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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-
Mgr, Impact Invest Initiative
Northwestern University
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I don't want to get to the end of my life and find that I have just lived the length of it. I want to have lived the width of it as well.
Diane Ackerman,American author, poet and naturalist -More-
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Iowa 2nd-graders Skype with students in Uganda for geography lessons
The power of Skype connected teacher Jessie Greiner's second-grade class at Cardinal Elementary School in Eldon, Iowa, with 1 -More-
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Some students embark on career exploration in high school
Several states -- including Illinois, Georgia, New York and Tennessee -- are creating new high-school pathways targeting care -More-
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Programs praised for boosting civics education in students
A recent paper from the Education Commission of the States highlights civics programs that use controversial or newsworthy su -More-
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Calif. governor: Fair school funding is a civil rights issue
California Gov. -More-
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School-grading system in Miss. to include graduation rates
The Mississippi Board of Education on April 19 approved a policy change to add graduation rates to its school-grading system -More-
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Report: Disadvantaged students may struggle to meet Calif. graduation requirements
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Will one-to-one laptop program transform education in Texas district?
Houston Independent School District Superintendent Terry Grier says a plan to issue laptop computers to every student at its -More-
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S.D. students petition for Native American song at graduation
Students from South Dakota's Chamberlain School District, where the Native-American student population is as high as 50%, hav -More-
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Geographer explores the resistance to genetically modified food
In her book "Growing Resistance," University of Regina geography professor Emily Eaton explores the history of Canadian farme -More-
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Calif. middle school among 64 Green Ribbon award recipients for environmental focus
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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-
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Conducting Socratic seminars: A leader's workshop with a focus on primary source documents from U.S. history
This NCSS Summer Professional Development Workshop, taught by nationally recognized Socratic seminar trainer John Zola, will -More-
Mgr, Impact Invest Initiative
Northwestern University
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I wish to suggest that a man may be very industrious, and yet not spend his time well. There is no more fatal blunderer than he who consumes the greater part of life getting his living.
Henry David Thoreau,American author and poet -More-
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Maine teachers engage students in discussions about Boston bombings
Some teachers in Maine took time from their planned lessons to address the bombings at the Boston Marathon. -More-
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Teachers share how they adjust lesson plans when tragedy strikes
Some teachers said news of bombings at the Boston Marathon and the subsequent manhunt caused them to alter their lesson plans -More-
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Busting myths about project-based learning
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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Senator talks about current events with students in his former social studies teacher's class
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Program allows teachers to gradually take on leadership roles
Teachers in California and elsewhere are easing into school leadership positions through the Emerging Leaders program. -More-
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