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Link social studies standards with the Common Core State Standards
"Teaching Reading with the Social Studies Standards: Elementary Units that Integrate Great Books, Social Studies, and the Com -More-
Assistant Professor of Political Science
Colorado Christian University
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Hope never abandons you, you abandon it.
George Weinberg,American psychologist, writer and activist -More-
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Mo. fifth-grade students go presidential for history lessons
Presidents, first ladies and one first daughter (Harry and Bess Truman's daughter, Margaret Truman) recently were portrayed b -More-
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Fla. county's oldest school to become history magnet program
Woodville Elementary School is the oldest school in Leon County, Fla., and teachers use the history of their school, which op -More-
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Calif. district uses "teacher specialists" to implement common core
The Santa Ana Unified School District in California is using a team of 44 "teacher specialists" to craft lesson plans to alig -More-
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Tenn. district increases use of mobile devices
Hamilton County, Tenn., schools are using federal grants and other available dollars to invest in mobile devices as the schoo -More-
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Student: Calif. district's grading system monopolizes teachers' time
A student from Yuba City Unified School District in California says a new grading system, in which teachers are required to s -More-
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Retired justice O'Connor advocates for civics education
Sandra Day O'Connor may have retired from the U.S. -More-
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Mass. high-school students create homework communications system
Homework assignments at Massachusetts' Ashland High School have been modernized, thanks to senior Ankit Kumar and junior Andr -More-
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Should schools take a greater role in teaching values?
The education system currently discourages the teaching of values and morals, despite the fact that students are growing up a -More-
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NCSS awards
NCSS is accepting nominations and applications for the following 2012 awards and grants: Outstanding Social Studies Teacher o -More-
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NCSS members -- Remember to vote!
NCSS members -- please remember to vote in the 2013 Board of Directors Election. -More-
Assistant Professor of Political Science
Colorado Christian University
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Every time you spend money, you're casting a vote for the kind of world you want.
Anna Lappé,American writer, speaker and activist -More-
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Ind. third-grade students get into character for project
Third-grade students at an Indiana elementary school took on the persona of American icons of their choosing, culminating a s -More-
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Studying women's history through the news
The writer of this New York Times blog post suggests that teachers address Women's History Month with a brief lesson that sho -More-
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Teacher: How the common core has improved the classroom
The Common Core State Standards are not perfect, but they have changed high-school English teacher Lyn Cannaday's classroom f -More-
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N.Y. school officials expect test scores to drop under common core
New York officials are preparing for the expected decline in test scores as it becomes one of the few states to align this ye -More-
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A TV-inspired outline for improving school curriculum
The Food Network show "Restaurant Impossible" offers insights that could help educators upgrade their curriculum, suggests Mi -More-
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