Agriculture in the Economics Classroom? It absolutely goes together! Issues of environment, sustainability, food production, population growth, and connections to our local and global communities are essential components of today's ever-changing world, and those same issues directly tie to economics.
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Dan Krutka and Ryan Smits share how to teach their "unfolding a smartphone" lesson that encourages K-12 students to explore the long histories of the clock app and technologies of time, maps app and technologies of wayfinding, and messaging apps and technologies of communication. The session comes with ready-to-use explanations, sources, and activities.
The Ken Burns Classroom Collection on PBS LearningMedia offers hundreds of standards-aligned classroom lessons based on films by Ken Burns, Lynn Novick, and their collaborators, including The Civil War, The Roosevelts, The West, The Vietnam War, and many more.
In this talk, Dr. Hope examines critical consciousness as a protective factor, and possible coping strategy, against experiences of racism that negatively affect mental health for Black adolescents. Racism has negative mental health implications for Black adolescents (Benner et al., 2018).
In partnership, the National Council for History Education and the National Council for the Social Studies present “In Pursuit of Equity.” The purpose of this Equity Summit is to engage multiple communities in deliberative discussions about opportunities for and challenges to equity in the United States’ past, present, and future.
This two-part, interactive webinar series discusses key strategies and essential resources for teaching the upcoming mid-term elections and it's importance at the local and national levels.
New connections are beginning to be made between technology, civics, and media literacy in courses across the K-12 spectrum. But how do you navigate and find the right tools to use as an educator?
How can classroom teachers prepare for classroom discussions going into next school year on teaching about the U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision overturning Roe v. Wade? NCSS presents Member Chat, a new series on breaking issues.
Join in a discussion about what makes an argument good. Participants will gain a two-step process that students can use to evaluate and strengthen their arguments in argument map form, either solo or in a peer-review process. We will also consider the role of objections and rebuttals in argument development.
How We Argue Webinar Series
