The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 5, 2020

A September 2020 study from the Thomas B. Fordham Institute found that elementary school students who studied more social studies, including geography, history and civics, scored higher on fifth grade reading tests. Credit: Jason Bachman/Flickr. Only one in five students is reading at grade level.

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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

Teaching American History

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

A Conversation with Sonja Czarnecki Sonja Czarnecki, 2022 MAHG Graduate “In order to understand history, you have to do history,” Sonja Czarnecki insists. 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.

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Social Studies Research Archiving American History 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.

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Social Studies Teaching Archiving Geography 76

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

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. Related: Our free weekly newsletter alerts you to what research says about schools and classrooms. Weve all been there.

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Teaching Charter School Social Studies Geography 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. Holocaust Memorial Museum to research their assigned cluster of non-Jewish victims of Nazi oppression.

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Museum Archiving Social Studies History 315

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 20, 2024

Additionally, in partnership with the National Science Teaching Association, the Computer Science Teachers Association, the National Council for the Social Studies and the American Statistical Association, we made an unprecedented joint call to build data science as an interdisciplinary subject across K-12 education.

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K-12 Teaching Social Studies High School 135

4QM Teaching

MARCH 17, 2025

History course that covers 1492-1877. The 4QM team wrote our own narratives for all the Question One lessons, edited primary sources for all the Question Twos, researched data for all the Question Threes, and hashed out all the Question Fours. Today were almost done with a 4QM U.S.

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Social Studies Primary Sources Lesson Plan Private School 40

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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The Hechinger Report

JULY 11, 2018

Experts say that requires regular and high-quality social studies lessons, starting in kindergarten, to teach kids to be critical thinkers and communicators who know how to take meaningful action. Most states either don’t test social studies, or the social studies test doesn’t really count toward adequate yearly progress.”.

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Social Studies Civics Controversial Topics Elementary School 111

A Principal's Reflections

MAY 22, 2013

It enriches students’ lives by offering computer and real-life skill instruction delivered through comprehensive projects in the subject areas of science, history and social studies. VR Quest™ is a fun and educational project-based learning (PBL) model that integrates fully immersive Virtual Reality technology.

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Critical Thinking Project-Based Learning Educational Technology Elementary School 358

NCHE

MARCH 25, 2024

After Jessica Ellison invited me to participate in a conversation about how academic historians might be of use to K-12 teachers, I did a little research: I asked teachers at our state social studies council what they most needed for their work. The answers were clear: time and confidence, they said.

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K-12 Primary Sources American History Archiving 312

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. I am so proud to be Hispanic and loved researching a personal hero of mine.”

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History World Religions Inclusive Curriculum Heritage 136

HistoryRewriter

JANUARY 17, 2024

Adam Moler and I will kick off the second season of The Social Studies Show on Thursday, January 18, 2024 at 6 PT/9 ET. The Archetype Foursquare EduProtocol (Chapter 13) helps students at all levels demonstrate that they can transfer their learning from one subject (English) to another (History).

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Social Studies Elementary School History Research 208

A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 12, 2012

History class, students learned about the rise of Jacksonian Democracy and had to determine if Jackson was a highly successful president or a corrupt leader. Students in Mr. Tusa’s history class investigated the history of Europe through painting (1500-1800). History teacher Ms. Image credit: [link] In Ms. Levy’s U.S.

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Library History Cultures Educational Technology 271

A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 8, 2012

The students have to research the costs associated with starting a business and are then to ask for a loan as part of a business plan competition. 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.

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Global Perspectives Archiving Social Studies History 249

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. He also researched and developed artificial hearts and ventricular assist pumps.

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Social Studies Primary Sources American History Heritage 52

A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 1, 2011

Social media now makes it even easier to get all of this exciting information out to my stakeholders via our Twitter account and Facebook page. The following are some highlights from February: My Media Specialist (Linda Keesing) and History Teacher (Joe Manzo) collaborated recently to integrate Web 2.0 technology into a U.S.

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Social Studies High School History Teaching 199

HistoryRewriter

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

An ELA teacher can partner with a History teacher in working with City of Thieves by David Benioff, a novel on the siege of Leningrad told from the POV of a starving Russian in WWII. According to visible learning researcher John Hattie, conceptual change programs have a.99 Mental models help us understand complex thinking.

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Pedagogy Social Studies History Research 234

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? history and civics curriculum to be more inclusive and equitable? history and civics curriculum to be more inclusive and equitable?

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American History History Teaching Primary Sources 110

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 28, 2020

What stands out for me is how readers remain interested in basic research into how kids learn, from reading to critical thinking to collaborating with peers. Thank you to everyone who has read and commented on my weekly stories about education data and research. Will history repeat?

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Research Tutoring Education Critical Thinking 120

Social Studies Success

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Secondary Social Studies Interventionist As any good teacher does, I often eavesdrop. During my fourteen years of eavesdropping, I’ve heard social studies teachers lament that they are “not reading teachers”. Why is background knowledge important in social studies? By Kydra Hubbard, Ed.

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Social Studies Geography Advocacy Leadership 52

Catlin Tucker

JANUARY 13, 2020

My online learning activities typically involve the use of short videos, online discussions, student research, podcasts, and various formative assessments. She is a veteran social studies teacher who has taught Sociology, US History, World History, Anthropology, and Psychology.

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Psychology Sociology Anthropology World History 218

TCI

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Building a toolbox of teaching strategies can help educators meet the needs of students and bring social studies to life. This hands-on approach ensures that students are not just absorbing information but actively applying and exploring it, making subjects like social studies more meaningful and memorable.

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Social Studies Teaching Professional Development Geography 52

Students of History

JANUARY 3, 2023

It's the year 2023, and teaching social studies is more of a challenge than ever before. Between the students, administrators, parents, and the community, social studies teachers are feeling pressure from all directions. I have these available for my entire curricula in World and US History.

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Social Studies Teaching Historic Sites Primary Sources 52

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

citizenship test, which assesses basic knowledge of American history, according to new survey results released earlier this month by the Woodrow Wilson Foundation. Officials from the Woodrow Wilson Foundation say these results point to longstanding problems with the way American history is taught in schools. history to be lacking.

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American History History Education History Education 87

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 11, 2024

A growing chorus of education researchers, pundits and “science of reading” advocates are calling for young children to be taught more about the world around them. In 2023, University of Virginia researchers promoted a study of Colorado charter schools that had adopted E.D. It’s an indirect way of teaching reading comprehension.

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Learning Science Charter School Lesson Plan Social Studies 145

The Hechinger Report

JULY 7, 2024

Over time, I pieced together the idea that my students would benefit most from a teaching model that emphasized shared readings of challenging works of literature; memorization of poetry; explicit grammar instruction; contextual knowledge, including history; and teacher direction — not time practicing skills. That shouldn’t be surprising.

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Teaching Geography History Library 144

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 2, 2023

Here are the 17 words from Florida’s new social studies guidelines that lit a fire under much of America, on every side of the debate: “Instruction includes how slaves developed skills which, in some instances, could be applied for their personal benefit.”

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History K-12 Social Studies Education Policy 94

Thrive in Grade Five

MARCH 16, 2019

Combine Literacy and Social Studies in a Meaningful Way! My students love learning about the interesting historical people and events that shaped our nation but will never show up in a history textbook. This will help you reinforce the ELA research standard. I’d love for you to grab the list for free.

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Social Studies History Research Teaching 130

Mr and Mrs Social Studies

JANUARY 16, 2023

In this research project, students will create one slide in a Google Slideshow about a job that starts with each letter of the alphabet. Students can spend more time researching and applying these different topics to jobs they are interested in to better understand what might be a good fit for their future.

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Middle School Teaching Social Justice Social Studies 130

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 13, 2024

While some students also receive one-on-one remediation, Fisher said that research shows those interventions aren’t enough to close the gap. “We HSHMC’s approach of integrating literacy into content classes is something that researchers are calling for. were out of line with current research , known as “the science of reading.”

High School 145

High School Teaching Primary Sources K-12 145

Studies Weekly

APRIL 14, 2025

Scaffolding is a research-proven method of leading students along this path. 2 In Studies Weekly, the task of reading grade-level text is modeled with plenty of scaffolding that the student can then use to approximate the task on their own. Help students level up their skills with Studies Weekly. Shanahan on Literacy.

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Primary Sources Social Studies Lesson Plan Professional Development 52

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 12, 2022

The best class I ever taught centered on the history of Washington, D.C. They learned about the history of their neighborhoods and the origins of the music they listened to. Still, my love of history had an outlet in school. Social studies was the class I excelled in because it felt most meaningful.

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Heritage Artifacts Local History Social Studies 131

Mr and Mrs Social Studies

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

history teacher, you can continue to use these baseball cards throughout the year to correspond with the presidents in office during each unit! Students could research their candidate, create campaign posters and speeches, and hold debates to decide who will be the class president. If you are a U.S. Constitution here.

Middle School 130

Middle School Lesson Plan Government Social Studies 130

Catlin Tucker

MAY 12, 2015

I’ve written Creatively Teach the Common Core Literacy Standards with Technology to support English, history/social studies, and science teachers as they shift to the new Standards using technology. Here are just a few of the creative ideas included in this book: Using Instagram for research and narrative writing.

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Teaching EdTech Social Studies History 137

HistoryRewriter

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

This post features examples of a 10th-grade World History class practicing interpreting literary criticism. This was a part of a large, interdisciplinary project that required the collaboration of an ELA teacher, a History teacher, and a Spanish teacher. The next day, I asked students to evaluate their work after reading my sample.

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Archiving Social Studies Tradition World History 130