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Service-Learning Can Be the Bridge to Social Emotional Learning. Educators Should Embrace It.

ED Surge

Integrated Actions Civics Project: developed between The UC Berkeley History Social Science Project and the Santa Clara and San Mateo county offices of education, this project offers tested strategies to support the integration of civic engagement into classrooms.

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Black teachers ground down by racial battle fatigue after a year like no other

The Hechinger Report

Terrance Lewis, a middle school social studies teacher in Columbus, Georgia, said racial battle fatigue captured the overwhelming feelings he and some of his Black colleagues experienced last summer in the midst of the racial violence and protests. Racial battle fatigue isn’t just limited to K-12 educators.

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Forget civics class: Students want to make a difference in real life

The Hechinger Report

Heather Van Benthuysen, director, Chicago Public Schools Department of Social Science and Civic Engagement.

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Beyond English: Why Writing Belongs in Every Classroom

Catlin Tucker

Writing to Learn: How Writing Positively Impacts Learning & Academic Success The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) states that writing is “ one of the most important skills that students acquire and develop during K-12 schooling. Writing improves reading skills (Graham & Herbert, 2010; Shanahan, 2016).

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Elevating Social Studies with High-Quality Instructional Materials

TCI

Social studies is more than just a subject—it provides the foundation for understanding and engaging with the world around us. According to the National Council for Social Studies (NCSS) , social studies is the integrated study of social sciences and humanities to promote civic competence.