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Tag: Inquiry
Student-Based Inquiry: Questions Are the New Answers
How can you focus on ways to assess your students based on the questions that they ask as opposed to the answers that they give you?
Bring Elementary Social Studies into the Spotlight with the C3 Framework
“No one puts Baby in the corner!” That line that melts hearts everywhere as Patrick Swayze’s character, Johnny, brings Baby front and center and into the spotlight in Dirty Dancing.
Taking Informed Action with the C3 Framework
The C3 Framework is a framework for social studies education laid out by the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) that is inquiry based and aims to prepares students for college, careers, and civic life.
Teaching the Election Process With Essential Questions
An election year provides the perfect opportunity for teachers to incorporate civics into the curriculum.
3 Concepts to Consider When Analyzing Primary Source Photographs
“The camera doesn’t lie” is often assumed to be true about historical photographs, even though we know that maxim is certainly not true in the twenty-first century.
Enhance Virtual Learning Using Depth of Knowledge
Teaching our students in a completely virtual environment has been a whole new world.
What Social Studies Students Can Learn from Historical Uprisings
In the summer of 1381, working people in England were enraged, and for two months they made their voices heard by forming armed groups, marching on several towns and London, destroying the property of hated government officials, and burning tax records.
The Teacher’s Guide to Helping Students Analyze Political Cartoons
Cartoons can sometimes make a serious point.
Investigating Personal Primary Sources with Elementary Students
Where do you find elementary school historians? The answer can be right in your digital classroom!