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The Great Unknown
Teaching students during COVID
Each year I look for new and creative ways to introduce the content in my class. Each year, the expectation of educating, entertaining, and inspiring my students is my top priority. However, this year…well,...
Author:
Kevin DuRoss
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Social Studies
COVID-19
Remote Learning
Discussing Race Issues: It’s Not So Black and White
Activities using trade books to help students explore how the past impacts the present
2020 has seen eruptions of violence and protests across the country due to racial injustice and the continued denial of basic human and civil rights to people of color. These events have forced many Americans to...
Author:
Nefertari Yancie, Ph.D.
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Diversity and Social Equity
Teaching
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Social Studies
Building Students’ Civic Identities
Analyzing presidential campaign messages to help students become informed citizens
During the middle school years, students are trying to figure out who they are. Their identities are malleable and constantly changing based on different life experiences. Social studies teachers need to utilize...
Author:
Jeremiah Clabough, Ph.D.
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Social Studies
Civic education
Media Literacy
Am I Part of the We in “We the People…”?
Applying the Constitution to an eighth grader
"We the People of the United States..." Seven simple words. Words that were meant to bring unity to a young country that was floundering a bit in its early stages. Words that will get many adults (ages 35 and up)...
Author:
Kevin DuRoss
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Social Studies
Civic education
Students as Change Agents for Environmental Issues
Trade books and classroom activities help students see the positive impact one person can have
Change. A six-letter word bandied around a lot. Politicians use the word every election cycle to argue for the need of the electorate to select new leaders. In a democracy, change means so much more. Citizens have the...
Author:
Katie Thomas, Deborah Wooten, Jeremiah Clabough
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Literature
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Social Studies
Taking Revolutionary Boston to Detroit
Skill building and making connections with themes boosts social studies learning and engagement
There are a number of lessons I have learned in my 20 years as a teacher of American History. Appreciation of history is like a fine wine … the longer you let it sit (the older we get), the better...
Author:
Kevin DuRoss
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Scary Good Middle School Social Studies
Classroom activities that inspire student engagement with social studies content
Best practices in social studies education have changed significantly over the last six years. With the release of the Common Core State Standards and its state variations, along with the C3 Framework by the National...
Author:
Jeremiah Clabough
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Teaching
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Social Studies
Stop, Write, and Discuss
Literacy strategies to transform instruction and deepen learning
Social studies instruction requires students to understand complex concepts, read dense primary source documents, and critically consider various perspectives. As a social studies and English language arts teacher, I...
Author:
Kasey Short
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Language Arts and Literacy
Teaching
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Social Studies
Literacy
Building Bridges to the Past
Oral history project engages students and builds family and community connections
Using a microfilm machine for the first time… Watching a local news broadcast from the mid-nineties about the Blizzard of '93... Holding an authentic newspaper from 1941… Facetiming across the Pacific...
Author:
Joe Welch, Vicki Truchan
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Family and Community
Teaching
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Parent Involvement
Social Studies
Community Involvement
Hollywood or History: Greek Literature
Using Hollywood film and sources to analyze figures in Greek mythology
There is no doubt that the use of Hollywood films in a classroom provides the students with a variety of benefits crucial to their learning and their understanding. Although movie day in a middle level classroom is...
Author:
Michelle Black
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Media Literacy
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