Sentences with phrase «grade civics teacher»

Seventh grade Civics teacher Tony Corbett says he's not worried about completing the switch to the new standards next school year.

«Inequitable school funding means that my students, and many across Connecticut, are shortchanged when it comes to classroom resources and access to experienced teachers, which widens the achievement gap and perpetuates the cycle of poverty in our state,» said Margaret O'Connor, a tenth - grade civics teacher at Central High School in Bridgeport.

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The Center for Civics Education has specific standards that all teachers can use across all grade levels.

I recalled my early high school years and a teacher I had, Mr. Roth, who went above and beyond to educate my ninth - grade class on Civil Rights history and involve us in civic engagement, while specifically connecting us to current issues challenging civil rights and civil liberties.

Teachers and curriculum designers are encouraged first to establish their program frameworks using the social studies standards as a guide, and then to use the standards from history, geography, civics, economics, and others to guide the development of grade level strands and courses.

Justice O'Connor started the web - based education project because she was concerned that students» failing grades on civics examinations were due to inadequate information and tools required for civic participation, and that civics teachers needed better materials and support.

In 2010, less than half of 4th grade teachers reported emphasizing key topics of civic education to a moderate or large extent, according to the most recent NAEP civics assessment.

At the elementary - school level, less than 40 percent of fourth - grade teachers say they regularly emphasize topics related to civics education.

The lessons will be fully aligned to state standards so that social studies teachers will be able to bring civic education and literacy learning together for all students in grades 6 - 12.

As I bike along the beautiful Ottawa River, which could be flooded with tar sands crude if the Energy East pipeline is ever built, I remember my grade 11 civics teacher scolding the class.