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How digital tools and AI can enhance social studies

eSchool News

From interactive simulations to online databases of primary sources, these tools offer educators a wide array of resources to enrich their curriculum and foster student learning. Social studies education serves as the cornerstone for cultivating informed and engaged citizens capable of understanding the complexities of the world around them.

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Raising the Smart Classroom’s IQ – By Dr. Paul Fornelli

ViewSonic Education

Lastly, Kinesthetic learners need a more tactile, “hands-on” approach to their studies; they learn best via the use of simulations, personal experience, and/or repeated practice. Properly engaged, students have been shown to learn, collaborate, and innovate in exciting new ways ( Higher Education Review, 2023 ). and whiteboard.

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The ultimate guide to authentically creating a secondary classroom where students feel safe, welcome, & whole

The Cornerstone for Teachers

SEL can sometimes feel like “one more thing” we have to do, and can sometimes feel inauthentic to students. This is especially true for secondary students. That’s how I came up with these five strategies and routines that help me cultivate a safe and welcoming classroom for secondary students.

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

Edsurge

Students learn best when they study real ballot initiatives during an election year or work with journalism professors to write their own editorials for the local paper. With an increased emphasis on improving test scores in reading, writing, math and science, social studies fell to the wayside.

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7 Ways to Get Teens Reading in a Smartphone Culture

Edsurge

Adams is certainly correct that teenagers aren’t reading nearly as much these days; one 2016 study suggests a third of U.S. Most libraries also lend digital content these days; listening to audio books or podcasts in the car can spark an interest in reading, too. my smartphone.

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Re-Engaging Students in the Learning Process

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This shift often began during remote learning, when the students had more time and freedom to work on projects that were personally meaningful. Other students, meanwhile, were continuing to pursue their interests by using online apps such as Instagram and TikTok. Providing Time and Space for Student Inquiry.

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Teacher Development Research Review: Keys to Educator Success

Digital Promise

Research shows that when professional learning communities demonstrate four key characteristics, they can improve teaching practice and student achievement in reading, writing, math, science, and social studies subject tests (Vescio et al., Focus on Student Learning. Lesson study. 2008): Successful Collaboration.

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