Passion for Social Studies

JANUARY 31, 2025

The Vietnam War was a pivotal event in world history. Thankfully, the Vietnam War Lesson and Recent US History Unit are ready to make learning meaningful and planning a breeze! Students will even work on mastering critical thinking skills while completing these activities.

Lesson Plan 130

Lesson Plan History Psychology World History 130

A Principal's Reflections

JULY 3, 2013

Students in Mrs. Tambuscio’s World History class culminated a unit on the Holocaust by applying their historical knowledge to the viewing of survivor testimonies. Students were able to utilize IWitness , which is a computer-based program created by the USC Shoah Foundation’s Institute for Visual History.

Artifacts 215

Artifacts World History Digital Resources Critical Thinking 215

A Principal's Reflections

NOVEMBER 4, 2013

Image credit: [link] A Biology Teacher’s Thoughts on Critical Literacy by Lynne Torpie Science teachers can tend to be myopic, focusing on acquiring content detail and teaching the steps of the scientific method instead of fostering the investigative, critical thinking and written communication skills that embody real-world scientific endeavors.

Museum 320

Museum Archiving Social Studies History 320

ED Surge

JULY 21, 2022

One student composed a song , using string instruments, with the goal of evoking the ominous and anxious feelings related to that period in world history. Another resource for further exploration is the Harvard University Graduate School of Education’s Project Zero’s Visible Thinking project.

Primary Sources 126

Primary Sources History World History Digital Resources 126

Teaching American History

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Research Empowers Students of History Research work benefits everyone, Czarnecki feels. She asks freshmen taking World History and juniors taking US History to complete a large independent research project. For eleven years, while serving as Dean of Students at Bishop Seabury, she taught world history.

Social Studies 98

Social Studies Research Archiving American History 98

Students of History

JANUARY 10, 2023

In my World History class, we used this resource on the Kievan Rus' and then connected it to Ukraine's history and current events with Russia's attempts to annex it. 3) Encourage critical thinking. Encourage students to think critically about the current event you're discussing.

Social Studies 52

Social Studies Civics Critical Thinking World History 52

Students of History

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

This can be a great way to help prep your students for the US History Regents Exam or your state EOC test. These activities will include primary source analysis and critical thinking practice that is essential to getting kids ready for their assessments.

History 52

History Primary Sources Lesson Plan American History 52