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Curriculum & Assessment

How to teach conflict resolution in high school ELA, social studies classes

January 30, 2024 by Adam Piccoli, Special Education Teacher, New Jersey
In teaching conflict resolution, educators need to model how to listen to and empathize with those with whom we disagree.
Aside from the obvious classroom management benefits of teaching conflict resolution to students, children would also develop better interpersonal relationships outside of the classroom. 
Teacher Professional Development

The secret to good teaching? Teamwork

December 13, 2023 by Catherine Friesen, Chalkbeat
Movies about teachers underplay the extent to which a school’s success depends on collaboration--good teaching requires teamwork.
No one can be all things to all students, yet all students need love and a reason to show up. This requires a team capable of providing academic…
Newsline

Certell’s Poptential™ Addresses 21st-Century Wars With Free Memorial Day Teaching Resources

May 17, 2023 by ESchool News Staff
INDIANAPOLIS (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Poptential™, a family of free social studies course packages from Certell, provides rich content to teach ... Read more
Newsline

Poptential™ From Certell Offers Content on Tax Day for High School Teachers

April 11, 2023 by ESchool News Staff
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — As Tax Day approaches, Poptential™, a family of free social studies course packages, offers instructors media-rich content ... Read more
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Poptential™ Free U.S. Government Curriculum from Certell Teaches Students About U.S. Debt

March 7, 2023 by ESchool News Staff
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — Poptential™, an award-winning family of free social studies course packages, offers instructors a variety of content to ... Read more
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Poptential™ Expands Bell Ringer Content in Free Social Studies Curriculum

October 6, 2022 by ESchool News Staff
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — Poptential™, an award-winning family of free social studies course packages, has expanded and enhanced its Bell Ringer ... Read more
AR & VR in the Classroom

3 key steps when using VR in education

January 4, 2024June 9, 2022 by Luke Wilson, Founder and CEO, ManageXR
Implementing VR in education should not be a chore--and finding high-quality VR deployment partners will help streamline device management
As new VR technologies emerge, educators at all levels are finding new applications to augment the classroom experience - and for good reason. VR allows educators to move…
Newsline

Kids Discover Partners with Rhino Records to Release Free Units Celebrating Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, and Curtis Mayfield for Black History Month

February 1, 2021 by ESchool News Staff
Kids Discover, a leading provider of high-interest nonfiction for social studies and science, has partnered with Rhino Records, the catalog ... Read more
Newsline

Schell Games’ Virtual Reality Educational Tool HistoryMaker VR Now Available For Free

October 26, 2020 by ESchool News Staff
This VR headset at night shows how you can use AR and VR in the classroom to engage students.
With a majority of schools participating in distance learning this year, Schell Games announced its virtual reality education tool HistoryMaker ... Read more
Newsline

Actively Learn Digital Platform Offers Content Area Products

July 3, 2020 by ESchool News
Actively Learn, Achieve3000’s research-based, standards-aligned curriculum platform, announces the release of new sequenced curricular units: Actively Learn ELA, Actively Learn ... Read more
Ancillary

Free Access to Social Studies and Science Curriculum

March 31, 2020 by ESchool News Staff
Educational publisher TCI is offering free digital access to its platform for learning social studies and science to qualified schools ... Read more
eClassroom News

10 of the best websites for bringing history & social studies to life

November 16, 2018 by Christine Feher
history
History and social studies bad reputations for being boring. To many students, these subjects mean reading long-winded textbooks and memorizing incessant facts. They don’t necessarily see the importance…
Curriculum

Using politics to teach critical thinking

February 15, 2017December 1, 2016 by Dr. Jenna Cramer and Kristin Hubers
election-digital-literacy
As high school social studies teachers in a swing state, election season is some of the most fertile ground for learning, and this past cycle—with all its splashy…
App of the Week

App of the Week: Globe Smart Education 1

March 9, 2015 by Stephen Noonoo
Ed. note: App of the Week picks are now being curated with help from Graphite by Common Sense Media. Click ... Read more
Apps

9 inspiring social studies apps

April 25, 2014 by By Laura Devaney, Managing Editor, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_laura' target='_blank'>@eSN_Laura</a>
social-studies
Math and science seem to get all the focus these days, but other core subject areas deserve just as much attention--and this includes social studies and history. Student…
Curriculum

Three ways social studies teachers use tech

December 5, 2013 by By Laura Devaney, Managing Editor, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_laura' target='_blank'>@eSN_Laura</a>
social-studies
Social studies lessons are becoming more engaging and interactive, thanks to a variety of classroom technology tools and resources. Here are a few examples. OER in the classroom…
Curriculum

Historians blast proposed Texas social studies curriculum

March 17, 2010 by Staff and wire services reports
Historians are criticizing proposed revisions to the Texas social studies curriculum, saying that many of the changes are historically inaccurate and that they would affect textbooks and classrooms…
Curriculum

Texas debates how history should be taught

January 26, 2010January 14, 2010 by From staff and wire reports
The latest ideological battle over what gets taught in U.S. public schools is being waged in Texas, where the state board of education is considering new classroom standards…

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