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10 Websites + 4 Apps that Make Geography Fun

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One of the hardest challenges for teachers is how to engage students in core subjects such as geography. If you aren’t a geography buff, you’re probably nodding. But watch how quickly the fourteen resources below morph geography from dusty to dynamic: 2-minute Geology. Geography Games. You know what I mean.

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12 Online Resources About Puzzles

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Puzzles are also a great way to practice keyboarding skills like drag-drop, click, and select.

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11 Online Resources About Puzzles

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Here are popular puzzles resources teachers are using to teach mouse skills, critical thinking, and more. There are a few for the upcoming St.

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How Augmented Reality Fosters Student Curiosity and Collaboration

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Furthermore, it can transport students to different times and places, making history and geography lessons more immersive and educational. It lends itself to natural conversations around critical thinking and curiosity. It lends itself to natural conversations around critical thinking and curiosity.

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How to Use Video Games in the Classroom

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Be sure to select games that align with the subject matter you are teaching, and develop skills such as critical thinking , problem-solving, collaboration, etc. As students design, manage, and launch their own space missions they are learning skills and concepts that encourage critical thinking and decision-making.

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Guiding Students through the Crisis in Ukraine

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I also utilized the Civic Reasoning curriculum, which focused on developing critical thinking skills to navigate social media and news. Make use of geography tools such as Google Maps or the history of Ukraine in maps found on the Washington Post site, as many students do not have a sense of the expansiveness of the world.

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His Teachers Showed Him Why History Matters. Now He Wants to Pay That Forward.

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Brown loves — and has long loved — learning about history, civics, geography and government, in part because he had teachers who brought infectious energy and enthusiasm to those lessons. history, European history, human geography, AP government. You would think these traits would be fundamental for educators, but it’s often lacking.