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In her book "Growing Resistance," University of Regina geography professor Emily Eaton explores the history of Canadian farme -More- 

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

This NCSS Summer Professional Development Workshop, taught by nationally recognized Socratic seminar trainer John Zola, will  -More- 

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Northwestern University

Henry David Thoreau,American author and poet -More- 

Some teachers in Maine took time from their planned lessons to address the bombings at the Boston Marathon.  -More- 

Some teachers said news of bombings at the Boston Marathon and the subsequent manhunt caused them to alter their lesson plans -More- 

There are a lot of misconceptions about project-based learning, writes Andrew Miller, who serves on the national faculty for  -More- 

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Teachers in California and elsewhere are easing into school leadership positions through the Emerging Leaders program.  -More- 

While presenting workshops recently, education consultant and award-winning teacher Nancy Flanagan asked educators to describ -More- 

Students increasingly are posting pictures of themselves performing illegal or potentially illegal acts on social media websi -More- 

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Middle-school students at a Pennsylvania district recently received lifesaving training from the American Heart Association.  -More- 

Student Town Government Day in Dedham, Mass., was marked by 38 high-school juniors and seniors taking on roles on the Dedham' -More- 

The 2013 NCSS Annual Conference will provide the most comprehensive professional development available, an investment in your -More- 

Socialstudies.org provides short listings of free teaching resources that might be of interest to our members.  -More- 

$125,000 Salary for Master Middle School Teachers
TEP Charter School

Earth Day, officially today, has been marked in recent days by students across the country taking part in school-sponsored ac -More- 

Students in an Advanced Placement U.S.  -More- 

Teachers considering a large-scale project for their students should avoid feeling overwhelmed by the task and start by prepa -More-