Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 5, 2015

So when Piedmont is looking for great digital science and social studies programs for its middle school, it’s hard for them to know where to look and what’s out there. WHAT: Piedmont Middle School is seeking to pilot digital learning programs that support competency-based learning in science and social studies.

Social Studies 86

Social Studies Middle School Geography Civics 86

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

For many of today’s students, the new program’s ideas and approaches to rethinking history and how it is taught are not radical. This generation is hyper-aware of the way that history has been framed — what is included and what is left out. Zeng and her friends never really ventured outside their Asian American bubble.

History 107

History Heritage K-12 American History 107

Teaching American History

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

The next school year, she was asked to teach not only the regular-level geography course but also AP Human Geography and World History. The next fall, Livingston took a job teaching civics and government at a public middle school. Now she wondered how to earn a teaching credential.

Teaching 52

Teaching Geography Ancestry Primary Sources 52

4QM Teaching

MAY 7, 2023

The point of this post is that if we want eighth graders to know something about American (or world) history, we need to teach it. And these test results make it clear that just starting in middle school is insufficient.

Social Studies 40

Social Studies Middle School Elementary School History 40

Students of History

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

If you're a US History teacher looking for PDF worksheets for your high school or middle school classroom, I have tons to share, including this 30+ page packet of free engaging assignments you can download and start using right away. This makes them easy to differentiate for special education students with accommodations.

History 52

History Primary Sources Lesson Plan American History 52

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

At the new board’s first meeting in January 2022, members of its new majority attacked proposed AP World History textbooks for not focusing enough on the “meat and potatoes of history,” and complained that elementary social studies didn’t adequately “focus on the greatness of America.” Then there was the curriculum.

Education Policy 143

Education Policy Education Advocacy Social Studies 143