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Classroom Based Assessments – Where to start

Doing Social Studies

Nathan’s past students have created and led several civic and historical preservation projects. Nathan has also been named a Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History , Master Teacher Fellow, Lowell Milken Center for Unsung Heroes , Fellow, and a George Washington Library , Lifeguard Teacher Fellow. So, you need to design a CBA?

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Constitution Day Resources

ACRE

In the classroom, educators can explore a variety of Constitutional resources with learners by reading primary sources, reviewing changes to the Constitution throughout American History, and analyzing historical arguments relating to the founding of the United States and the Constitution today.

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Executive Orders and Civil Rights

Civics for All of US

Executive Orders and Civil Rights Katie Munn Wed, 01/11/2023 - 14:47 Body During this online workshop with the Truman Presidential Library and Eisenhower Presidential Library, teachers will examine primary sources to discover how and why presidents have issued executive orders to advance civil rights.

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Addressing Racial Discrimination in Voting During the Kennedy Administration

Civics for All of US

Addressing Racial Discrimination in Voting During the Kennedy Administration Katie Munn Mon, 09/11/2023 - 12:38 Body Investigate primary source material from the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum to learn how citizens and government officials used the tools of democracy to challenge racial discrimination in voting.

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Interrogating Presidential Photos

Civics for All of US

Kennedy, most Presidents have had an official photographer, resulting in a wealth of primary source material. Ford Presidential Library and Museum for this online teacher workshop and discover resources for teaching with presidential photographs. Join the Gerald R.

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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. We’d have a variety of Social Studies simulations and games available to us.

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In high-crime areas, education reform needs to expand outside the classroom

The Hechinger Report

Just as it’s easier for students to learn French by speaking it in France, we need civics, literature and science to be practiced in communities rocked by nonsensical violence. Schools aren’t going to teach French better than living in France — meaning, we shouldn’t look to schools as our only or even primary source of learning.