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If I was teaching Social Studies today…

Dangerously Irrelevant

For instance, we could use the Civilization video games to learn and blog about political power and civics. We could find history games at Playing History or Flight to Freedom. I could utilize the Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media software tools for historical research.

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Digging Up Rural Roots: The Source at the Library of Congress

NCHE

Since 2021, the National Council for History Education has partnered with the Library of Congress’ Teaching with Primary Sources program on a nationwide program, “The Rural Experience in America”. Read the blog post about The Source on the Library of Congress’ website here.

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The History of the Civil War in Kentucky: Chapter 8 — Surrounding Morgan’s Great Raid

Life and Landscapes

I present it here as a series of individual blogs for my readers. Links to the previously published chapters will be provided at the end of each blog. Fortunately, however, I can direct you to the wonderfully descriptive Meade County History Museum in Brandenburg, a center of high-quality scholarship and research in this region.

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“Charette and Jules Verne”

Life and Landscapes

But what did this local history mean to Jules Verne, who was born in that French city? NAJVS editor Brian Taves described the protagonist in The Count of Chanteleine as a man who incarnates the expected virtues of aristocracy. Only a small plaque now denotes his place of death on the square [see the Musee Dobree in Nantes].

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The Week That Was in 234

Moler's Musing

Each student researched one battle, focusing on: When it happened Where it happened Two major events Why it was important to the war’s outcome To share their findings, I set up a Padlet divided into five sections—one for each battle. This quick burst of activity keeps engagement high and helps solidify foundational knowledge.

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