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5 Ways Edtech Enhances Social Studies Lessons

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According to Wikipedia: “In the United States education system, social studies is the integrated study of multiple fields of social science and the humanities, including history, geography, and political science.” There are lots of social studies-oriented games and simulations.

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Here’s What to Know Before Studying Abroad in the US

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There are also several community colleges, public universities, and government-funded institutes with low tuition fees and great scholarship programs that you can apply to. . are STEM courses, business management, mathematics, social sciences, and liberal arts. What to Study. Type of Student Visa.

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What Could Web3 Mean for Education?

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It’s a digital world where internet users retain ownership of their online activities—their intellectual property, or IP—which are tracked by blockchains, which help everyone make money without having to rely on governments, institutions or corporations. At least, in theory. That’s not a new ideology within education.

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Service-Learning Can Be the Bridge to Social Emotional Learning. Educators Should Embrace It.

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However, after taking matters into her own hands, Sheliya was able to find a person on social media that secured housing via Open Homes. Sheliya then brokered an agreement between local government officials and Airbnb to publish more data on the effectiveness of these types of programs in the city.

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SHAPE in Schools: Changing mindsets in support of social sciences, humanities and the arts

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SHAPE in Schools: Changing mindsets in support of social sciences, humanities and the arts Published: Social sciences, humanities and the arts are vital for addressing complex challenges, but do young people truly understand their value? Lessons from SHAPE form the cornerstone of governance, culture and community.

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7 Good Academic Search Engines for Science Teachers

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It is making available free journal articles, peer-reviewed accepted manuscripts, and reports of research funded by federal science agencies, as well as the agencies’ public access policies and requirements. Scopus Scopus by Elsevier is a database of citations and abstracts of peer-reviewed literature.

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Everyday Equitable Data Literacy is Best in Social Studies, far more than in STEM

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Most of us don’t read Science or Nature. Data visualizations that most of us see in our everyday lives are from opinion polls or about prices or taxes — they’re about social science topics (economics, government/civics, history, geography). Many students avoid STEM classes.

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