ED Surge

OCTOBER 11, 2023

When I was a full-time history teacher at Stella Middle Charter Academy in Los Angeles, my eighth graders had just finished a Socratic seminar discussing several questions about race and immigration in 19th-century America.

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Teaching American History

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Katherine Thrailkill considered careers in drama, law, and hi-tech sales before realizing all her interests and experiences pointed her toward teaching social studies. Lindblom based it on a summer seminar she attended in the early 2000s: the Presidential Academy, a forerunner of Teaching American History’s current programs.

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HistoryRewriter

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Numerous studies demonstrate that student self-assessment is a major factor in academic improvement. Increased metacognition and problem-solving with advanced social studies concepts and academic vocabulary leads to deeper learning. You can also catch The Social Studies Show live or on-demand every month on EduProtocols Plus.

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

I loved my colleagues on my social studies team; we shared resources and supported each other. A Socratic seminar? Teachers are constantly engaging with others—students, parents, and colleagues—yet they are the only ones with a complete understanding of their classrooms and practices. As a result, being a teacher can be lonely.

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Library Digital Resources Social Studies Teaching 129

Teaching American History

MAY 21, 2024

With each class lasting one week and with teachers coming from all over the country, it’s a bit like a summer camp for social studies teachers! Stevens (Ashland University) Schedule : Monday through Thursday, 6:15 pm to 9:30 pm ET Learn more about what makes us the best graduate program for social studies teachers.

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Professional Development American History Economics Social Studies 111

The Hechinger Report

MAY 26, 2020

Not long after, I was allowed to listen in on a professional development seminar with a group of public school principals. I figure the educational videos she watches while I work are good enough to cover science and social studies for now. I had begun the week pretty excited about tutoring my own child in narrative writing.

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Tutoring Professional Development Social Studies Tradition 126

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Melissa Hedges, the math curriculum director for Milwaukee schools, shows teachers at a professional development seminar how folded paper can be used to demonstrate the solution to a fractions problem. I always thought that social studies and literacy were more of my thing. “Why am I enjoying myself right now?” I hate math.”

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ED Surge

JUNE 27, 2023

And it wasn't just happening in one class, but it was like happening in English, happening in social studies, happening in science. One of those spaces is in a college of education classroom or a seminar room where you can kind of talk about teaching. And I was like, ‘Oh, this is pretty cool.’

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Artifacts EdTech Charter School Teaching 102

ED Surge

MARCH 29, 2024

A former social studies teacher at the city’s public boarding high school, Brady-Howard now serves as chair of Indigenous Studies at Outer Coast, where students study Alaska Native literature, beading and the Tlingit language. People who do online do so because it fits their busy life,” Kraft says.

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Education Government High School Private School 110

Society for Classical Studies

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

The seminar will focus on the ancient Olympics and the daily life surrounding that quadrennial event. Teachers of Latin, social studies, physical education, a range of sciences, and English are just a few of those whom we would encourage to apply. Image Credits National Endowment for the Humanities Logo

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K-12 Middle School Social Studies Humanities 52

C3 Teachers

OCTOBER 5, 2022

But as an early teacher in social studies and ELA, misconceptions about the importance of authentically investigating history filled my brain. They were acquainted with critical thinking; they’d engaged in source analysis and even participated in Socratic Seminars. “We inherit our history.”

History 52

History Social Studies Critical Thinking Teaching 52

Teaching American History

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Kymberli Wregglesworth, a 2016 MAHG graduate, teaches Civics, World history and social studies electives at Onaway High School in Michigan. Social studies teachers must lay the groundwork by earning students’ trust. No wonder political discussions become contentious.

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Civics Civic Engagement American History Government 52

C3 Teachers

MARCH 30, 2022

As a former high-school social studies teacher and professional development specialist, I have found that connecting with cultural centers (e.g., Doing so also offers valuable resources that can be used to help bring history to life. Niagara Falls Underground Railroad Heritage Center.

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Cultures Heritage Civic Engagement Civics 52

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 6, 2016

Last spring, Derrick Fields, 9, sat in his social studies classroom at Sherman Elementary School, learning about the creation of the telegraph. Teachers-to-be participate in a master’s seminar on their way to earning a bilingual certification from San Diego State University in San Diego, California. SAN DIEGO, Calif.

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Teaching American History

JANUARY 5, 2024

Learning of a Social Studies opening in an intriguing, “alternative” public high school, Hawkins considered giving teaching another go. I’m super passionate about social studies, but many of my students are not. While studying the Gilded Age, we had them take on roles as oil barons.”

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Teaching Project-Based Learning American History Historic Sites 52

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 19, 2016

Last spring, Derrick Fields, 9, sat in his social studies classroom at Sherman Elementary School, learning about the creation of the telegraph. Teachers-to-be participate in a master’s seminar on their way to earning a bilingual certification from San Diego State University in San Diego, California. Photo: Lillian Mongeau.

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C3 Teachers

MAY 23, 2022

Therefore, when I learned that I would be teaching a social studies assessment course as part of a cross-content assessment course this spring, I started thinking about some of the tension points surrounding not only teacher education, but also student assessment.

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