NCHE

APRIL 1, 2025

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.

Library 130

Library Primary Sources Museum Historic Sites 130

TCI

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

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.

Civics 98

Civics Teaching Civic Engagement Social Studies 98

Moler's Musing

MARCH 8, 2025

One of the biggest challenges in history education is engaging students in meaningful analysis while encouraging collaboration and critical thinking. EduProtocol Tie-In: This follows the Thin Slides method but adds a deeper research component with the Thick Slide approach.

Primary Sources 52

Primary Sources History Critical Thinking History Education 52

Dangerously Irrelevant

MAY 31, 2017

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.

Social Studies 76

Social Studies Teaching Archiving Geography 76

Zinn Education Project

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

—Breck Foster High School Social Studies Teacher, Lake Oswego, Oregon Last year was my first year teaching World History and I was in need of high quality simulations to help my students understand and engage their critical thinking. The class gets excited, vocal, and competitive.

History 52

History Teaching Social Studies High School 52

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

To fix this, we need to deepen our investments in civics and history instruction, bolstered by an emphasis on critical thinking skills. citizenship, according to recent research by the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation. Related: What do classroom conversations about race, identity and history really look like?

Civics 117

Civics Education Critical Thinking History 117

Zinn Education Project

JUNE 6, 2024

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. We know this from over twenty years of research, which you can read about in our newly released Inclusive Learning Research Brief.

Teaching 86

Teaching Social Justice Library Heritage 86