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If I was teaching Social Studies today…

Dangerously Irrelevant

Like many teachers, I would tap into the the Library of Congress, which would give me tips for teaching with primary sources , including quarterly journal articles on topics such as integrating historical and geographic thinking. National Archives, and maybe dig through the 5.3 million book images from the Internet Archive. .

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People’s History Teaching Stories

Zinn Education Project

To activate their interest, I spent the first class period showing the Freedom Archives’ COINTELPRO 101 documentary. Bob Henson High School Social Studies Teacher, Villa Hills, Kentucky In my capacity as a secondary history educator, I strategically incorporated a Democracy Now!

History 52
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Teaching About Palestine-Israel and the Unfolding Genocide in Gaza

Zinn Education Project

From the Archives 1948: To the Editors of The New York Times by Albert Einstein, Hannah Arendt, Sidney Hook, et al. In my capacity as a secondary history educator, I strategically incorporated a Democracy Now! I just want to repeat again what June said: Palestine is a litmus test, especially now.”