Edsurge

MARCH 31, 2021

One student, standing up and projecting his voice, declared: “Virginia objects to New Jersey demanding that She give away Her fair and right voice in the new government. Therefore, it is right and fair we have more influence on the actions of government.” We have a larger population. A student on the opposing side retorted: “No way.

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k12 Digest

JUNE 23, 2025

For instance, at B.School, we designed a cross-subject project around the theme “Our Green Neighborhood,” where students from Grades 3 to 5 explored science (recycling, energy use), math (data collection), and language arts (report writing and public speaking) through hands-on fieldwork and community interviews.

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eSchool News

JULY 16, 2024

Thinking Nation , for instance, a nonprofit dedicated to improving social studies education, recently switched from paying educators to grade essays based on a rubric to an AI chatbot. The chatbot is getting trained on the same rubric to instantly give students feedback on their ability to critically evaluate historical text.

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Education Testing Feedback English 310

Teach Hub

MAY 16, 2025

You Can Use It Anywhere, With Any Grade Think-Pair-Share isnt tied to one subject, it works anywhere. Use it in math to talk through different ways to solve a problem, in science to make predictions, in reading to dive into character choices, or in social studies to unpack big ideas like fairness or impact.

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Fairness Social Studies Questions Science 77

eSchool News

JUNE 17, 2016

The English language arts department debuted its curriculum in the 2015-16 school year, and the math, science and social studies departments will introduce curricula during each consecutive school year. The Pennsylvania Legislature is joining the U.S. Department of Education in efforts to provide schools with quality online material.

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Textbooks Fairness Social Studies Math 172

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

These easily accessible charts use grade level bands to identify what students are currently capable of and what they’ll be capable of in the future. Every new school year I think about Esther’s words as I strive to create an environment for my students that supports language acquisition and learning through social studies content.

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English Language Languages Teachers 199

Edsurge

APRIL 11, 2019

Making Space Located 30 miles north of Chicago, Lake Forest Country Day School (LFCDS) is an independent school that serves students from pre-k through eighth grade. We’ve run stations at Maker Faires, demonstrated tools for teachers at professional development conferences and taught CAD Design at student conferences.

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Fairness Confidentiality Students Interdisciplinary 163

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 24, 2016

If you’d like to be featured in our S’Cool Tools column, click here to leave your very own Teacher Case Study. Written by Theodora , a 5th grade teacher from California. I have 1:1 iPads in my Fifth Grade classroom and CueThink has an App that the students use. Written by Darren, a 6th grade teacher from California.

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Social Studies Teachers STEM Math 125

Edsurge

DECEMBER 10, 2018

“I think every child needs to have some kind of reading intervention,” says Ballone, a former seventh-grade English teacher. “It If it means we need to give students material one, two or three grade levels above what they are reading in order for them to progress, that’s what we do.” By grade five, they were reading on grade level.

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English Achievement Reading Grades 161

Teachers Pay Teachers

APRIL 21, 2025

Whether youre planning five-minute bell ringers or long-term research assignments, these sociology questions for 8th grade are sure to get them talking and writing. Perfect for a social studies class, language arts, or a dedicated sociology course, these sociology questions for 8th grade will intrigue even your most reluctant writers.

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Questions Grades Social Studies Middle School 52

Edsurge

AUGUST 22, 2017

Whether it’s home-grown or off-the-shelf, the possibilities for adding future-ready skills to a science or social studies project are endless. Grades and Subjects. Grades K-2 Life Science, Biomes and Animal Habitats Data synthesis, communication, self-direction, self-awareness States of Matter: What Would Happen If…?

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Skills Teaching Students Curriculum 159

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

Fourth graders put finishing touches on pamphlets and presentations about how individuals can make a difference in cleaning up our local watershed to share at their River Fair. We always start with the content defined by our state standards in science, social studies, and English language arts.

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Fairness Students Knowledge Science 148

Edsurge

JANUARY 21, 2025

And she gets to work with children from pre-K all the way through eighth grade in any given week a challenging but rewarding charge. Jami Rhue : I never thought of librarianship until I went to a job fair for Chicago Public Schools, and they were looking for school librarians. You get to interact with everybody. That's challenging.

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Education Schools Attention Language 151

EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

In social studies, students printed a map of Europe, while in science they printed a replica of a fingerprint so they could feel its raised ridges. “ Gladney-Lemon suggested printing the best project out and having the teacher grade the other projects digitally. You don’t need to print them to grade them,” she said.

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Fairness Social Studies Blended Learning Coaching 128

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 10, 2019

The mandate made New Jersey second in the nation to implement such a measure; California’s so-called FAIR Education Act (Senate Bill 48) was passed in 2011. We also want to make sure this material is not just available in social studies classes. We’re focusing on collaboration, communication and resilience, specifically.

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Curriculum Disabilities Social Studies History 108

Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 2, 2025

Psychology “Do Now” Writing Prompts & Slides By Loosli Learning Grades: 9th-12th Subjects: Psychology Ideal for psychology classes or any subject focused on critical thinking, these do now writing prompts are an intriguing way to start the day. Should employers be allowed to check their employees social media accounts?

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High School High School Writing Essay 52

Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 26, 2016

Although this list is specifically being written for a math classroom, the nice thing about Nearpod is that they have a library of lessons that covers other subjects as well like ELA, Science, Social Studies, and even Digital Citizenship. Twitter is probably one of the most misunderstood tech tools available to teachers today.

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Math Fairness Assignments Multiple Choice Questions 104

Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 17, 2017

It changed our day-to-day writing instruction practices, gave students more power over their own learning, and happily, made writing exercises more real and applicable for other departments like social studies. This is a fair criticism. We have understood the importance of writing well.

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Testing Essay English Writing 76

Edsurge

JULY 19, 2022

I’m sitting at my desk listening to Kris, one of my eighth-grade students, during our lunch. Kris is one of so many kids I see in this place, the school where I work as an eighth-grade English language arts and social studies teacher. It’s not fair,” Kris says. “No, She depends on the food pantry at school.

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Ethics Students Assignments Fairness 210

Edsurge

APRIL 2, 2018

Carl Brownlee, a former United States Marine officer, is a middle school social studies teacher at Fisher Magnet Upper Academy. My children are being cheated because they are not given the same experiences as their counterparts in other schools, and that’s not fair,” says Brownlee. Students working on Brownlee's 6th-grade class.

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Teachers Schools Coaching Fairness 134

Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 23, 2025

Fun Debate Topics Persuasive Speaking Activity Middle School, High School By Lindsay Ann Learning Grades: 6th-9th Subjects: English Language Arts, Speaking & Listening Standards: CCSS SL.9-10.4, Should grades matter a lot when it comes to a student’s future career? Is racism still prevalent in the United States? 8; CCRA.SL.4

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High School High School Schools Counselling 52

eSchool News

JANUARY 31, 2025

Make it easier to become a teacher Laura Patranella, fourth grade English and social studies teacher at Vogel Elementary in Seguin, Texas I want President Trump to know: The basic economics of becoming a teacher really dont make sense. Below, we highlight four educators requests for Trump as his administration takes shape.

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Teachers Schools Elementary School Elementary School 261

Cult of Pedagogy

MARCH 6, 2025

Common Sense Education offers an excellent, free digital citizenship curriculum for grades K-12. My students, from 6th grade through college, never got tired of this game. One social studies related word that will get their team to guess the word and each card is worth five points. Kids are put into three teams.

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Teaching Culture Language Languages 78