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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!

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Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat

ASHP CML

The ASHP staff knows that such changes dont emerge overnight; as we look backward and ahead, we remain committed to making our work as history educators help generate greater understanding of the current historical moment. This week, administrator and multimedia producer David Scheckel shares a primary source.