Cult of Pedagogy

JANUARY 19, 2025

Listen to my interview with Jen Serravallo ( transcript ): Sponsored by Wix Tomorrow and Brisk Teaching This post contains Amazon Affiliate links. Jen Serravallo In her newest book, Teaching Reading Across the Day , she gives us nine research-backed lesson structures for explicitly teaching reading across all content areas.

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Passion for Social Studies

JANUARY 31, 2025

The Vietnam War was a pivotal event in world history. Thankfully, the Vietnam War Lesson and Recent US History Unit are ready to make learning meaningful and planning a breeze! The Importance of Teaching about the Vietnam War There are many reasons why students must develop a strong understanding of the Vietnam War.

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A Lesson Plan for Teachers

DECEMBER 11, 2023

The Teaching Challenge Teaching today is a challenge. Each will address the best websites, strategies, and resources for teaching the Social Studies content areas. In this post, We’ll take a look at […] The post Finding Everything You Need for Teaching U.S.

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Leah Cleary

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Technology has transformed education, and Googles Notebook LM is a powerful AI tool that enhances lesson planning and student engagement. With features like content summarization, podcast generation, and streamlined lesson delivery, Notebook LM’s a must-have for teachers. Here’s how I teach them to use it: 4.

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Passion for Social Studies

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

When teaching US History, there is a strong focus on heroic individuals. MLK vs Malcolm X Lesson There is so much fascinating information to learn when studying MLK vs. Malcolm X. So, this lesson plan provides teachers with the necessary tools to educate students about the intricacies of the Civil Rights Era.

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Becoming a History Teacher

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Yes, a few had managed to write something about the French Revolution having multiple causes, but the lesson hadn’t quite paid off as he hoped. In this situation, Seb’s lesson plan is thwarted from the get-go by his preoccupation with the HOW rather than the WHAT and the WHY. History and Literacy in Year 7, History in Practice.

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Passion for Social Studies

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

September 11th, 2011, can never be forgotten in history. To ensure students understand the magnitude of this day, teachers must focus on teaching September 11th. With the 9/11 Lesson , students will be sure to understand the tragedy, heroism, and unity that occurred from this day. September 11th and 9/11 Lesson $ 6.00

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Studies Weekly

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Making Social Studies Fun to Teach | Teacher Testimonial Nov 07, 2024 Video Transcript Speaker : Manda Rensel, 1st Grade Teacher, PA Tell us why you love Studies Weekly! Manda's Story In Manda Rensels 25-year teaching career, she never enjoyed teaching history. Studies Weekly has changed my outlook on history, she says.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 14, 2024

I appreciate that my teachers try to offer different narratives,” a student said at one of our sessions discussing teaching materials featuring history and stories from all continents, “but they always seem to be about hardship or having to overcome an obstacle. She is a 2023-24 Teach Plus Colorado Policy Fellow.

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Studies Weekly

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Teaching with Primary Sources in Social Studies Feb. 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. Connecting Kids to History Studies Weekly uses primary sources to share real accounts. The primary source.

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Passion for Social Studies

MARCH 14, 2024

Students across the United States often focus on specific events and people during history courses. However, creating lessons that ensure students have a deep understanding of vital events and people can be challenging. Thankfully, teaching Nixon and LBJ will no longer be a concern. Johnson is crucial due to their impact.

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Passion for Social Studies

JUNE 30, 2024

Honestly, there are so many topics to teach in any history course. While students are naturally engaged in some, others require more planning to hook them in. Thankfully, that is not the case when teaching the Cold War! Luckily, this lesson has everything you need when teaching the Cold War.

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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 ! Thankfully, there are amazing resources out there to help.

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Passion for Social Studies

JUNE 15, 2024

So, it is crucial to include teaching third parties when students learn about the political system. Thankfully, the Third Party Lesson includes key information and exciting activities! History of Third Parties When teaching third parties, students will benefit from seeing examples. Students will analyze the U.S.

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Studies Weekly

MARCH 28, 2025

Classroom Behavior Management Ideas to Try Mar 28, 2025 By Debbie Bagley NEWSLETTER Teaching children to manage their emotions is essential in the 21st century. A unique and effective way teachers can do this is by giving opportunities for regulating emotions through proprioceptive input activities. They are not available for homeschools.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 12, 2024

Yancy Sanes teaches a unit on the climate crisis at Fannie Lou Hamer High School in the Bronx – not climate change, but the climatecrisis. I teach from a mindset and lens that I want to make sure my students are becoming activists, and it’s not enough just talking about it,” the science and math teacher said. “

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Students of History

JANUARY 25, 2022

For years, I ended my unit on Reconstruction by teaching about the controversial election of 1876 leading to the Compromise of 1877. 6th insurrection at the Capitol (I have a lesson for this here ), I came across an article about the only "successful" coup or insurrection in US History. Following the Jan.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

MAY 31, 2017

For instance, if I was teaching Social Studies today… My students and I definitely would be tapping into an incredible diversity of online resources. It also offers a YouTube channel on which historians discuss their work , making history come alive for contemporary youth. And so on… .

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Teaching American History

APRIL 22, 2025

Cade Lohrding teaches social studies for all three grades at Kiowa County Junior High School in Greensburg, Kansas. Lohrding enjoyed this time of socializing a chance to talk with teachers from all over the country who teach different groups of kids. Lohrdings Decision to Teach As a child, Lohrding met President George W.

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Studies Weekly

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Vocabulary Lesson Plan Sept. 2011) Explicit Instruction: Effective and Efficient Teaching (What Works for Special-Needs Learners). September 2009) The Art and Science of Teaching / Six Steps to Better Vocabulary Instruction. Frayer Model References: Archer, A. Hughes, C. The Guilford Press. Urrutia, K., Buenger, A.,

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Passion for Social Studies

AUGUST 12, 2024

So, it is essential to teach students about forming political individualities while respecting other viewpoints. Luckily, the Political Socialization Lesson is ready to take on this challenge! Thankfully, this lesson helps students analyze the U.S. There are even answer keys and a complete lesson plan to guide learning!

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 4, 2011

Perna’s US History I course worked on developing a colonial road trip project this month. Students were to develop a trip that someone could take today to explore colonial history through one of the three colonial regions. Students enjoyed the project and made colonial history come alive!

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Passion for Social Studies

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

So, including engaging, enriching lesson plans on presidents is essential to maintain this excitement! Thankfully, these resources, such as the Executive Branch Unit, make planning a breeze! Presidential Succession Lesson This is the perfect way to teach your students all about presidential succession!

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Studies Weekly

APRIL 7, 2025

4 Arab American Scientists to Know Apr 07, 2025 By Studies Weekly NEWSLETTER April is Arab American Heritage Month, a time to recognize the impactful contributions and achievements of Arab Americans in history. Celebrate this month by learning about these four Arab American scientists and their monumental impacts on their fields.

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A Lesson Plan for Teachers

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Teaching in today’s world requires presenting content in a number of varied ways for student engagement and content retention. If you are willing to be creative in your lesson presentation, you can do this with ease! Wouldn’t it be awesome to prep just ONE resource with different strategies for optimal student learning?

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 27, 2018

Angel Rivera and Sara Caro, humanities teachers at the Urban Assembly School for Applied Math and Science in the Bronx, meet to plan a lesson on World War II history lesson together. Every day he’d teach in a classroom, alone, and at night he’d go home and plan the next day’s lessons, alone.

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Passion for Social Studies

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

However, the activities need to respect the lives of everyone impacted while teaching the truth behind what led to so much fighting. World War I Homefront Lesson Students are always eager to learn about the US during World War I. Thankfully, this inclusive US history lesson ensures students understand the US homefront.

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ED Surge

JANUARY 20, 2023

Are you using the technology to spark new learning interest, teach a new concept or reinforce a difficult one? For many teachers, it’s not just the learning curve of using new technology, it’s also the process of lesson planning. Questions arise like whether to modify existing lesson plans or create new ones.

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Mr and Mrs Social Studies

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

This post will highlight several President’s Day activities and teaching ideas that you can do with your students that are no-prep or low-prep! Even if you don’t teach government on a regular basis, we hope you’ll find these activities to be a meaningful addition to your teaching. If you are a U.S.

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History Tech

JULY 19, 2024

The Stanford History Education Group has been around since 2002. Sam Wineburg, SHEG’s founder, one year earlier had published a book titled Thinking Historically and Other Unnatural Acts: Charting the Future of Teaching the Past.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 11, 2024

It’s an indirect way of teaching reading comprehension. Natalie Wexler’s 2019 best-selling book, The Knowledge Gap , championed knowledge-building curricula and more schools around the country, from Baltimore to Michigan to Colorado , are adopting these content-filled lesson plans to teach geography, astronomy and even art history.

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Moler's Musing

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

This task linked abstract governmental weaknesses to a real-world crisis, helping students see how the Articles’ limitations played out in history. The effect Shays’ Rebellion had on the call for a stronger federal government. Sketch and Tell Comic: Synthesis The final activity was a Sketch and Tell comic.

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ED Surge

JULY 10, 2024

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 population of students I serve as a teacher in our Academy for Teaching and Learning are interested in pursuing a career in education.

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A Lesson Plan for Teachers

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Even better, how about learning 10 great ways […] The post 10 Great Ways to Use Scavenger Hunts in the Classroom appeared first on A Lesson Plan for Teachers. So why not use games in the classroom to help students learn?

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 11, 2016

I think one of the hardest parts of teaching something like that is, because you were there and you saw it happen, you know what it felt like and you know what it was like to see it,” said Neil Thompson, also a social studies teacher at North Plainfield High School. Related: How can states better support and keep new teachers?

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Fordham Institute found that elementary school students who studied more social studies, including geography, history and civics, scored higher on fifth grade reading tests. Education journalist Emily Hanford has argued that the failure to teach phonics in the early elementary years may be the problem. Credit: Jason Bachman/Flickr.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 21, 2022

Teacher summer camp,” Aimee Hollander, an assistant professor and director of Nicholls State University’s Center for Teaching Excellence, jokingly called it. McMillan, who teaches in a rural southeast part of the state, said the geography of her school is one reason she applied to the fellowship.

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