Studies Weekly

MAY 28, 2024

Texas Superintendent Quintin Shepherd told the New York Times in a 2023 article, “If kids are not here, they are not forming relationships,” he said. Absent classmates negatively impact all students, regardless of performance level. Student absenteeism is even tied to the rise in emotional and behavioral problems.

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Studies Weekly

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

An Interactive Notebook allows students to organize and connect their learning by writing notes, drawing pictures, and pasting in articles and printable worksheets. I love using these companion printables with my lessons with the option of students using them into their interactive notebooks. What is an Interactive Notebook?

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Artifacts Primary Sources Lesson Plan Social Studies 52

Teaching American History

JUNE 18, 2024

And that means the pinnacle of TAH’s professional development for teachers has arrived as well: our Master of Arts in American History and Government (MAHG) program at Ashland University in Ashland, OH. Summer has arrived! For what purpose was it written? Who was its intended audience? What effect did it have?

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Teaching American History

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

For a few hours, teachers can dive into the content of primary source documents through a discussion with colleagues facilitated by a scholar. These are free to attend for all social studies teachers and can be in historical locations, school districts, and educational service centers.

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Studies Weekly

MARCH 3, 2025

According to an article by Youki Terada called Understanding a Teachers Long-Term Impact, teachers have the greatest impact on student achievement compared to any other aspect of schooling. You know the heartbreak of seeing your students struggle with things that can’t be fixed inside the classroom. But, still, you try.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 7, 2023

You can’t skip the slavery unit, or you can’t think to skip Harriet Jacobs’ primary source of her narratives of a slave girl, where she’s talking about being sexually harassed by slaveholder,” she said. “I don’t know how you really cherry-pick what you’d like to cover in an AP class.

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Zinn Education Project

MARCH 7, 2024

We share the text of their conversation for discussion in high school classrooms and professional development workshops. It’s pretty fascinating, and there’s an article that we can share with you all later where you can see Du Bois taking on Hoffman. This interview was lightly edited for length and clarity.

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