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NCHE Partners with the Library of Congress

NCHE

The National Council for History Education (NCHE) is excited to announce a new partnership with the Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources program (TPS). About the Teaching with Primary Sources Program (TPS) The Teaching with Primary Sources program has been the Library of Congresss premier educational outreach program.

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Strengthening Civic Education: The Role of High-Quality Curriculum and Teaching Strategies

TCI

Responding to these concerns, the federal government increased funding for K-12 civics and history education funding from $7.75 Emphasis on Social Studies Practices: Materials emphasize inquiry-based learning, analysis of primary and secondary sources, and the development of critical-thinking skills.

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Using Snorkl to Deepen Historical Thinking in the Classroom

Moler's Musing

One of the biggest challenges in history education is engaging students in meaningful analysis while encouraging collaboration and critical thinking. By integrating Snorkl with historical inquiry, EduProtocols , and depth and complexity strategies, we can create a dynamic space where students engage deeply with the past.

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OPINION: Our education system is not setting up students for success

The Hechinger Report

Our education system is failing to educate the next generation to face the challenges of our times. To fix this, we need to deepen our investments in civics and history instruction, bolstered by an emphasis on critical thinking skills. We are not setting our children up for success.

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One state is poised to teach media literacy starting in kindergarten 

The Hechinger Report

Experts say that many Americans, both young and old, lack the skills required to critically analyze information in a digital world. A 2019 report from the Stanford History Education Group found that high school students had “difficulty discerning fact from fiction online.”. It’s about civic responsibility,” Polites said. “I

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If I was teaching Social Studies today…

Dangerously Irrelevant

Without a doubt we would be living on Pinterest since it has dozens of pinboards – and tens of thousands of pins – related to history , including awesome resource sets from the Stanford History Education Group. I could garner ideas from the City University of New York’s American Social History Project.

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National Teach Truth Day of Action Press Call Highlights

Zinn Education Project

This year, from Seattle, Washington, to Miami, Florida, and many towns and cities in between, educators will host more than 170 grassroots events on Saturday, June 8 and throughout the month. I was teaching for critical thinking. This was 2021, and Iowa had just passed its history censorship law.