Teaching American History

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Lomax hoped the young men would bring back audio documents for the Archive of American Folk Song at the Library of Congress. Now she sees herself preparing students for lives of civic engagement. The post The Importance of Research in Social Studies Classrooms appeared first on Teaching American History.

Social Studies 98

Social Studies Research Archiving American History 98

Doing Social Studies

APRIL 13, 2020

I was able to locate Topeka’s “shut down” order through the Library of Congress’ Chronicling America. Many states and municipalities issued shut down orders in response to the Spanish Influenza in 1918.

Lesson Plan 67

Lesson Plan Charter School History Library 67

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 15, 2021

The intercom and phones weren’t set up yet, so a teacher came to Patrie’s room to tell her everyone was gathering in the library. It’s about teaching human beings, and it’s not science or English or social studies or math … It’s about teaching human beings how to become good people.”. The next day, Sept.

Charter School 145

Charter School Civics Middle School Civic Engagement 145

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Related: PROOF POINTS: Slightly higher reading scores when students delve into social studies. Three states — Florida, Illinois and Massachusetts — have in recent years revamped their social studies and civic education standards and have created legislation to implement modern civic education.

Controversial Topics 141

Controversial Topics Teaching Civics Civic Engagement 141