TCI

MARCH 25, 2025

When students engage with history, geography, and civics, they develop the ability to analyze texts, draw connections between concepts, and retain new information more effectively. Incorporate Inquiry-Based Learning: Engage students in discussions, debates, and primary source analysis to deepen comprehension and critical thinking.

Social Studies 52

Social Studies Primary Sources Civics Critical Thinking 52

C3 Teachers

MARCH 14, 2025

These pilot experiences were invaluable we observed firsthand how students engaged in compelling questions, analyzed primary sources, and developed their own interpretations of historical events. Others worried about the complexities of multilingual learners engaging with rigorous primary sources.

Social Studies 40

Social Studies Public School Primary Sources Civic Engagement 40

Teaching American History

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

At Bishop Seabury, a small independent school in the Episcopal tradition, high school students take two or more of Czarnecki’s courses. Since all of the projects must incorporate primary sources, students learn how to access online archives such as the Hathi Trus t and newspapers.org. It’s amazing, really beautiful,” she says.

Social Studies 98

Social Studies Research Archiving American History 98

Students of History

AUGUST 12, 2021

I designed the digital pages I created to look like traditional notebooks - vertically aligned and in the style of the "cut-and-paste" activities we were already doing. Plus there’s lesson plans for every day, flipped classroom videos, Google Slides, primary sources, worksheets, and more for every unit.

Social Studies 52

Social Studies Primary Sources World History Civics 52

TCI

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Instead of letting groups form organically, assign clear roles like: Discussion Leader Recorder Timekeeper Presenter “I assign roles to make sure everyone is responsible, but I also give students a chance to own their role and adapt as they go,” says Kati Hash , a high school world geography and civics teacher.

Primary Sources 52

Primary Sources Civics Geography Middle School 52

Zinn Education Project

FEBRUARY 1, 2025

Thats why legislators in Texas have outlawed one of the traditional staples of the civics classroom: the write your legislator assignment. Riots, Racism, and the Police A lesson uses primary source documents to teach the long trajectory of police violence in Black communities. for a students.

Social Justice 98

Social Justice Primary Sources History Civics 98