The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 27, 2018

A study of project-based learning found that social studies scores were higher for second-grade students who learned this way, compared to students who were taught traditionally. studied civics in the fall of 2016, they began by exploring a nearby park in Pontiac. Jackie Mader/The Hechinger Report.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 20, 2017

Chun’s district is at the forefront of a national movement to turn K-12 librarians into indispensable digital mavens who can help classroom teachers craft tech-savvy lesson plans, teach kids to think critically about online research, and remake libraries into lively, high-tech hubs of collaborative learning — while still helping kids get books.

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ED Surge

JANUARY 2, 2023

In November, the Virginia Board of Education tossed out its plan to revise the state’s standards of learning for history and social studies. A number of states are fiercely battling over curriculum standards, and not just in history and social studies. The fusion of politics and education is hardly unusual.

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Digital Promise

MAY 20, 2016

While participants indicated that they joined the course to get instructional design experience, the majority said that they also joined because of the social cause and need it was supporting. A reading lesson including a social studies theme asks adult learners to consider the Fourth Amendment to the U.S.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 4, 2020

Through this program, our brick-and-mortar teachers work alongside ALDCA teachers to combine a rigorous academic course load — which includes English, math and social studies — with online experiential learning opportunities like internships, job shadowing and project-based learning. So, how does it all work?

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 14, 2016

If you have 12 cookies and four friends, how can you give an equal number of cookies to each friend? You can have the same 12 cookies, but if you divide by ¼, the old approach won’t work. There’s no relationship between how many math courses K-8 teachers take and the achievement of their students.”. It’s a change in thinking.

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ACRE

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

The lesson plan provides examples that you can discuss with students to show them how to track income and expenses as well as how to create short and long terms savings plans. Will they pay themselves first, by creating savings goals? In order to meet these goals, students need to master budgeting.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 6, 2017

Of the 14 elementary school math programs, only two products were found to be standards-aligned across grades K-5, again both published by nonprofits. District sponsorship allows for the development of broader materials: entire units, rather than lesson plans.

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Studies Weekly

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Lesson Plan: Review vocabulary words with the students and place the words/definitions on the word wall. Read “Amendment 12” together as a class. February 26, 2024 Lesson 5: Who Can Run For Office February 26, 2024 Lesson 6: How Do We Choose Leaders? This could also be an argumentative essay prompt.

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Studies Weekly

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

First, you add a group: for example, a Social Studies group to use for Studies Weekly topics. February 26, 2024 Lesson 5: Who Can Run For Office February 26, 2024 Lesson 6: How Do We Choose Leaders? Grades K-3) February 26, 2024 The post Flipgrid and Studies Weekly first appeared on Studies Weekly.

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Studies Weekly

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

“There are incredibly wonderful web-based programs available – Studies Weekly being my favorite – but the number of sites that districts and schools want a teacher to examine, consider and use becomes, in my opinion, counter-productive due to the amount of time it takes to look into and accommodate them all.”

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Studies Weekly

APRIL 9, 2024

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Studies Weekly

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

February 26, 2024 Lesson 5: Who Can Run For Office February 26, 2024 Lesson 6: How Do We Choose Leaders? Grades K-3) February 26, 2024 The post Jigsaw Strategy first appeared on Studies Weekly.

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Digital Promise

DECEMBER 4, 2017

There’s an introductory curriculum guide , lesson plans , and sample Scratch projects for teachers to replicate or use as inspiration. Check out the Guide to Creative Computing to learn more about initiatives to expand and enhance coding in K-12 schools. IRL: Meetups with Scratch Educators.

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Studies Weekly

MARCH 11, 2024

How Studies Weekly Uses Scientific Principles to Innovate Science Teaching Mar. 11, 2024 • By Studies Weekly Explore Science is Studies Weekly’s newest K-5 science curriculum. See samples at studiesweekly.com/science or reach out and get a no-obligation quote for this excellent, high-quality curriculum.

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Studies Weekly

MARCH 15, 2024

What is Universal Pre-K? 15, 2024 • By Studies Weekly Universal pre-K is a state policy framework to provide every child with a quality, publicly funded preschool education. What makes a Universal Pre-K Program universal? This gives states more flexibility to fund existing childcare programs rather than create their own.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 11, 2016

11, 2001, high school social studies teacher and football coach Robert Lake stood outside with students waiting to get picked up from school. Robert Lake, social studies teacher at North Plainfield High School. dedicated to news and journalism; the lessons were developed with the support of the For Action Initiative.

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Studies Weekly

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Thus, many states are aligning their science standards to NGSS or its Framework for K-12 Science Education. Constructing lesson plans around the 5Es improves instruction and allows student-driven learning. Still, phenomena-based science instruction helps develop the skills students need to navigate their world today.

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Studies Weekly

JANUARY 17, 2024

ESSER (Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief) is a federal funding program to address the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on K-12 education. Studies Weekly’s research-based K-8 curriculum fulfills this requirement and is a great resource that teachers and administrators can use to close the learning gap.

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Studies Weekly

MAY 28, 2024

In 2023, EducationWeek reported that 12 states accept mental or behavioral health challenges as a valid excuse for missing school. Make the school day engaging with hands-on Social Studies , Science , and Health curricula. Tracking State Trends in Chronic Absenteeism.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 28, 2019

NOME, Alaska — Before they got down to business for the day, students in Devin Tatro’s social studies class were offered a quiet moment of self-reflection: On this golden fall afternoon at Nome-Beltz Junior/Senior High School, were they feeling chipper, distressed or somewhere in between?

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 2, 2020

The online platform includes a project-based curriculum for science, social studies, math and English language arts for students in grades four through 12, along with additional content in those subjects that students can tackle at their own pace. Nearly 400 schools use the Summit Learning Program across 40 states.

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Studies Weekly

MARCH 6, 2024

Warmly, Debbie Learn more about Studies Weekly Teacher Advocate Debbie Bagley and how she can help you succeed with your Studies Weekly curriculum!

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 7, 2016

Informing non-certified teachers of their options is part of a strategy for training local residents, like new Central High School 8th and 9th grade social studies teacher Tiffany Gant. She uses the New York Times lesson guides, the U.S. and a Provisional Professional Teaching License among others.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 9, 2018

When I went to college [to study teaching], they tell you: ‘Here, this is the lesson plan for reading, for math, etc.,’ If you want to have an impact in the later grades, you need to start with K to 2. If you want to have an impact in the later grades, you need to start with K to 2,” he said.

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Studies Weekly

JANUARY 10, 2024

Engagement and Focus According to the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and the American Academy of Pediatrics, children ages 8-12 spend three times more on screens than is recommended daily. Bagley encourages teachers to use Studies Weekly print publications with the Studies Weekly Online learning platform.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 22, 2018

Young gets the utility of online lesson plans geared to math standards and targeted to students at any level. Indeed, this year, the district’s new math curriculum is aligned with units from the web-based Khan Academy, and Young started directing students to the site’s online videos and lessons for extra practice or new challenges. “We

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Studies Weekly

AUGUST 26, 2024

Scientific Studies of Reading , 12 (1), 90–105. Register for the first webinar, Phonological Awareness, here. References Explicitly Teach Rhyming. Reading Universe. Friend, A., & Olson, R. Phonological spelling and reading deficits in children with spelling disabilities. National Center on Improving Literacy.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 21, 2019

At Montpelier High School, in Vermont’s capital city, teachers spent years defining the school’s “proficiencies” and rewriting their lesson plans to highlight those core objectives in the lead-up to the transition in 2016, when all grades and classes switched to a proficiency-based model at once.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 18, 2017

Founded in 2009 by the retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, iCivics also offers readings and standards-aligned lesson plans about the Constitution, the three branches of government, media and influence, and many other topics. Most K-12 students can’t vote, but talking politics in class is more than academic.

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Studies Weekly

APRIL 29, 2024

For further reading, visit jacl.org , the National Women’s History Museum , or the Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies. Start a 60 day FREE trial for Studies Weekly Online to gain access to K-6 social studies curriculum, primary source videos, and more.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 7, 2018

Over in a far corner, a third group traded opinions on whether to accept management’s proposal to offer new hires 401(k)s instead of pensions. For most of the students, it was the first time they were exposed to what unions do — not to mention their first encounter with terms like “HR,” “401(k)” and “union security.”.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 3, 2018

Greg Cruey, a teacher at Southside K-8 school, greeting students in the morning. Greg Cruey, teacher, Southside K-8 School, McDowell County, West Virginia. It’s Cruey’s job to keep track of these particulars, even more than lesson planning or standardized test preparation. “My Photo: Damon Dahlen/HuffPost. average of 369.

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Zinn Education Project

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Hope Koumentakos High School Social Studies Teacher, Takoma Park, Maryland I currently teach U.S. Allyson Saladino High School Social Studies Teacher, Ridgewood, New Jersey I used the lesson titled, How Red Lines Built White Wealth , in order for students to learn about red lining and institutionalized racism.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 4, 2020

Although educational attainment plays a role in these wages, compensation still varies greatly for educators with comparable education based on where they work, according to a report by the Study of Child Care Employment at the University of California, Berkeley. Lesson plans hang in the toddler room at Katie’s Place.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 14, 2018

To inform his lessons, Gorman chose a curriculum called Teach Reconstruction created by the Zinn Education Project, a collaboration between social justice education nonprofits Teaching for Change, based in Washington, D.C. Many states require lessons on the Civil War as part of U.S. history and social studies curriculums.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 26, 2016

I have guidelines for cellphone and smartphone use, but it’s a constant struggle to keep kids engaged in lessons and off their phones. Even when I know I’ve created a well-structured and well-paced lesson plan, it seems as if no topic, debate or activity will ever trump the allure of the phone. That matters. Here’s why.

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