Use this strategy to improve students’ reading skills and help them connect ideas in a text to their own lives, current events, and history.
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Think, Pair, Share
Facilitate thoughtful group discussions by having students first share their ideas in writing and with a partner.
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Town Hall Circle
Students mimic a town hall meeting as they share their perspectives on a topic.
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Two-Column Note-Taking
Use this teaching strategy to help students learn how to take notes by identifying "key ideas" in one column and their "responses" in another column.
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Two-Minute Interview
Students interview classmates to gather evidence and ideas about a topic as they practice being active listeners.
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Word Wall
Support students’ tracking of new or important vocabulary by displaying these words in a shared space in the classroom.
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Wraparound
Encourage all students to share their quick reactions to a question, topic, or text.
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Wraparound (Remote Learning)
Use this strategy in remote settings to invite all students to share brief responses during a synchronous session or asynchronously.
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Democracy & Civic Engagement
Assessing the Strength of Democracy
This Teaching Idea provides students with an opportunity to deepen their understanding of democracy and a framework for making meaning of news stories about the tensions and conflicts in democracies today.
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Antisemitism & Religious Intolerance
Race in US History
Teaching in the Wake of Violence
This teaching idea contains strategies and activities for supporting your students in the aftermath of a mass shooting, terrorist attack, or other violent event.
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Democracy & Civic Engagement
A New Generation of Young Voters Emerges
While young people have a huge stake in US elections, historically they don’t show up when it comes time to vote. These teaching ideas allow students to explore youth voter turnout trends and how young people are trying to change them.
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