ED Surge

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Social studies and history classes weren't just academic discourse, they were social and emotional experiences. Like many people who learned new skills during the pandemic, I immersed myself in Black history, pedagogy, and education reform. I first acknowledged it subconsciously in my middle school years.

History 109

History Tutoring Pedagogy American History 109

4QM Teaching

APRIL 30, 2023

We just had a consultant come to my school to do a review of our social studies program. In other words, that’s what they expected to see in a high-functioning social studies class. The consultants were not social studies experts. Now confess: you didn’t learn about the American Revolution that way.

Primary Sources 40

Primary Sources Artifacts Archiving Social Studies 40

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Saykhamphone and other Black students at the school found this lesson offensive, but their teacher did not understand why until students talked to Fairfax County’s culturally responsive pedagogy specialists to intervene. I felt like it was my social responsibility to go out and speak,” she said.

History 97

History American History Ancestry Pedagogy 97

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 28, 2022

There was always a group or two that wanted [social studies books] to stay as we had had it previously,” said Ed Richardson, who led the state department of education at the time. “No No matter what has happened since then to correct that part of history.”. Then, he said, he felt targeted by the Eagle Forum.

History 101

History K-12 Library Social Studies 101