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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. When students can understand how one topic might be covered in English, History and Science, they’re able to grasp it more deeply.

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Civics Education Is Essential for Creating Engaged Citizens. I’m Hopeful It's About to Make a Comeback.

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Participating in a simulation of the Constitutional Convention offered them a structured experience to practice the skills necessary for civic discourse—listening, discussing and compromising. history and civics for the first time as upperclassmen. In my experience of over two decades teaching civics, law and U.S.

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Service-Learning Can Be the Bridge to Social Emotional Learning. Educators Should Embrace It.

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History class, approached me after the White House threatened to revoke temporary protected status (TPS) for immigrants from El Salvador. Despite widespread publicity, this student could not find one wildfire victim who had successfully participated in the program. Service-Learning in Action Jeslyn, a student in my U.S.

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Systemic Change Means Rethinking College and Career Prep. We’ve Done It Before.

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We need all students to behave sustainably and responsibly, and, ultimately, participate in a “green” economy—no matter which college or career pathway they choose. To facilitate more authentic learning, many states have aligned their own standards, and developed frameworks that foster interdisciplinary teaching and learning.

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Nova Launches National Youth Science Communication Initiative: Nova Science Studio

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Today, the award-winning science series NOVA , produced for PBS by GBH Boston, announced the launch of NOVA Science Studio , a new national program to teach and engage young people through an interdisciplinary curriculum focused on science communication, digital media literacy, and video production.

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Student Push Back Is Frustrating, but It Made Me a Better Teacher

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Carlin was explaining how to make history relevant to all students, whether it's the history of hip-hop music, the evolution of the coffee industry or a person you pass on the street. What stayed with me that day: everything and everyone has a history—but history doesn't matter to students if it's not relevant to their own lives.

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Young People Care About Elections, They Just Don’t Always Show Up to Vote. Here’s How Education Can Help.

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After all, in the most recent presidential election, less than half of citizens ages 18 to 29 participated , compared to 71 percent of those 65 and older and 67 percent of eligible voters ages 45 to 64. They're incredibly motivated to participate in politics. The book takes an interdisciplinary approach to studying voter behavior.