Studies Weekly

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Tips for Helping Students Understand Informational Text March 7, 2023 • Debbie Bagley There is a lot of information written about how to help students navigate informational text, but the most important takeaway for me is to make sure we focus on best practices that support our learners.

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Passion for Social Studies

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

There is so much fascinating information to learn when taking any government course. 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!

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 21, 2019

I am not a huge fan of collecting lesson plans and have not been for years. Regardless of where you stand on the whole lesson plan debate, the intent is what really matters. I know when I went through my coursework and teaching certification process this was emphasized in any lesson plan.

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Passion for Social Studies

OCTOBER 9, 2023

New Deal Lesson There is so much to include when deepening a student’s understanding of the New Deal during Great Depression lessons. Thankfully, this inclusive lesson plan includes many activities to support student learning. While this lesson is easy to implement, it will lead to profound results.

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Passion for Social Studies

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Thankfully, the MLK vs Malcolm X Lesson and Civil Rights Timeline Project are ready for students to explore brave actions. MLK vs Malcolm X Lesson There is so much fascinating information to learn when studying MLK vs. Malcolm X. On top of this, there are needed video links, a lesson plan, and answer keys.

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Passion for Social Studies

JANUARY 14, 2024

Causes of World War II When completing World War II lessons, students need to understand what caused it. There is even an Atlantic Charter reading, video links, a complete lesson plan, and answer keys. So, it is vital students learn how the US had to adjust during World War II lessons.

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 16, 2022

During my training to become a teacher, I was immersed in the work of Madeline Hunter when it came to lesson plan design. In simple terms, these are ungraded formative assessments that assess what students learned during the course of the lesson. What lesson this week is a natural fit for an exit ticket?

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 27, 2022

Another successful strategy is to develop an informal walk-through schedule with your leadership team. If lesson plans are still collected, ask for them to demonstrate what will be done two weeks into the future. Consider less of a focus on lesson plans and more on assessment by collecting these two weeks into the future.

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Becoming a History Teacher

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

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. However, in this situation, it is unclear why the students need to get this information from source material, let alone dig up this this source material from underneath their desks.

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 5, 2024

This information will then be reviewed at the initial meeting for reflection and goal-setting to grow and improve. School leadership teams are expected to collect and document aligned evidence for each item during this reflective process. The IPA doesn’t just look at innovation.

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 2, 2023

Secondly, develop an informal walk-through schedule with your leadership team, mandating at least five walks per day for each member, and track visits and improvement comments on a color-coded Google Doc.

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ED Surge

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

As AI begins to take on more tasks, like lesson plans, worksheets and emails to parents, this is an opportunity to refocus on what AI can’t replicate: the rapport between a teacher and student that is essential for learning. They observe teachers using AI for lesson planning, providing feedback and generating project ideas.

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Education Lesson Plan EdTech Humanities 128

A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 21, 2021

As a specialist, I have had to completely change the way I approach my lesson planning due to the frequency of times the classes come to me, the arrangement of my space & materials (for social distancing), being new to the school, and keeping in mind how I can foster connections with my students.

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Passion for Social Studies

MARCH 14, 2024

Nixon Lesson Students will love learning about Nixon’s presidency with this lesson! Specifically, it includes a lesson plan, a Google Slide presentation, and a notes handout. Specifically, it includes a lesson plan and three pages of handouts full of essential information.

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Studies Weekly

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Lesson 8: Know Your Candidates (Grades K-3) Updated Oct. 9, 2024 • Studies Weekly Objective for the Lesson This lesson will provide some general guidelines and information to help students understand how citizens register to vote. What happens next? Ask the students if they know when and where votes are cast.

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Mr and Mrs Social Studies

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

President’s Day Lesson Plan Our preferred President’s Day lesson plan is having students make a selection of historical baseball cards about past Presidents of their choice. If you are a U.S. In this case, you might like this set of printable President posters.

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TeachThought

JULY 18, 2024

Stay Organized and Efficient Organization and efficiency in planning and classroom management can save time and reduce stress, allowing more energy for teaching. Develop routines for common tasks such as grading, lesson planning, and classroom setup. Set aside time each week to reflect on your teaching.

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ED Surge

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

I appreciated having the flexibility to say, I'm super swamped this first week back at school and don’t have time in the evenings; I'm just going to sit down and do this on Sunday when I'm doing my lesson planning. Even the AI tools that are trained using the same information could still give unique results!

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Primary Sources Lesson Plan Professional Development EdTech 127

A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 30, 2018

These consisted of sound classroom management, listing the learning objectives, and developing a lesson plan. When it came to the lesson plan piece, many of my colleagues and I in the Northeastern United States were educated in the Instructional Theory Into Practice Model (ITIP) developed by Madeline Hunter.

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ED Surge

DECEMBER 22, 2023

One such company, Information Equity Initiative (IEI), is working to bridge the digital divide so that all students have access to educational information. EdSurge: How did the Information Equity Initiative come to be? EdSurge chatted with Langner to unravel the potential of this time-tested yet underrated technology.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 23, 2020

The anticipatory set is used to prepare students for the lesson by setting the students' minds for instruction. This is achieved by asking a question or making statements to pique interest, create mental images, review information, focus student attention, and initiate the learning process.

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Studies Weekly

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Lesson Plan: Explain to the students that they are going to act like the Founding Fathers. Read the following information from the Constitution to the class and outline its most important details on the board. February 26, 2024 Lesson 5: Who Can Run For Office February 26, 2024 Lesson 6: How Do We Choose Leaders?

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Cult of Pedagogy

JANUARY 10, 2024

MagicSchool offers more than 50 different AI-assisted tools to help speed up so many of the teaching tasks that take so much time: lesson planning, assessment building, feedback, communication with parents, even an IEP generator. The Tools 1. MagicSchool magicschool.ai Diffit web.diffit.me Need a text on a particular topic?

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Catlin Tucker

MARCH 11, 2024

This inquiry always prompts me to reflect: How many educators gather pre-assessment data before crafting their lesson plans? Virtual Coaching Video In the virtual coaching video below, I highlight the value of using pre-assessment data to inform our design work.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Related: One state mandates teaching climate change in almost all subjects – even PE We’ve started working out how to bring all of this information to kids in New Jersey’s classrooms. When we complete our pilots, we plan to start releasing the lesson plans as open-source tools available to schools nationwide.

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Moler's Musing

AUGUST 5, 2024

Lesson Planning and Curriculum Development AI tools, such as ChatGPT, are revolutionizing the way teachers approach lesson planning and curriculum development. These tools can generate lesson plans, create outlines, and provide a wealth of resources tailored to specific subjects and grade levels.

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Studies Weekly

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Ask students what they know about voting and record that information in the K (Know) section of the chart. Circle any information they find important about voting and elections, Ask students to work with a partner and share what they circled and why they thought it was important. Ask students to read the article “Voting and Elections.”

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Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 3, 2022

If you have been designing whole-group, teacher-led lessons, it can be tricky to transition from that linear agenda to a rotation where different groups start at different stations or learning activities. I found it helpful to identify the learning objectives for a lesson and write out a traditional linear agenda since that was familiar.

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Tutoring Lesson Plan K-12 Tradition 195

Passion for Social Studies

JANUARY 18, 2024

If something was bothering my student, disciplinary actions, or positive behavior was happening, I would immediately inform the student’s parents. Sometimes teachers have to stay after school to complete lesson planning, grading, copying, or other tasks that they might not have been able to finish during the day.

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Catlin Tucker

MAY 11, 2020

My suggestion when coaching teachers is to think about their online lessons through the lens of these building blocks. Would it be better to record a video and allow students to self-pace through the information or engage the group in a real-time video conferencing session? Do students need to engage with texts or podcasts?

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A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 2, 2019

turn in lesson plans, complete all observations/evaluations by a set date, etc.) Don’t read or respond to email and as a result, are unprepared for meetings or don’t get needed information to colleagues when required. Fail to meet a determined deadline (i.e.,

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Catlin Tucker

APRIL 17, 2020

In this episode, I mention lesson planning for the online environment. If you want more information about planning online learning experiences, check out my article “ Successfully Taking Offline Classes Online ” that was featured in a special distance learning edition of Educational Leadership.

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Catlin Tucker

MARCH 30, 2020

For teachers using StudySync in combination with Google Classroom, I’ve described three strategies that educators can use to capitalize on the activities in the StudySync First Read lesson plans to engage students in online discussions, collaborative research projects, and online vocabulary review. #1

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A Principal's Reflections

JULY 9, 2017

Getting into classrooms both formally and informally can provide a much-needed critical lens to support professional practice while also building powerful relationships in the process. Owning what you see doesn’t just have to come from being physically present to make observations.

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Studies Weekly

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

My team and I love the Studies Weekly resource because it’s current informational text. We utilize the Studies Weekly curriculum throughout the entire year, but from the months of January to April, we use it specifically in social studies and ELA for utilizing as informational text. Mechelle C.: Mechelle C.:

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Studies Weekly

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

News and other information took time to get to the people if it got there at all. Lesson Plan: Review vocabulary words with the students and place the words/definitions on the word wall. Much of the population at the time lived in rural areas. Much of the population also had no formal education. Have a class discussion.

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Studies Weekly

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

This strategy encourages students to make connections between word meaning and sentence structure in informational texts. Ask them to consider the connections between the words and hypothesize what topic will be featured in the informational text. Possible Sentences Vocab Strategy Oct.

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