Edsurge

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Plenty of students find social studies lessons a bit dull. Brown loves — and has long loved — learning about history, civics, geography and government, in part because he had teachers who brought infectious energy and enthusiasm to those lessons. Caleb Brown : My third grade teacher, Ms. Not Caleb Brown.

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eSchool News

APRIL 11, 2023

As Tax Day approaches, Poptential , a family of free social studies course packages, offers instructors media-rich content to teach key concepts about taxation in the United States. The day provides a great opportunity for teachers to discuss the history of taxation in the United States, and to show students how taxes impact buying power.”

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 15, 2020

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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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Consequently, the use of discovery—a loaded term if there ever was one—in older history texts is one of the most common examples of how bias can creep into social studies classrooms and can inform (or warp) our worldview. EdSurge: Is it possible to teach politics and history as a centrist? History is very complex.

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Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

While coaching teachers this month, several expressed a desire to include review and practice activities in their station rotation lessons to help students prepare for end-of-the-semester assessments. Helping students review for an exam often takes the form of a study guide or review game. Teachers who love Kahoot! review games.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 24, 2023

If you’re a history buff, you may already know that Cleopatra had a substantial amount of rizz. History teacher Lauren Cella's "Gen Z Teaches History" series has earned about 30 million views on Instagram and TikTok combined. And I always say, ‘History is interesting.’ I think other people make it boring.

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Catlin Tucker

JANUARY 13, 2020

Can teachers who are teaching an AP course use blended learning models and cover the extensive curriculum? Each station rotation is designed to provide a balance of online, offline and teacher-led activities. Tips for Teachers Using the Station Rotation Model. I have also become a stronger teacher.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

What was the point of living through history if you didn’t record it? It is something that comes from a time being studied or from a person who was involved in the events being studied. It is something that comes from a time being studied or from a person who was involved in the events being studied.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Poptential , an award-winning family of free social studies course packages, has expanded and enhanced its Bell Ringer content with the goal of providing a bell ringer for every day of the school year. They can be added to teacher lesson plans daily or weekly. The curriculum is standards-based and developed by teachers.

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eSchool News

APRIL 25, 2024

I had not studied education, so I enrolled in an alternative certification program specifically designed for people who were already working in education. Considering the current teacher shortage, it’s time to rethink the teacher preparation and certification process. This story was originally published by Chalkbeat.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

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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eSchool News

JULY 24, 2017

Is there anything a teacher hates more than to look out across his or her classroom and see a group of tired, uninterested, and unmotivated students? Teachers are forced to cover state standards that students may not see any intrinsic reason to learn. What is a teacher to do? The One Resource Most Underutilized.

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eSchool News

MARCH 4, 2024

While primarily a geography resource, interactive maps can be used across various subjects within the social studies domain. Teachers can integrate maps into lessons related to history, cultural studies, and geopolitics. and various base maps like Physical, Elevation, Climate Zones, Biome, Predominant Religion, and more.

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eSchool News

JUNE 9, 2022

Imagine a social studies teacher leading a discussion about the Taj Mahal, for example. The applications for VR in education are truly endless and open up an entirely new way of learning–with lesson formats that can literally bring students back in time for history class or transport them to different galaxies for science.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Teachers in rural areas are exceptionally creative, working around limited library access, funding restrictions, and the ever-present battle with scaling best practices to support their students. This is a great resource for civics teachers to utilize in the classroom. From lessons focused on the U.S.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

With school back, let’s talk about the most efficient ways to study. With increasing coursework and extracurricular activities, a structured approach to studying helps manage time effectively, reduces stress, and boosts learning outcomes. For example, you could find a selection of study material at Studocu that you can utilize.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Poptential , a family of award-winning social studies course packages that infuse lessons with digital storytelling, offers an array of engaging content to illustrate the culture, traditions, and history of Native Americans for National American Indian Heritage Month. Poptential course packages in American History, World History, U.S.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 19, 2023

. — 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. history and society. Click to tweet. About Certell, Inc.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 20, 2020

PBLWorks, the leader in professional development for high-quality Project Based Learning (PBL), has created a first-of-its kind PBL Project Designer to help teachers plan standards-based PBL units for students. Teachers can build PBL projects from scratch or easily adapt one of 72 Gold Standard PBL units for their students and context.

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eSchool News

MARCH 20, 2019

Teacher prep programs are failing to pay attention to the content knowledge teacher candidates need, and an astonishingly high number of elementary teacher candidates fail professional licensing tests teach year, according to a new report. Lightning and Thunderstorms”) to benefit a teacher who lacks a broad knowledge of science.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Social studies and history classes weren't just academic discourse, they were social and emotional experiences. I’ll never forget when my 5th-grade teacher had our class reenact a scene from the book "Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry". I first acknowledged it subconsciously in my middle school years. Elephants aren’t anomalies.

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Catlin Tucker

JUNE 16, 2024

It provides teachers with invaluable formative assessment data, allowing them to informally assess student understanding and identify misconceptions, gaps, and areas that need additional instruction and support. Can you suggest engaging activities for my grade class focusing on ?

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Poptential , a family of free social studies course packages, explores the historical significance of global trade in its World History curriculum, equipping high school educators with media-rich content to help students gain a deeper understanding of the importance of free trade. the nonprofit behind Poptential. About Certell, Inc.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 29, 2023

percent of students in grades 6-12 actively seek external support for their homework and study needs. Notably, the survey confirms what parents and teachers experience daily: Mathematics is the most challenging subject, with 45.2 percent), history (14.7 Brainly’s Back-to-School survey highlights a growing trend–66.5

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Catlin Tucker

JANUARY 26, 2015

Teachers can easily differentiate instruction assigning articles written at a range Lexile levels to different groups of students within a single class. Once teachers create an account and set up their classes, they can assign articles and collect student data. Create up to 9 classes!

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eSchool News

MARCH 7, 2023

Poptential , an award-winning family of free social studies course packages, offers instructors a variety of content to help students learn about the national debt using pop culture media to engage students. The United States was debt free once: On January 8, 1835, the United States national debt hit $0 for the first and only time in history.

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Catlin Tucker

MAY 12, 2015

Both seasoned educators and those new to the teaching profession must confront these daunting challenges, which demand fundamental changes in the way teachers teach and students learn. Connecting with Voxer to create study groups, encourage asynchronous conversations, or offer virtual office hours. Real-time editing with Google docs.

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Edsurge

APRIL 15, 2024

While the concept of HQIM has been established and embraced in other core academic disciplines, applying this concept to social studies has been more complex. Unlike content standards for math or science, where there is more uniformity across states, social studies standards can vary significantly from one state to another.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Twelve years ago, when I left a career as a lawyer to become a history teacher, my vision of what a “good teacher” looked like was shaped in part by movies, such as “Stand and Deliver” and “To Sir, With Love,” which depict teachers who overcome institutional dysfunction to connect with students and inspire them to achieve their potential.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 6, 2023

To build on our founders’ mission, the school began offering a women’s studies elective titled “Women and Society”, which I have proudly taught since 2014. The course covers the history of feminism then and now, which includes an extensive lesson on gender violence. Over time, the course has become a student favorite.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

INDIANAPOLIS — Certell, the creator behind the Poptential family of free social studies course packages, announced a significant update to its digital curriculum and platform designed to help students better understand the principles that have shaped American history while giving teachers tools to better manage their classroom and improve learning.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 31, 2022

History teacher of 17 years, I often reflect on my instructional practice in an effort to find new ways to improve. Thankfully, when the Duval County Public Schools went completely virtual in 2020, our district put into place a host of digital learning applications teachers could use to support blended instruction.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

We spoke with ninth-grade History Teacher Nick Pant, from Dayton Regional STEM School, about successfully implementing Unreal Engine in the classroom. I am a social studies teacher who got introduced to game design as a result of trying to motivate students to study history.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

In September, a teacher in the Hamshire-Fannett Independent School District, in Southeast Texas, was fired when district leaders learned that an eighth grade class was reading a graphic novel based on the diary of Anne Frank. It was an extreme example of the political strain public school teachers are under from parents and activists.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Typically, information presented to students is either qualitative or too broad, such as during parent-teacher conferences or through course grades. Effective feedback is vital for several reasons, allowing for students to adopt new study strategies, identify weaknesses, and chart development over time.

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eSchool News

JULY 3, 2020

Actively Learn, Achieve3000’s research-based, standards-aligned curriculum platform, announces the release of new sequenced curricular units: Actively Learn ELA, Actively Learn Social Studies, and Actively Learn Science. This new focus enables Actively Learn to better address the distinct needs of ELA, social studies, and science teachers.

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Active Learning Activities Social Studies Textbooks 246

Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Teachers can leverage the power of thinking routines developed by Project Zero at Harvard’s Graduate School of Education to help students develop their metacognitive muscles. Teachers often use this routine to deepen students’ engagement with material and to foster complex, critical thinking skills.

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