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Edmodo becomes an increasingly popular resource for teachers
Of the 100 largest school districts in the country, about 86 of them are using Edmodo -- sometimes referred to as the Faceboo -More-
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Schools train high-school students to prepare tax returns
Seventy-seven U.S. -More-
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Minn. students spend a day giving back to the community
Students from St. -More-
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Congressman John Lewis will be 2013 NCSS Annual Conference closing speaker
Civil rights veteran and U.S. -More-
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NCSS Summer workshop -- Teaching With Documents and Works of Art: An Integrated Approach
This three-day workshop -- July 22 to 24 -- will provide a varied program of lectures, demonstrations, collaborative work, an -More-
2013-2014 (Z-Term) Teaching Specialist or Lecturer: Cultural Studies, Comparative Literature
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
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It has ever been my experience that folks who have no vices have very few virtues.
Abraham Lincoln,16th U.S. president -More-
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Maine middle-school students learn WWII history from veterans
Six World War II veterans, including 95-year-old Mac McLain, recently shared their stories of bombing missions over Europe, e -More-
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N.Y. high school marks Holocaust Remembrance Day with survivors
New York's Millbrook High School recently used Holocaust Remembrance Day as an opportunity for sophomore students to hear sto -More-
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How to teach the 6-word memoir in history class
Using only six words to describe yourself or another person -- the six-word memoir -- teaches students the power of word choi -More-
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Ind. legislation could delay common core implementation
Lawmakers in Indiana's House and Senate plan to meet to work out differences between each house's version of legislation that -More-
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Why teachers should be valued over classroom technology
In education -- and in other industries -- it is easy to give in to the idea that technology will help turn around achievemen -More-
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Md. teacher to use technology to promote 2014 Iditarod from the trail
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Fla. officials to study funding online courses, make recommendations to lawmakers
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Judge stages theft to teach Minn. students a lesson on the legal system
Judge Alan Pendleton of the 10th Judicial District recently helped teach sixth-grade social studies students about the legal -More-
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Wis. student finds his calling through history projects
Ryan Eisenman, a senior at D.C. -More-
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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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