Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

I loved my colleagues on my social studies team; we shared resources and supported each other. I would attend a workshop or read an article on a new teaching technique, and I’d be excited about new ideas, but then struggle to find opportunities and resources to implement them. A Socratic seminar? Sounds great!

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Library Digital Resources Social Studies Teaching 125

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 Cultures 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 laughed out loud when one shared, “Parents are co-teaching at home!”. I figure the educational videos she watches while I work are good enough to cover science and social studies for now.

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Tutoring Professional Development Social Studies Tradition 122

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Teaching counting and basic arithmetic sounds like a simple task. 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. Put yourself into the mind of a child,” Robinson said. I hate math.”

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Professional Development Public School Leadership High School 126

ED Surge

JUNE 27, 2023

Justin Reich now teaches digital media at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, but his first job was teaching a short wilderness medicine course. EdSurge: Many schools have looked to bring in technology to help improve teaching. That is the main way that teaching and learning actually changes in schools. …

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Artifacts EdTech Charter School Teaching 101

Teaching American History

JANUARY 5, 2024

George Hawkins , a 2019 graduate of TAH’s Master of Arts with a Specialization in Teaching American History and Government (MASTAHG) program , was named South Dakota Teacher of the Year in October. Hawkins sees teaching as team effort to that helps young people work and learn cooperatively.

Teaching 52

Teaching Project-Based Learning American History Historic Sites 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. Teaching academic subjects in Spanish, or any foreign language, has been widely understood to be illegal in California since 1998. SAN DIEGO, Calif. Photo: Lillian Mongeau.

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Charter School K-12 Elementary School Archiving 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

Two graduates of the Master of Arts in American History and Government (MAHG) program submitted essays on how they teach these skills to the Bill of Rights Institute’s 2023 National Civics Teacher of the Year Award , placing among the top ten finalists. They teach self-government as a cooperative activity. Yet both go further.

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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., Our final product was two inquiries following the Inquiry Design Method, and we co-authored an article “ Learning and Teaching about Service Learning: A Model Project about Freedom Seekers.”

Cultures 52

Cultures Heritage Civic Engagement Civics 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. Teaching academic subjects in Spanish, or any foreign language, has been widely understood to be illegal in California since 1998. Photo: Lillian Mongeau. SAN DIEGO, Calif.

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Charter School K-12 Elementary School Public School 79

C3 Teachers

MAY 23, 2022

In my own work, inquiry has become much more than a way to deploy content and sharpen skills; the lexicon of inquiry has become the way I think about teaching and learning more broadly. Like all good teaching, I started planning backwards. For example, when I write a syllabus, I always start with questions.

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Social Studies Social Justice Controversial Topics Pedagogy 52