by Lawrence Daniel | Oct 19, 2017 | Articles
High school students are getting to know history first hand, as classrooms take students back in time to experience the 1920s and 1930s. It isn’t enough for students at Moriarty High School to ready about the Great Dust Bowl conditions in “Of Mice and... by Kenneth Hosking | Mar 4, 2016 | Articles
In a mock presidental election for elementary students kids got a chance to learn how democracy works and express their opinions about presidential candidates. At Downtown Elementary, students voted for their choice for president, just like adults did during the... by Patrick Tegge | Feb 12, 2016 | Articles
Making history class interesting and vital to the future of students as citizens is just one reason two teachers are developing new approaches to social studies. In Egg Harbor Township, NJ, social studies teacher and Atlantic County Teacher of the Year Michael... by Pam Chickering Wilson | Aug 12, 2014 | Articles
To some adults it may just seem like video games, but an award winning social studies teacher has obtained a grant for using Minecraft to teach government and economics. Erich Utrie will use the $17,500 grant at Jefferson Middle School to stimulate innovation among... by Joey Garrison | Aug 8, 2014 | Articles
There will be no more social studies textbooks for students whose districts have opted to purchase electronic versions to replace outdated texts. Metro Nashville Public Schools and some Middle Tennessee systems have begun the replacement process. The textbooks were...
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