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Navigating cultural diversity in American education

eSchool News

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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10 of the best websites for bringing history & social studies to life

eSchool News

History and social studies bad reputations for being boring. History and social studies feel more real as students participate in these interactive and immersive activities. Much of history involves understanding the geography and settings for key events, and with Google Earth , students can explore those places.

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Savvas Launches New Interactive US and World History Series

eSchool News

Savvas Learning Company , a next-generation learning solutions provider for K-12 education, today announced the release of its new print and digital high school history series, US History Interactive ©2022 and World History Interactive ©2022 , that promotes a deeper investigation of the past and connects history to the present.

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The Effectiveness of Online Learning Depends on Design

Catlin Tucker

Activity, context, and culture are central to this learning theory, which emphasizes the practical over the abstract. However, if humans learn by participating in their lives then how can online learning be effective? Participation. ” When learning happens in context, it reflects a time, place, and culture.

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How We Can Honor Indigenous Values in Our Teaching Without Appropriating the Culture

Edsurge

As a writer, my Indigenous culture shows up in my poetry. When I was a student, I struggled to see my people represented in curricula, so when I design Spanish and social studies classes, I work to decolonize my lessons and reclaim Indigenous history.

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Enhancing classroom learning with interactive maps 

eSchool News

Teachers can integrate maps into lessons related to history, cultural studies, and geopolitics. This is one effective way to prepare our students to be global citizens and fosters cross-cultural understanding. MapMaker also offers interactive learning activities that encourage student participation.

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Our History Is Not Lost: Resources for Learning and Teaching the Fullness of Black History

Edsurge

Resources for learning and teaching the fullness of Black history all year round. Humanizing pre-colonial history catapulted a spiritual reckoning and unlocked a familiar wholeness for me. From studying African and Black American history, I developed what Joyce E. My desire to know exploded.

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