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Personalizing history for more impactful student learning

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The culture and climate of the social studies classroom has changed, and the way teachers teach social studies has to change with it. History can be so vast, one concern that always weighs heavily on new teachers is getting through all the content for everyone. Because the curriculum in a class like AP U.S.

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How teachers can make history current this Presidents’ Day

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There are many reasons for the lack of interest in history and other subjects. Teachers worry that it’s hard for them to compete with smartphones and the type of entertaining content that students can access at any time, including TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube. Students agree. So what’s a teacher to do?

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Navigating cultural diversity in American education

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In many ways, the history of multicultural education runs parallel with the history of the United States, because we have been an ostensibly multicultural nation from the very beginning. CRT helps bridge the gap between teachers and students, thereby leveraging cultural backgrounds as assets in the learning process.

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Interactive Field Trips Offered to Educators for Black History Month, President’s Day, Women’s History Month and Earth Day

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In preparation for several upcoming significant historical, cultural and societal events, the Center for Interactive Learning and Collaboration (CILC) has curated a list of live, interactive virtual field trips that educators can access to enrich discussions surrounding Black History Month, President’s Day, Women’s History Month and Earth Day.

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7 Black History Month resources to use the whole year

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This year’s 8th most-read story focuses on Black History Month resources educators can use throughout the school year. During Black History Month, educators have the opportunity to delve into the difficult–and often uncomfortable–experiences of Black people in the U.S. and around the world.

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Virtual, Interactive Expeditions for Black History Month Provide Students with a Diverse and Multi-Dimensional Look at African Americans Throughout History

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(January 28, 2022) – The Center for Interactive Learning and Collaboration , a veteran expert and thought leader in the virtual learning space, today launched a Black History Month package of fresh and engaging virtual and interactive real-world expeditions for students that cover significant historical, cultural and societal events.

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Certell’s Poptential™ Free American History Curriculum Highlights Legacy of African Americans for Black History Month

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. — Poptential , a family of free, award-winning social studies course packages that infuse lessons with digital storytelling, offers an array of engaging content about the Civil Rights Movement for instruction during Black History Month. history and society. Poptential course packages in American History, World History, U.S.

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