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Posted by Ava Armacost
on November 07, 2019
We spoke with Dr. Montra Rogers, Director of Social Studies at Houston ISD, at our national conference this July. Dr. Rogers shared with us the benefits and challenges of implementing a writing-intensive curriculum across the…
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Posted by Ava Armacost
on November 07, 2019
We spoke with Jeanie Dailey, Learning Specialist of Social Studies at Horry County Schools, SC, at our national conference in July. She discussed how DBQ and DBQ Online are changing instruction in Horry County….
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Posted by Ava Armacost
on November 07, 2019
We spoke with Regina Wallace, K-12 Social Studies Coordinator in Clayton County, GA, at our national conference in July. She discussed how DBQ and DBQ Online are changing instruction in Clayton County Public Schools….
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Posted by Beth Montgomery
on August 23, 2019
by Beth Montgomery An article in the October 13, 2012 edition of the Economist Magazine addressed bias in textbooks (Economist.com/print). It Ain’t Necessarily So raised an interesting reason to teach with primary and secondary documents: …
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Posted by Beth Montgomery
on August 21, 2019
Teachers ask us all the time, “how can we teach writing and still make sure that students know about Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War? We have standards to cover!” The extent to which a…
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Posted by Beth Montgomery
on April 10, 2019
Should Your Town Ban the Sale of Plastic Water Bottles? is a great first unit to try in an elementary classroom. This interdisciplinary argumentative prompt is a real-world topic and it is accessible…
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Posted by Beth Montgomery
on April 10, 2019
I am a recent college graduate who has taken classes that use both print and online tools. With the tech tools that I remember enjoying, I engaged with the material more deeply than I did…
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Posted by Beth Montgomery
on January 31, 2019
Capistrano Unified School District has had a relationship with The DBQ Project for the past ten years. With the adoption of the Common Core and the C3 Framework, Social Studies Supervisor Nina Glassen and the…
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Posted by Beth Montgomery
on January 29, 2019
The DBQ Online platform includes a feature that allows teachers to view and provide feedback on student work. Teachers can write comments for students on a sticky note like this! How does it really work?…
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Posted by Beth Montgomery
on December 17, 2018
The DBQ Project recently attended the 98th NCSS Annual Conference. Held in Chicago, more than 4,200 attendees and 190 exhibitors were there from across the country. We enjoy attending NCSS each year and were grateful for…
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