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Category: Curriculum Design
September 28, 2026
Is Your Rubric Grading the Poster or the Thinking? Building a Social Studies Project Rubric Around Disciplinary Reasoning
A Grade 6 class finishes a project on the Silk Road. The rubric has five criteria, each worth five points: Creativity, Neatness, Presentation, Research and Teamwork. The best-looking…
September 28, 2026Interdisciplinary Social Studies: Connecting the Curriculum to the Rest of the School Day Without Watering It Down
Picture a Grade 5 week. On Monday, students study ancient river civilisations in social studies. On Tuesday, they work on area and measurement in maths. On Wednesday, they…