and concepts you're teaching in class. This is easiest to do in a Civics or American Government classroom. 4) Use a variety of teaching strategies.

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Leah Cleary

JULY 9, 2023

I had to teach it about the various Depth of Knowledge Levels, but that was easy. Here are sample commands: Command: DOK Level 1 Explanation + Generate 3 DOK Level 1 Multiple Choice Questions appropriate for sophomore World History students studying Classical Greece. I just had to copy and paste their definitions. Constantly.

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4QM Teaching

MAY 23, 2023

We’re not the sort of people who would misrepresent ourselves for money, but I do actually believe that learning history with the Four Question Method is civics education, and in this post I’ll explain why I think so. DEMOCRACY IS DEMANDING Democracy is an especially challenging form of government, because it requires a lot of its citizens.

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Students of History

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

In addition to the US History curriculum , there are also similar curricula available for World History and American Government / Civics. Plus there's the digital Google pages, PowerPoints, and everything else you need to make teaching social studies a breeze!

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Leah Cleary

JULY 28, 2024

Hochman and Natalie Wexler provides a comprehensive approach to teaching writing. ” This sentence can teach students about descriptive language and personification. How to Build Strong Writers One Sentence at a Time Strategies from The Writing Revolution The Writing Revolution by Judith C. Because, But, So Sentence Stems.

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Let's Cultivate Greatness

JULY 5, 2023

Pick Content-Focused Classroom Décor Wall Maps – Hang the largest-size wall maps you can fit, depending on what you teach. This world map is 46x80in , perfect for a giant wall space, or this smaller one is 24x36in if that’s all your room. Again, I point at them daily in my US History and Civics classes.

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World History Teachers Blog

NOVEMBER 23, 2024

In an ongoing series called "Teaching Revolutions ," you can read essays that offer new ways to frame the way you teach revolutions. In another essay called " You Can't Teach the age of Revolutions without the Black Intellectual Tradition, Robert D. In "Finding Genres of Revolution in the Classroom ," Aaron R.

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ED Surge

APRIL 12, 2023

After 13 years of teaching, I’ve had just over 1,700 students walk in and out of my classroom. and World History teacher at Art in Motion School in Chicago. History class during the 2014-2015 academic year. History class. Victoria Kosiba: a current seventh, eighth, and ninth grade U.S. Victoria was in my U.S.

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Diane Ravitch

MAY 9, 2023

history and world history courses. The passage went on to say, “These societies may promote greater equality among people while still providing a fully functioning government-supervised economy.” In other words, why do anything if the government is eventually going to do it for you?”

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Studies Weekly

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

15 Women from World History Who Made a Difference Mar. 7, 2022 By Studies Weekly World history is full of remarkable women who changed the way we live today. When the Yom Kippur War took the country by surprise, Meir helped form a new coalition government.

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Zinn Education Project

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

I executed the COINTELPRO: Teaching the FBI’s War on the Black Freedom Movement activity with my 9th grade U.S. History students. Since I teach a majority Latinx student population, they were immediately hooked. Paradoxically, teaching people’s history leaves more room for hope than any other educational framework.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Bob Cousineau teaches social studies at Pennridge High School, in Pennsylvania. As for the claim that Vermilion intends ‘to minimize teaching about the history of US race relations and LGBTQ issues,’ that is a slanderous and insulting accusation of bigotry that has been baselessly leveled against me.”

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 28, 2021

As Chris Tims, a high school teacher in Waterloo, Iowa, sees it, history education is about teaching students to synthesize diverse perspectives on the nation’s complicated past. and African American history. Americans have been arguing over what to teach children about U.S. This story also appeared in NBC News.

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