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How Garland ISD Built Background Knowledge With Newsela Social Studies To Bring Lessons to Life for All Learners

July 1, 2024

Success Story: Garland ISD

How Garland ISD brings social studies lessons to life

See how Garland ISD uses Newsela Social Studies to build background knowledge, support emergent bilingual students, and connect history to the present day.

Outcome Summary

From state-specific course needs to connected classroom learning

Garland’s social studies team uses aligned, leveled content to make local histories and current events more accessible across grade levels.

Challenge

Support a new social studies course

Garland ISD needed resources with the depth, context, and standards alignment to support its Mexican American Studies course.

Shift

Build content into the curriculum

The district adopted Newsela Social Studies and worked with Newsela curricular specialists to connect texts and activities to unit goals.

Impact

Connect lessons to the real world

Teachers use timely articles, historical context, leveled texts, and Spanish versions to help students build background knowledge.

Who It’s For

District social studies leaders
Curriculum and instruction teams
School administrators
Social studies teachers
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How Garland ISD Built Background Knowledge With Newsela Social Studies To Bring Lessons to Life for All Learners

Garland ISD social studies resource

Success Story: Garland ISD

How Garland ISD brings social studies lessons to life

See how Garland ISD uses Newsela Social Studies to build background knowledge, support emergent bilingual students, and connect history to the present day.

Outcome Summary

From state-specific course needs to connected classroom learning

Garland’s social studies team uses aligned, leveled content to make local histories and current events more accessible across grade levels.

Challenge

Support a new social studies course

Garland ISD needed resources with the depth, context, and standards alignment to support its Mexican American Studies course.

Shift

Build content into the curriculum

The district adopted Newsela Social Studies and worked with Newsela curricular specialists to connect texts and activities to unit goals.

Impact

Connect lessons to the real world

Teachers use timely articles, historical context, leveled texts, and Spanish versions to help students build background knowledge.

Who It’s For

District social studies leaders
Curriculum and instruction teams
School administrators
Social studies teachers

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