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Teaching with Primary Sources in Social Studies

Studies Weekly

Teaching with Primary Sources in Social Studies Feb. 25, 2025 Studies Weekly Its often difficult to connect students to the real-world, real-time applications of events from history and the real people who lived them. For example, most people over 30 can remember where they were on Sept.

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Using Conversational Video

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Conversational Videos in the Classroom from Social Studies School Service on Vimeo. Previously published by Social Studies School Services. Participating in oral histories improves engagement and increases the amount of historical empathy students develop. Access slides at bit.ly/CONVOvidSSSS. CONVOvidSSSS.

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Teaching to the student, not the test

The Hechinger Report

ethos to her teaching. The show has everything — sociology, psychology, interpersonal relations, ethics,” says Barile, who is in her 24th year of teaching. “We Students learn at different paces and via different teaching styles, the thinking goes. We watch the show and dissect it.”.

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Four Trailblazing Native American Scientists

Studies Weekly

Discover more perspectives and experiences through Studies Weekly’s social studies and science products. Elliott-High Eagle, Oral History, interviewed by David Zierler Oct. 2, 2020, for AIP.org.

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‘Next year will be a better year’: An oral history of year three of pandemic schooling, Part III

The Hechinger Report

The school has lost a bunch of teachers, but three of my son’s core subject teachers — English, social studies and science — have all left since Christmas. Steven Weber, associate superintendent for teaching and learning at Fayetteville Public Schools. Credit: Image provided by Betsy Bloodworth.

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Teaching about the climate crisis: Jubilant protests, restorative justice and role play

The Hechinger Report

This week Im sharing a conversation with Nick Fuller Googins, who teaches fourth grade in Saco, Maine. Googins had a lot to share on teaching about climate change, restorative justice, collective action and more. I had a summer job between tutoring and teaching, installing solar panels. Hi, everyone. Hope you enjoy it!