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Strategies for Dynamic Classroom Discussions (Webinar Recap)

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Promoting productive discussions in the classroom helps students develop critical thinking skills, express their ideas confidently, and learn from multiple perspectives. Watch the Webinar Recording Watch the Webinar Recording to delve into the detailed insights and practical tips shared by our experts.

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Gilder Lehrman provides the silver lining: A free webinar on American Race Relations. Free. As in. it’s free.

Doing Social Studies

It can be tough finding the silver lining in all the disruption to student learning and teacher professional development caused by COVID-19. Mark Nickel, Secondary Social Studies & World Languages director in the Wichita, Kansas school district, passed on some details about what sounds like an amazing learning experience.

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Using Effective Teaching Strategies in Social Studies Instruction

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Building a toolbox of teaching strategies can help educators meet the needs of students and bring social studies to life. This hands-on approach ensures that students are not just absorbing information but actively applying and exploring it, making subjects like social studies more meaningful and memorable.

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Webinar Recap: Using Videos in an Engaging Way

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Recently, Brian Thomas, a former classroom teacher and current curriculum developer at TCI, shared his insights on using videos in the classroom in a webinar alongside edWeb. In a recent webinar with EdWeb, Brian Thomas provides best practices for how to harness the power of videos in the classroom.

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What Does It Take to Put Inclusive Curriculum Legislation Into Practice?

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The state education agency also established a committee to advise the state on how to bring the TEAACH Act to life in schools and produced a webinar series to support the mandate’s implementation. The state partnered with the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign to develop an in-depth professional development series for the TEAACH Act.

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Teachers need lots of training to do online learning well. Coronavirus closures gave many just days.

The Hechinger Report

“The biggest problem is there is not enough time to really do the training that a teacher needs to understand how to teach online,” said Jennifer Mathes, interim chief executive officer of the Boston-based Online Learning Consortium , a nonprofit that offers webinars and resources on online teaching and learning.

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Using ESSER Funds Before They Expire on September 30, 2024

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These resources provide students with engaging activities that reinforce learning objectives while captivating their interest in science and social studies. Discover How Teachers Are Using TCI See how teachers across the country are using TCI’s K-12 social studies and K-8 science programs to inspire and engage students.

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