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A Timeline of Social Studies Education in America

Edsurge

Source Information: 1820s ; 1898 ; 1960 ; 1916 ; 1921 ; 1929 / 1929 ; Late 40s - early 50s ; Late 50s - early 70s / Late 50s - early 70s ; 1965 ; 1980s ; 1983 ; 1994 ; 1999 ; 2001 ; 2005 ; 2010 ; 2013 ; 2012 - 2018 / 2012 - 2018 ; 2020.

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Passionate About Second Language Acquisition: Meet Inkeri, English Teacher at 51Talk

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After completing undergraduate school in 2001, I began my teaching career as a substitute teacher at various Oregon districts. Being able to provide this experience to learners because of today’s technology is incredibly rewarding as a teacher. Once I had all the technological kinks worked out, it’s been smooth sailing!

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The Science of Reading and Early Childhood Literacy

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A leading researcher of early language development and its connection to literacy, Dr. Hollis Scarborough was a senior scientist at Haskins Laboratories and in 2001, she developed and published what has become known as Scarborough’s Reading Rope. Scarborough’s Reading Rope. It provides an excellent visual of how the Science of Reading works.

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National test scores reveal a decade of educational stagnation

The Hechinger Report

Annual testing of students became a federal requirement after 2001, and that sometimes affected instruction. More than 40 states embraced the “Common Core” while additional states adopted similar standards.). Then, nearly all U.S. Test administrators brought their own tablets and internet routers to testing sites.

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A Dictionary For 21st Century Teachers: Learning Models & Technology

TeachThought - Learn better.

Learning Models, Theories, and Technology: A Dictionary For 21st Century Teachers. Purpose: Improving our chance for a common language in discussing existing and emerging learning trends, model, and technology in hopes of innovation in classrooms, and collectively, education at large. Common Core) for individual students.

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A vocational school curriculum that includes genocide studies and British literature

The Hechinger Report

That evolution has sped up since 2001, when the state introduced a requirement that students pass a statewide assessment (known as the MCAS) to earn a high school diploma. Gabriella Okparaoko, a student in the Automotive Technology program, participates in indoor track after school. Photo: Gretchen Ertl for The Hechinger Report.

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How play is making a comeback in Kindergarten

The Hechinger Report

More recently, widespread changes in academic standards, like the adoption of the Common Core standards and concern over low reading scores , further increased the rigor of kindergarten to the point that it has been referred to as “ the new first grade.” Six classrooms share a large common area flanked by an entire wall of windows.