Studies Weekly

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

These cross-curricular connections can reinforce and support students’ learning of other disciplines while still giving them the exciting, eye-opening moments that come with learning science. Learn more about Studies Weekly’s hands-on science curriculum and how you can encourage your students to be explorers!

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Elementary School Education Lesson Plan Social Studies 52

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 2, 2023

This story also appeared in Mind/Shift This summer, teachers around the country are planning these lessons and more, in professional development programs designed to answer a pressing need: preparing teachers to teach about the climate crisis and empower students to act. “I Related: Climate change: Are we ready?

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Teaching K-12 Professional Development Civics 88

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 8, 2021

But it’s an open question whether students can learn every subject this way. Each concluded that students who learned science and social studies through a detailed project-based curriculum over the course of a year posted higher achievement scores than those who learned those subjects the way teachers in their schools usually taught them.

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Project-Based Learning Middle School Social Studies High School 145

Digital Promise

AUGUST 27, 2019

Ask about the learning sciences research used to design and build edtech products. Think about asking some of the following questions when evaluating the research behind an edtech product: What learning sciences research did you use to design your product? How has your product attended to diverse learners’ needs?

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EdTech Learning Science Lesson Plan Research 100