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For My Daughters, For My Students: Valencia Abbott’s All-In

NCHE

After Valencia Abbott’s school day ended, we met to discuss her experiences as a history teacher. I’m supposed to be a history teacher. In the last twelve years, Valencia has led community service projects with one of her local museums. That’s not something that came about because I was in the classroom,” Valencia said.

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What All High Schools Can Draw From Career and Technical Education Programs

ED Surge

Ethan, a high school junior studying to become a secondary history teacher in our Academy for Teaching and Learning, was presenting findings from his extensive research to the staff at our school. The project was simple for me because it came with the guidance like a rubric, a model and examples to help with lesson planning.

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Teachers of the Year Say Educators Deserve More Trust

ED Surge

Autumn Rivera, 2022 Colorado Teacher of the Year, at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in April. EdSurge spent a morning with the teachers as they toured Smithsonian museums in small groups. She’s always thinking through lesson plans and seating charts, even at the grocery store and in the shower.

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Before Using Augmented and Virtual Reality Tools, Teachers Should Develop a Plan

ED Surge

When I ask teachers why they’re using AR or VR, they often tell me they saw an exciting new tool at a conference and found a way to make it work with their lesson plan or that a colleague tried out a tool and mentioned that their students loved it. Questions arise like whether to modify existing lesson plans or create new ones.

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If I was teaching Social Studies today…

Dangerously Irrelevant

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. Washington University in St. And so on… .

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PROOF POINTS: Slightly higher reading scores when students delve into social studies, study finds

The Hechinger Report

Fordham Institute found that elementary school students who studied more social studies, including geography, history and civics, scored higher on fifth grade reading tests. High-income children are more likely to travel, go to museums and attend live performances. Calling for more civics and history instruction is nothing new.

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A Teacher’s Guide to Celebrating Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month

Studies Weekly

They broaden students’ view of history and teach them to respect people from different cultures. Many museums offer online resources that you can use instead. For example, the Museum of Chinese in America in Chinatown, Manhattan, NY, hosts a MOCAKIDS Storytime program on Zoom every 2nd and 4th Thursday at 4 p.m.