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The Importance of Research in Social Studies Classrooms

Teaching American History

To give students insight into the work of historians, Czarnecki assigns research projects in all of the courses she teaches at Bishop Seabury Academy in Lawrence, Kansas. She also pursues her own research. Then she muses, “More graduate students should submit their research papers, because you never know.” I was raring to go!

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Critical Literacy Across the Curriculum

A Principal's Reflections

You will hear from a science teacher, a social studies teacher, and an art teacher as each provides her take on how the Common Core and 21st Century learning goals affect what goes on in the classroom. Holocaust Memorial Museum to research their assigned cluster of non-Jewish victims of Nazi oppression.

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What Does Blended Learning Look Like in an AP Class?

Catlin Tucker

My online learning activities typically involve the use of short videos, online discussions, student research, podcasts, and various formative assessments. She is a veteran social studies teacher who has taught Sociology, US History, World History, Anthropology, and Psychology.

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5 Top Trends for Teaching Social Studies in 2023

Students of History

It's the year 2023, and teaching social studies is more of a challenge than ever before. Between the students, administrators, parents, and the community, social studies teachers are feeling pressure from all directions. I have these available for my entire curricula in World and US History.

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To Make Assignments More Meaningful, I’m Giving Students a More Authentic Audience

ED Surge

This fall, after a restless night overthinking an assignment for my upcoming class and drinking three cups of not-strong-enough coffee, I added the final touch on my latest assignment for students in my World History II class. A core part of that is preparing students to write out in the real world. To what end?

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Diving Deeper with ParaFLY

HistoryRewriter

This post features examples of a 10th-grade World History class practicing interpreting literary criticism. This was a part of a large, interdisciplinary project that required the collaboration of an ELA teacher, a History teacher, and a Spanish teacher. Some were more successful than others.

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How Monolingual Teachers Can Support English Language Acquisition for Multilingual Learners

ED Surge

Research shows that students who are classified as English language learners may be perceived by teachers as less capable than their non-ELL peers. Every new school year I think about Esther’s words as I strive to create an environment for my students that supports language acquisition and learning through social studies content.

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