Sentences with phrase «social science classes»

A sixth grade social sciences class began, and then it was later expanded to eighth grade science classes.

The unit represents the vanguard of a nationwide effort, pushed by education and science groups, to broaden climate change education into a variety of physical and social science classes in public school curricula.

Scientific naturalists who take this line sometimes add that they do not necessarily object to the study of creationism in the public schools, provided it occurs in literature and social science classes rather than in science class.

Close reading in elementary social science classes can include examining primary source photographs in the early grades and — as students get older — progress to more sophisticated analysis of print and visual primary source documents, such as the famous political «Join or Die,» mentioned in Chapter 4.

I've not read this book yet but am a great fan of Naomi Klein and her «Shock Doctrine» which was (both in book and film) a huge eye opener for me and I've used some of the material for my online social science classes which focus on event and movements of the 1960's.

Some books for religious and social sciences classes in use in public and private schools in several Muslim countries have included derogatory references to non-Muslims, glorified terrorist activities, and outlined students» obligations to defend Islam against the «infidels,» according to reviews by U.S. - based organizations.

Then, in conjunction with the National Charter Schools Institute, CMU developed a growth - to - standard assessment model, called Elevate360, using the ACT's definition of college readiness as the standard: students have at least a 50 percent probability of earning a B or better, or a 75 percent probability of earning a C or better in their first - year English, algebra, biology, and social science classes.

While the introduction of FabLabs and makerspaces into schools tends to focus on the importance of hands - on projects in the STEM or STEAM fields, it's just as important that students engage in maker projects in their humanities and social science classes.

This strategy can be incorporated in your English language arts or social science class: How did a character in a story or a historical figure respond to a challenge?

For example, as a CORE teacher I can select novels for English class that are set in the particular historical period and locale the students are studying in social science class.

The analysis concluded that Rocketship's educational program is unsound because Rocketship relies heavily on uncredentialed instructors, lacks dedicated science and social science classes, and does not contain specific instructional strategies for low - achieving students and English language learners.