Doing Social Studies

OCTOBER 22, 2021

Nathan McAlister is the Humanities Program Manager – History, Government, and Social Studies with the Kansas State Department of Education. Nathan’s past students have created and led several civic and historical preservation projects. Clicking the Growth topic will take you to subjects with connections to primary sources.

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Primary Sources Archiving Library American History 67

Dangerously Irrelevant

MAY 31, 2017

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. web site from the National Endowment for the Humanities, including a very popular set for AP U.S.

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Social Studies Teaching Archiving Geography 76

Students of History

JANUARY 3, 2023

One way to do this is to incorporate a variety of primary sources into lessons, including documents and speeches from underrepresented groups. In my complete curricula for Civics , World , and US History I have a variety of assessment resources along with digital Google Forms options for each unit to help you out.

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Social Studies Historic Sites Teaching Primary Sources 52

Teaching American History

JULY 9, 2024

Ohio House members from both sides of the aisle took turns reading the Declaration from its opening, “When in the course of human events,” through its closing pledge of “our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honor,” along with the names of its signatories. The reading typifies Brennan’s creative approach to public service.

American History 52

American History Civics History Government 52

4QM Teaching

MARCH 19, 2023

Humans remember what we think about, so actually engaging intellectually with history will help students to remember more of it. And as citizens of a democracy, we want our students to be able to grapple with history, politics, and social and civic questions actively and critically. This is a valuable and important goal.

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Primary Sources Social Studies Civics History 40

Teaching American History

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

The next school year, she was asked to teach not only the regular-level geography course but also AP Human Geography and World History. The next fall, Livingston took a job teaching civics and government at a public middle school. A Teacher’s Influence “Because of MAHG, I’ve begun using way more primary sources,” Livingston says.

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Teaching Geography Ancestry Primary Sources 52

Teaching American History

APRIL 16, 2024

Those ideas birthed what I would say is the greatest nation in human history. He began looking for primary sources to flesh out the story of history, which led him to TAH.org and to its Master’s program centered around reading and discussing documents. Let’s read that passage and try to figure it out.’ understanding.

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Primary Sources American History History Government 98