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Mapping technology helps preserve Inuit culture in Canada

Fri, 03/22/2013 - 1:18pm

Technology invented by geographer Fraser Taylor is helping the Inuit people to map areas of the Canadian territory of Nunavut -More-

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Upcoming state and regional social studies conferences

Fri, 03/22/2013 - 1:18pm

Regional, state and local social studies conferences organized by NCSS-affiliated councils provide great opportunities for te -More-

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Link social studies standards with the Common Core State Standards

Fri, 03/22/2013 - 1:18pm

"Teaching Reading with the Social Studies Standards: Elementary Units that Integrate Great Books, Social Studies, and the Com -More-

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Stony Brook University

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If we were all given by magic the power to read each other's thoughts, I suppose the first effect would be to dissolve all friendships.

Fri, 03/22/2013 - 1:18pm

Bertrand Russell,British philosopher, mathematician and historian -More-

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Current events can spark classroom discussions, active citizenship

Wed, 03/20/2013 - 1:31pm

News topics can make for interesting classroom discussions, but social studies teachers say controversial issues offer the ch -More-

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Lessons on war included in NYC elementary-school curriculum

Wed, 03/20/2013 - 1:31pm

A new English curriculum in New York City, which includes images of war, has come under criticism from some educators and par -More-

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Why the Iraq War isn't taught in many classrooms:

Wed, 03/20/2013 - 1:31pm

Standardized tests, school policies, litigation and other factors can leave little room for social studies teachers to engage -More-

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Teacher: Scope of STEAM should expand to include social studies

Wed, 03/20/2013 - 1:31pm

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