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Teach Empathy With Digital Immigration Stories
Sara BurnettSocial and Emotional LearningCreate empathic moments in the classroom with a safe, welcoming environment for students to tell their family's immigration stories through the modalities of...
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10-Minute Plays: Performing Arts in the History Classroom
Kaya and Patrick's final performance of "Paine and Jefferson: A Legacy of Revolutionary Writers."Photo Credit: Laura DavisLaura DavisProject-Based LearningBy distilling research, writing, and acting...
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Teachable Moments and Academic Rigor: A Mini-Unit
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One of the greatest experiences I have had in teaching World History is to create a blended-learning class that is based on using technology with thematic learning, in-class activities, and world...
View ArticleA Lesson on Imperialism, Climate Change, and Resources in East Africa
My teaching partner, Andrew Chase, and I teach a 6th grade ancient history class at an international middle school. I know, right? Best. Job. Ever. This was my first year at our school, and the first...
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Turn Traditional Units of Study Into Deeper Learning Experiences
Photo credit: Kevin Jarrett via flickr (CC BY 2.0)Suzie BossPBL PlanningA third grade class asked why their state, Rhode Island, had no official state insect when 46 other states did. Read what...
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Design Thinking, Making, and Learning From the Heart
Photo Credit: Emily Block and Lisa YokanaEmily Block and Lisa YokanaDesign ThinkingBy reflecting on their learning and engaging their senses and empathy, students designed and built models of what they...
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Over the Rainbow: History Through a Pop Music Lens
David CutlerArts IntegrationAn era's popular music, whether the Great Depression or the turbulent 1960s, can help students grasp historical events through the emotions of those experiencing them.
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Kahlil Gibran: Humanity Through Poetry
Image Credit: ‘Khalil Gibran’s The Prophet.’ All images © 2014 GKIDS / Participant Media.Eileen MattinglyLiteracyKahlil Gibran, known for the accessibility and warm humanity of his poems, provides...
View ArticleHelp: 2nd Year Teacher Question About Lesson Plans
Hi all,I'm trying to reshape how I write my lesson plans, and I need some advice.My master teachers only required me to fill out a basic weekly agenda that indicated what was going to be covered. So...
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Banned Books, Censorship - and PBL?
Andrew MillerProject-Based LearningNothing inspires the need to read like banned books! Here's how to incorporate literacy, voice and choice, and social studies into one engaging PBL project.
View ArticleMy Top 5 Resources for Teaching Geography Skills
One of the hardest challenges that new (and even experienced) teachers face is trying to stay up to date with the vast range of materials and resources that are out there and available for teachers to...
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Girl Rising: Celebrating the Day of the Girl Child
Photo credit: Photo courtesy of Fox Searchlight.Eileen MattinglyEducation EquityDespite recent improvements, educational equity is still a challenge for U.S. girls and women. Three new films can offer...
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Engage Students in the Art of Listening This Fall
Photo credit: U.S. Department of Agriculture via flickr (CC BY 2.0) Ashley CroninMedia LiteracyGiving students opportunities to record oral histories through projects like "The Great Thanksgiving...
View ArticleWhy Read? 5 Student Attitudes
“We don’t read,” a teenager kindly informs me, flicking her eyelashes. It’s not that she’s being unkind; she’s just describing a phenomenon and that much is clear in her tone. Students read and refuse...
View ArticleHistorical Research Program Takes a Student & Teacher to France
National History Day is currently accepting applications for the 2016 Albert H. Small Normandy Institute: Sacrifice for Freedom Student and Teacher Institute. This research based program accepts...
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Celebrating Your School's Cultural Diversity
Photo credit: Sodexo USA via flickr (CC BY 2.0)Clare RoachDiversityTo plan and manage a vibrant Culture Night, anchor the ideas in social studies curriculum, involve the community, and make sure...
View ArticleTeens Create Their Own Nations: Conflicts, Lawsuits, and Hidden Agendas...
I have been a seventh grade social studies teacher for fifteen years and a perfectionist for longer – a challenging combination. Always searching for activities that make social studies more relevant...
View ArticleLooking for Ideas in Blending Social Studies Learning
Looking for some ideas. I teach using an online curriculum for all my courses, but I want to be able to use other sources. I want to phase it in doing only the courses that have state testing. How have...
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