08/29/2008
Marlo teaching social studies from experiences in Iraq (Marion Daily Republican)
Ever probing, smiling, interacting, MHS teacher Jeff Marlo moves discussion forward as he discusses a key American document. In this social studies environment, the teacher holds a year's experience none of his students can match — a year's duty in Iraq with the army national guard, which kept him away from Marion last year.
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08/29/2008
SUPERHUMAN RESULTS: Dalton social studies teacher does his part to dramatically improve test scores (The Massillon Independent)
Superhuman strength is not a prerequisite for the eighth grade social studies teaching position at Dalton Intermediate. Maybe, it should be.
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08/29/2008
University City School District Teacher Is Missouri Teacher of the Year for 2008-09 (Kansas City InfoZine)
Social Studies Teacher Has a Passion for Coaching Mock Trials
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08/29/2008
Milestones (The News & Observer)
Mary Cummens of Raleigh, a social studies teacher at Dillard Drive Middle School was one of 24 North Carolina public school teachers whom the N.C. Center for the Advancement of Teaching selected to attend a seminar called Becoming Witnesses: Primary Sites of the Holocaust.
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08/28/2008
Teachers at home anywhere (Albany Times Union)
Districts eschew residency rules to keep hiring options open SCHENECTADY -- Social studies teacher Henri Celestine's contact with his Schenectady High School students won't end at the close of the school day. Celestine, who is 30 and lives in his hometown, looks forward to seeing his students outside the classroom. He wants to serve as a role model."I'm a young African-American teacher," said ...
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08/28/2008
BRETT PERISH - New Teacher (Fulda Free Press)
Brett Perish is a recent graduate of Minnesota State University - Moorhead, Minnesota. He will be teaching Social Studies at Fulda High School and has accepted the assistant coach position for boys basketball. Mr. Perish was born and raised in Clarissa, Minnesota.
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08/28/2008
A lesson in democracy (The Beacon News)
In classrooms across the Fox Valley, teachers are aiming to excite students through daily political discussions, stressing the importance of this year's history-making presidential election. "I want my students to feel confident about why they chose their candidate in the November election," Somonauk High School social studies teacher Christine Von Bergen-Tarnoki said.
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08/23/2008
Social studies (Redding Pilot)
The social studies committee went through the standards for grades K through four and mapped out what teachers would do at each level and filled in any gaps.
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08/27/2008
School officials suggest buying more online versions of books (Winston-Salem Journal)
Winston-Salem/Forsyth County school officials told the school board last night that buying more online subscriptions for social-studies textbooks might be a necessary next step.
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08/27/2008
Ky. students will track butterflies (Lexington Herald-Leader)
LOUISA . Some northeast Kentucky students are joining others from several states, Canada and Mexico in a project to track and report the migratory patterns of monarch butterflies and hummingbirds. The project will incorporate studies in multiple disciplines, including science, math, social studies, reading, writing and art. The youngsters from Fallsburg Elementary School in Lawrence ...
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