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Ind. student-journalist lands interview with the first lady
A seventh-grade student-journalist, Grace Ybarra, from Indianapolis visited the White House on Tuesday to interview first lad -More-
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NCSS awards
NCSS is accepting nominations and applications for the following awards and grants: Outstanding Social Studies Teacher of the -More-
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NCSS Summer Workshop: "Strengthening Social Studies Learning and Excellence in the Common Core"
In the workshop "Strengthening Social Studies Learning and Excellence in the Common Core," participants will build a learning -More-
Assistant / Associate Professor in Social Studies - Secondary Education - 0405162
James Madison University
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When a true genius appears in the world, you may know him by this sign, that the dunces are all in confederacy against him.
Jonathan Swift,Anglo-Irish writer -More-
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Va. elementary-school students learn about Chinese culture, language
Students at Rawls Byrd Elementary in James City, Va., are getting a chance to learn about Chinese history, language and cultu -More-
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Would students do better without grades?
Students learn to love learning when grades are removed as the goal, writes Hadley Ferguson, a middle-school history teacher -More-
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Ideas for problem-based learning in history class
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Changing the way classroom observation is viewed
In this response to a question from a reader of Larry Ferlazzo's blog about how to make the process of classroom observation -More-
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Wis. institute to train educators to reflect, co-teach
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Social studies lessons get a boost from technology
Using programs such as Twitter and Google Hangouts offers great opportunities to incorporate technology into social studies l -More-
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Dozens of resources are available to teach students about finances
In recognition of April as National Financial Capability Month, economics teacher Brian Page shares in this blog post more th -More-
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Iowa student leads effort to change the name of Columbus Day
Naming Oct. 14 as Columbus Day is inaccurate, according to Rachel Rinehart, an Iowa City high school senior. -More-
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Program turns Ill. middle-school students into legislators
Seventh-grade students at Elm Place Middle School in Highland Park, Ill., took on the roles of legislators during a mock legi -More-
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N.H. middle-school students develop health-safety app
As part of one New Hampshire school's efforts to boost student interest in science, technology, engineering and math, student -More-
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Be an NCSS leader: Serve on an NCSS Operations Committee
NCSS is seeking applicants to serve on NCSS Operations Committees. -More-
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Conducting Socratic seminars: A leader's workshop with a focus on primary source documents from U.S. history
This NCSS Summer Professional Development Workshop, taught by nationally recognized Socratic seminar trainer John Zola, will -More-
Mgr, Impact Invest Initiative
Northwestern University
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Our political institutions work remarkably well. They are designed to clang against each other. The noise is democracy at work.
Michael Novak,American philosopher, journalist, novelist and diplomat -More-
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N.C. teacher's battlefield helps teach Civil War lessons
Eric Marshall's fifth-grade students at London Elementary in Walnut Cove, N.C., recently spent three days experiencing some o -More-
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Projects teach N.M. sixth-graders about energy conservation
Sixth-graders at Ortiz Middle School in Santa Fe, N.M., learned about energy conservation through hands-on projects in scienc -More-
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Go Green Initiative sparks conservation actions by Va. students
More than 7,000 elementary-school students in Manassas, Va., are getting much more than classroom lectures on the benefits of -More-
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