Doing Social Studies

JANUARY 27, 2022

As a member and current president of the Kansas Council for Social Studies, the working relationship between the professional Social Studies organizations in Kansas is one that I deeply cherish and am proud to be a part of. One way we do that is to co-host a yearly social studies conference. Jill Weber

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Social Studies Primary Sources Geography Economics 67

Teaching American History

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

A Conversation with Sonja Czarnecki Sonja Czarnecki, 2022 MAHG Graduate “In order to understand history, you have to do history,” Sonja Czarnecki insists. After sending the essay to the Chronicles of Oklahoma in late 2022, she forgot about it. You need to see how historical narratives are made.” She also pursues her own research.

Social Studies 98

Social Studies Research Archiving American History 98

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 13, 2024

Patty Topliffe, who teaches social studies at Woodstock High School in Vermont, said teaching vocabulary and other literacy skills to her students helps them understand primary source documents. Patty Topliffe (center right) and other English and social studies teachers at Woodstock High School, in Vermont.

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High School Teaching Primary Sources K-12 145

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 7, 2022

As a social studies teacher and a Chinese American immigrant, I find myself subconsciously asking the following questions: How are Asian Americans viewed by the American public? Wayne Zhang is a graduate student at Northwestern University who will be teaching social studies next year at Amundsen High School in Chicago Public Schools.

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American History History Teaching Primary Sources 114

The Hechinger Report

JULY 7, 2022

A design studio at the Bristol Warren Regional School District in Rhode Island hosted by the Center for Inclusive Innovation in the spring of 2022. There was much more emphasis on critical thinking and primary source investigation. The sessions included educators, students, parents, and community members.

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Primary Sources Social Science Professional Development Critical Thinking 129

ED Surge

MAY 24, 2023

In the wake of the Atlanta Spa shootings and a surge in violence against Asian Americans throughout the pandemic, Illinois made history by becoming the first state to mandate that Asian American history be taught in public K-12 schools beginning in the 2022-23 school year.

Inclusive Curriculum 105

Inclusive Curriculum American History Primary Sources Professional Development 105

Studies Weekly

JULY 9, 2024

The 2022 Stanford National Assessment of Educational Progress showed that math and science reading test scores dropped significantly between 2019 and 2022. Emily Toronto, a 5th-grade teacher at Bonneville Elementary in Utah, reported that her lower-level reading students also struggle in social studies and science.

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Heritage Social Studies Primary Sources Lesson Plan 52