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Social studies

Civics education encourages K12 students to get involved

Civics—a mainstay in public schools for generations, but widely sidelined in recent years—is making a comeback. At the federal level, pending Senate legislation would require federal grant recipients to teach […]

Upcoming conferences

American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages 2018 Nov. 16-18 New Orleans actfl.org LINK TO MAIN ARTICLE: K12 curriculum roundup: More than words National Council for the Social Studies […]

Personalizing Learning through Digital Reading Platforms

Digital reading platforms can enable more personalized learning by providing engaging, interactive and customizable digital content to both students and educators in all subject areas, as well as supplemental curriculum […]

K12 districts bring life to learning

Pizitz Middle School, located in a suburb of Birmingham, Alabama, committed to raise enough money to build a well in Uganda. Working with a local nonprofit, school leaders kicked off […]

Making virtual connections

With just over 100 K12 students and the closest 1,000-student district nearly 100 miles away, Colorado’s Arickaree School District utilizes e-learning technology to create virtual classrooms. In particular, it collaborates […]

Climate education confidence

Environmental science teacher Jamie Esler takes his Idaho high school students outdoors for hands-on learning about climate science and climate change. They take core samples from trees, measure declining snowpack […]
Tue Jan 23rd, 2018

Engaging students with primary sources to drive social studies education

Talk about using primary sources to drive students’ content knowledge and build critical-thinking skills. I’m a huge proponent of using primary sources to support social studies instruction. Primary sources make […]
Fri Oct 13th, 2017

Schools are teaching, not preaching

Teaching religion in public schools has been illegal for decades. Teaching about religion, however, is not only permissible, but is gaining traction as a way to promote greater understanding in […]
Wed Oct 4th, 2017

PD moves toward mastery in K12

Teachers today have more control over how and when they receive professional development. Whether the learning is self-paced, online or partially in-person, more districts measure PD based on the new […]
Wed Sep 13th, 2017

States begin shedding standardized tests in K12

In just the last few months, several districts and states have eliminated tests and cut assessment time to make room for instruction and reduce stress. The average student takes 112 […]
Tue Aug 29th, 2017

NCSS offers new guidelines for religious studies in schools

Whether and how religion should be taught in public schools is one of those perennial hot buttons in America that seems to defy consensus. So when the National Council for […]
Wed Aug 23rd, 2017