The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Email Address Choose from our newsletters Weekly Update Future of Learning Higher Education Early Childhood Proof Points Leave this field empty if you’re human: In recent years, division over how social studies should be taught has plagued school districts around the country.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Some educators are calling for schools to adopt a curriculum that emphasizes content along with phonics. 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. Sign up for Proof Points and other Hechinger newsletters.

Teaching 136

Teaching Charter School Social Studies Geography 136

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 13, 2024

Like many high school chemistry teachers, Angie Hackman instructs students on atoms, matter and, she says, how they “influence the world around us.” That’s because so many students, even incoming ninth graders, arrive at the school without basic reading skills, according to Douglas Fisher, an administrator at the school.

High School 145

High School Teaching Primary Sources K-12 145

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.

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Social Studies Teaching Archiving Geography 76

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 10, 2025

Nearly a half century ago, a landmark study showed that teachers werent explicitly teaching reading comprehension. Most of the studies took place after 2000 and included observations of almost 1,800 teachers. The studies not only looked at reading or English language arts classes, but also science and social studies.

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Social Studies Research Middle School High School 145

ED Surge

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Angela Fleck says this was the typical scene last year in the sixth grade social studies classes she teaches at Glover Middle School in Spokane, Washington: Nearly every student had a smartphone, and many of them would regularly sneak glances at the devices, which they kept tucked behind a book or just under their desks.

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Middle School Public School Social Studies High School 134

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 16, 2021

“I did poorly in middle school because I didn’t care,” Tendilla told me. He credits his rising ambitions to encouragement from his teachers at his Brooklyn high school, part of what was then a relatively new and untested high school network known as Pathways in Technology Early College High School (P-TECH).

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Passion for Social Studies

OCTOBER 14, 2024

So, students must have lessons that focus on teaching the election. Thankfully, teaching the election will be a fun, exciting, and motivational process with The Political Socialization Lesson , Campaign Finance Lesson , and Electoral College Lesson ! This lesson is crucial in any class that focuses on teaching the election.

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Teaching Government Social Studies High School 130

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. The text includes the principles of Nazi Ideology that I teach to the students in two classroom lessons.

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Museum Archiving Social Studies History 315

Zinn Education Project

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Every Zinn Education Project session not only impacts my teaching, but unravels the damage done by whitewashed histories. Tara Micham, social studies teacher, Kansas City, Kansas Tara Micham is one of thousands of teachers learning the history missing from their own education in our Teach the Black Freedom Struggle classes.

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Social Studies History High School Teaching 98

Teaching American History

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

To give students insight into the work of historians, Czarnecki assigns research projects in all of the courses she teaches at Bishop Seabury Academy in Lawrence, Kansas. At Bishop Seabury, a small independent school in the Episcopal tradition, high school students take two or more of Czarnecki’s courses.

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Social Studies Research Archiving American History 98

Passion for Social Studies

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

However, high school students do not remember the day like teachers do due to their age. To ensure students understand the magnitude of this day, teachers must focus on teaching September 11th. Perfect Introduction to Teaching September 11th When teaching September 11th, teachers cannot just talk about the day.

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Teaching Lesson Plan History Social Studies 130

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 6, 2021

I grew up in an area with a large Asian American population, including 25 percent of the students in my high school. We need to read texts by Asian American authors in English classes and learn about Asian American history and community leaders in social studies classes. Sign up for the Hechinger newsletter.

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High School American History Social Studies Leadership 119

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 1, 2021

Under a first-in-the-nation law that took full effect this year, students from across the state must take part in at least two “student-led, nonpartisan civics projects” — one in eighth grade, and another in high school. Peyton Amaral, an eighth grader at Morton Middle School in Fall River, Mass., Credit: Christopher Blanchette.

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Civic Engagement Civics Teaching Middle School 142

Teaching American History

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

“To be a good member of your community, you really have to understand why people do the things that they do,” says Bryan Little, who teaches both on-level Government and AP Government at McPherson High School in McPherson, Kansas. Perhaps this game teaches a less pessimistic view of human behavior than Madison’s.

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Humanities Teaching American History Government 52

Catlin Tucker

MAY 12, 2015

Educators today are facing two major shifts in education–a move to the Common Core Standards and increasing pressure to teach students with the technology they’ll be expected to use in their lives beyond high school. My book is now available for preorder !

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Teaching EdTech Social Studies History 137

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 19, 2023

What is the best way to teach? But a June 2023 study from England could override all these debates: the most effective use of class time may depend on the subject. I’ve noticed that doing a lot of practice problems during school hours is a big part of the algebra tutoring programs that have produced strong results for teens.

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Teaching Project-Based Learning Tutoring Economics 145

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 11, 2025

The solution, one that has strong bipartisan support, is as prominent as John Hancocks signature: a generational investment in teaching students how the government works. States, on the other hand, establish high school graduation requirements and provide broad instructional guidance through learning standards.

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Civics K-12 Middle School High School 78

ED Surge

JANUARY 21, 2025

Jami Rhue thought her first stint as a school librarian would be a quick detour in her career as a classroom teacher. But by the time she was heading up her own elementary school classroom in Chicago, she found herself missing the library and longing to teach media literacy again. If you can't manage, you can't teach.

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Library Charter School Education Lesson Plan 108

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 15, 2024

When my 8-year-old started asking questions about the world, it hit me that there wasn’t a lot out there to guide parents in teaching their kids about being active, engaged citizens. There are multiple hurdles facing K-12 schools in teaching civics. This will involve reallocating school time to social studies and civics.

Civics 125

Civics Teaching K-12 Social Studies 125

A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 1, 2011

When I became the Principal at New Milford High School in 2007 I felt that it was extremely important to communicate with various stakeholders (parents, BOE members, Central Office, staff, etc.) all of the great things going on at the school. Communication New Milford High School Principal''s Report' Perna and Ms.

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Social Studies High School History Teaching 199

A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 8, 2012

On December 15, 2011, Mr. Tusa of the Social Studies Department guest lectured on the history of racism in America in Mrs. DePoto’s AP Language and Composition class. Future collaboration between the Social Studies Department and the Language Arts Department is planned. Bettini’s class.

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Global Perspectives Archiving Social Studies History 249

Zinn Education Project

OCTOBER 20, 2024

Donate Today Right wing politicians and media outlets are attacking the very heart of the Zinn Education Project — teaching people’s history in classrooms across the country. Meanwhile thousands of classroom teachers refuse to be bullied into lying to children and have pledged to continue to teach the truth.

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History Teaching Civics Middle School 98

ED Surge

OCTOBER 8, 2024

And he hasn’t had to abandon teaching. I just get to do the fun part now: teach,” he shares. “I In any given school, a robust school staff is quietly working behind the scenes to help shape the day for kids. If they said, ‘So you don't teach kids anymore?’ And I like that part, the teaching aspect.

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Teaching K-12 Social Studies Museum 124

ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Perhaps it is because the virtues of Mexican and Indigenous spiritualities in Texas and Minnesota, where I’ve split my whole life, are so universal that it’s hard to not be drawn to their teachings and practices. At first, I was convinced I found a pedagogy ingrained with Indigenous wisdom that could further decolonize my teaching.

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Cultures Teaching Pedagogy Ancestry 138

ED Surge

APRIL 23, 2024

Of those five, one left teaching during her third year, and another will resign next month, at the end of the school year. The other three are still teaching and plan to continue. years of my career at Weehawken High School, where I taught Algebra I (students in grades seven to nine) and AP Calculus (grades 11-12).

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Teaching K-12 Middle School Social Studies 129

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 27, 2020

They are advocating for core curriculum changes in social studies — specifically American history — classes. To them, educators should teach significant topics like the 1950s and 1960s civil rights movement with more depth and breadth. And school districts are working to expand their curricula on race.

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Teaching Elementary School Social Justice American History 145

ED Surge

APRIL 19, 2023

Teaching is about more than curriculum and lesson planning. Teaching, as human work, is to show the beauty and complexity of the human experience in our society. But pursuing dreams and passions requires time and space, and teaching leaves me barely any room to breathe. Teaching has consumed me. Teaching has consumed me.

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Teaching Humanities Lesson Plan Middle School 145

The Hechinger Report

JULY 7, 2024

When I first started teaching middle school, I did everything my university prep program told me to do in what’s known as the “workshop model.” Lewis prompted teaching about allusions to the Christian creation story and the myth of Narcissus, knowledge they could use to analyze future stories and characters.

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Teaching Geography History Library 145

Doing Social Studies

JANUARY 27, 2022

As a member and current president of the Kansas Council for Social Studies, the working relationship between the professional Social Studies organizations in Kansas is one that I deeply cherish and am proud to be a part of. This network of professionals has helped transform my teaching practice and feeds my teacher soul.

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Social Studies Primary Sources Geography Economics 67

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 7, 2022

As a social studies teacher and a Chinese American immigrant, I find myself subconsciously asking the following questions: How are Asian Americans viewed by the American public? Related: STUDENT VOICE: Here’s why my high school and others must address anti-Asian racism. What stereotypes and misperceptions still abound?

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American History History Teaching Primary Sources 112

The Hechinger Report

JULY 6, 2019

86 percent of teachers and more than 80 percent of parents say that climate change should be taught in school. The science behind climate change is complicated and evolving, and most teachers aren’t prepared to teach it well. Ten years ago, you teach climate change and you could see eyes roll.”.

Teaching 110

Teaching Social Studies Humanities High School 110

Catlin Tucker

JANUARY 13, 2020

Can teachers who are teaching an AP course use blended learning models and cover the extensive curriculum? I teach AP Psychology, blended and traditional, at a high school in the northwest suburbs of Chicago. Cori Schwarzrock is an AP Psychology teacher at Cary-Grove High School in Cary, Il.

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Psychology Sociology Anthropology World History 218

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 4, 2018

Revere High School students eating and socializing in the cafeteria. Most days in Nancy Barile’s English course at Revere High School, a visitor might begin to wonder when the real class is going to start. ethos to her teaching. Photo: Nick Chiles for The Hechinger Report. REVERE, Mass.

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Teaching Oral History High School Sociology 111

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 14, 2024

Students gather once a month at my high school for what we call “equity lunch chats” with teachers and administrators. Related: Teaching social studies in a polarized world It’s time we listened to our students and strengthened our curriculums to teach a balanced history that honors all cultures and narratives.

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History World Religions Inclusive Curriculum Heritage 139

Digital Promise

JANUARY 29, 2019

In collaboration with HP and Microsoft’s Reinvent the Classroom Initiative, Digital Promise Global is launching a new program that celebrates teachers who demonstrate powerful teaching and learning with technology. We are pleased to present our inaugural cohort of the HP Teaching Fellows. Six HP Teaching Fellows Announced.

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High School Education Social Studies Elementary School 63

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Amid the growing debate over how best to teach math, there is another ballooning problem: grades. This story also appeared in Mind/Shift The latest warning sign comes from college admissions test maker ACT, which compared students’ ACT test scores with their self-reported high school grades between 2010 and 2022.

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