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Resources to encourage students’ civic engagement

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tools and tricks, so all students can be excited about civics: iCivics iCivics offers free, nonpartisan classroom resources on civics, government systems and operations, and U.S. I combine the picture books with Gilder Lehrman essays in my classroom. That, in turn, makes for less hectic days with better classroom management.

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How This Tool Ended Teachers’ Tech Fears and Addressed Students’ Social-Emotional Needs

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Josh Davis spent 14 years teaching high school special education and middle school history, so he’s well aware of a few classroom constants. We felt strongly about introducing our students to technology in the classroom. Then, I started noticing the ways that GoGuardian changes teaching and builds relationships in the classroom.

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What All High Schools Can Draw From Career and Technical Education Programs

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Ethan, a high school junior studying to become a secondary history teacher in our Academy for Teaching and Learning, was presenting findings from his extensive research to the staff at our school. Earlier this year, I was facilitating a series of three lessons about classroom management.

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Dozens of Online Resources for Assessment

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While multiple choice, short answer, and essays are still proven methods, there are many alternatives teachers can use for their particular student group. Assessment of student work is a crucial aspect of learning. It helps students recognize important lesson goals and teachers gauge understanding.

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10 Tips to Start Teaching With Minecraft

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This inspired me to seek out a game, or online environment, that could provide more expansive experiences for them—a place that would allow them to explore, on their own or with others, and where I could embed history content for them to discover. Read more tips for classroom management and creating a positive classroom culture.

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Teaching Courses that Provoke Student Anxiety

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Those of us concerned about student anxiety in our courses have history on our side. The pressure to solve problems, answer multiple-choice question, and write essays on an exam scares them. Two recent articles (see the references) explore the anxiety associated with social science statistics courses.

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How AI Will Change Personalized Learning

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The other AI is obviously the hot new topic that’s infiltrating every conversation, from curriculum development to classroom management and beyond. I think you’ll find their conversation on how AI can affect the actual use of personalized learning techniques, both in the classroom and scale, to districts illuminating.

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