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Social Studies Thick Slides

HistoryRewriter

Thick Slides (although not in our book) are a flexible and popular EduProtocol that should be in every Social Studies teacher’s toolbox. They have used this protocol with middle to high school grades covering history and government topics.

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Teaching Voting in the Social Studies Classroom

Passion for Social Studies

When teaching voting in the social studies classroom, students need to be civically engaged to understand how voting is essential to our democracy. Since there is a lot to include when teaching voting in the social studies classroom, this resource has everything needed! Add to cart Access FREE history teaching resources!

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Top 8 Ways to Remediate in Social Studies

Active History Teacher

Remediation in Social Studies is always tricky! With a few tried and true strategies and activities, remediation in social studies can be fun for students and painless for the teacher. The early American history version can be found here. US History Important Document Review 5. First things first.

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Top Ten Formative Assessments for Social Studies

Active History Teacher

Formative assessments are so important in social studies! In my US History classroom, I am constantly evaluating what works best in terms of the age-old question, “Did they get it?” I love watching students make connections as they sort primary sources , vocabulary and key people in US History. This is an easy activity!

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End of the Year Project for Social Studies! Walk-Up Songs

Active History Teacher

Students pick a person from history. Have students work in pairs or small groups Come up with a list of 30-40 people from history to choose from. The post End of the Year Project for Social Studies! Walk-Up Songs appeared first on Active History Teacher. How does it work? Ways to modify. Check it out here!

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NMHS Social Studies Teacher Brings Technology to Capitol Hill

A Principal's Reflections

Two of my Social Studies teachers were recently invited to Washington DC on October 4, 2012, to deliver a model lesson that illustrated the effective use of technology. As a social studies teacher, being asked to take a professional development trip to Washington DC is an extremely exciting offer.

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Social Studies back to school: Don’t do that, Do this

History Tech

I was chatting on a text thread with a group of teachers and administrators last week when one of the high school admin types casually mentioned that her first day back with students had gone pretty well. Seriously!? Cue my stunned surpise. I know more and more districts are cranking up during the first few […]