Teaching American History

MARCH 11, 2024

But I feel overwhelmed when I look all the documents. Document collection page featuring document thumbnails and dropdown menu with a thematic table of contents, introduction, related resources and study questions. Some even supply educator notes, videos, colorful presentations, classroom activities and reading guides.

Library 105

Library Primary Sources American History Social Studies 105

A Principal's Reflections

NOVEMBER 4, 2013

You will hear from a science teacher, a social studies teacher, and an art teacher as each provides her take on how the Common Core and 21st Century learning goals affect what goes on in the classroom. Gather 2 documents which demonstrate the systematic nature of the Nazi strategy that marginalized this group of people.

Museum 320

Museum Archiving Social Studies History 320

NCHE

JUNE 25, 2023

The National Council for History Education stands in support of history teachers in Florida. The social studies standards focused on African American history, recently approved by the Florida Board of Education, sanitize historical acts of violence against Black Americans.

Social Studies 100

Social Studies K-12 History Education American History 100

A Principal's Reflections

JULY 6, 2010

In my last post I wrote about some iPad apps that I thought were must adds for administrators and educators alike. Documents to Go : Edit/create/view MS Word and Excel files as well as view PDF, PowerPoint and iWork files. There are so many cool educational history apps out there! Here are my additions: 15. Syncs with Dropbox!

Educational Technology 233

Educational Technology Social Studies History High School 233

NCHE

MARCH 25, 2024

After Jessica Ellison invited me to participate in a conversation about how academic historians might be of use to K-12 teachers, I did a little research: I asked teachers at our state social studies council what they most needed for their work. The answers were clear: time and confidence, they said.

K-12 312

K-12 Primary Sources American History Archiving 312

Teaching American History

APRIL 8, 2025

These are free to attend for all social studies teachers and can be in historical locations, school districts, and educational service centers. For a few hours, teachers can dive into the content of primary source documents through a discussion with colleagues facilitated by a scholar.

Primary Sources 52

Primary Sources American History Social Studies History 52

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 11, 2025

National pride in America is at a record low, coinciding with desperately low scores on the nations civics report card from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). Strengthening civic education nationally requires ongoing work, state-by-state. Related: Become a lifelong learner. Continued progress is necessary.

Civics 85

Civics K-12 High School Middle School 85

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Education experts call it “writing to learn,” in contrast to “learning to write,” which is usually taught in an English class. Many experiments have documented the power of writing outside of English classes but others haven’t found it to be so beneficial. The theory is decades old. For each subject, students gained about 0.3

Social Studies 145

Social Studies Tradition High School Research 145

Social Studies Success

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Secondary Social Studies Interventionist As any good teacher does, I often eavesdrop. During my fourteen years of eavesdropping, I’ve heard social studies teachers lament that they are “not reading teachers”. Why is background knowledge important in social studies? By Kydra Hubbard, Ed.

Social Studies 52

Social Studies Geography Advocacy Leadership 52

Ashleigh's Education Journey

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

A Social Studies Interactive Notebook is a great way to engage students and to help students focus as they organize social studies content and/or take guided notes. One of the great things about this social studies interactive notebook is that you can adapt it to meet the needs of your classroom.

Social Studies 52

Social Studies Geography Government Economics 52

Teaching American History

APRIL 22, 2025

Invited to attend a TAH multiday seminar on the Cold War at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, social studies teacher Cade Lohrding was thrilled. Cade Lohrding teaches social studies for all three grades at Kiowa County Junior High School in Greensburg, Kansas. I’d never done anything like that before.

Junior High 52

Junior High Library K-12 Social Studies 52

Studies Weekly

APRIL 7, 2025

He received an extensive education in New Orleans through the 1930s and earned a master’s degree and an MD. He continued training in Europe, where he studied surgery for two years. He received a theoretical physics and applied mathematics education at Brooklyn College, Princeton University, and New York University.

Social Studies 52

Social Studies Primary Sources American History Heritage 52

A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 12, 2012

Millian’s math students utilized an Avermedia document camera to display work. Here is a video we produced leading up to Digital Learning Day showcasing our Social Studies Department. Change Digital Learning Day educational technology Opinion'

Library 274

Library History Cultures Educational Technology 274

ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

In 2020, California’s State Board of Education adopted criteria and guidance to award a State Seal of Civic Engagement to students who demonstrate excellence in civics education. In my 20 years as an educator, I have seen firsthand how service-learning engages students as they become leaders in their communities.

Civic Engagement 137

Civic Engagement Civics K-12 Education 137

ED Surge

JANUARY 10, 2024

“Education is made for students. There is no one who knows what students need more than us.” — Angelica Martinez, 2023 Graduate, Sunnyside Unified School District (AZ) Historically, research institutions, education entrepreneurs and technology developers have led the research and development (R&D) of education programs and tools.

Education 115

Education Leadership Professional Development Tradition 115

C3 Teachers

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Yet in social studies or history, the idea of “experimenting” or seeking new explanations can sometimes seem unusual. Historians gather, analyze, and interpret documents to construct narratives. The challenge of making history education more inquiry-based isn’t new. In 1916, Charles H.

History 52

History Social Studies History Education Economics 52

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 13, 2024

“We have kids that on our benchmark knowledge assessments are scoring what is the equivalent of second grade, first grade, fourth grade,” said Fisher, who is also a professor and chair of educational leadership at San Diego State University. Some experts and educators worry the reading reform movement has left older students behind.

High School 145

High School Teaching Primary Sources K-12 145

TCI

MARCH 25, 2025

By incorporating science into literacy instruction, educators can create a more engaging, knowledge-rich classroom experience that benefits all learners. If you want to dive deeper, download our free eBook, Rethinking Literacy in K-5 Classrooms: How Social Studies and Science Drive Academic Success.

Social Studies 52

Social Studies Critical Thinking Psychology Research 52

Students of History

JANUARY 3, 2023

It's the year 2023, and teaching social studies is more of a challenge than ever before. Between the students, administrators, parents, and the community, social studies teachers are feeling pressure from all directions. Another trend in social studies education is the emphasis on project-based learning.

Social Studies 52

Social Studies Teaching Historic Sites Primary Sources 52

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Grade inflation struck all high school subjects, ACT found, but it was highest for math, followed by science, English, and social studies. Grades continued to rise in math and science even as grade inflation stabilized in English and social studies. points, while English and social studies rose by 0.22

High School 145

High School Social Studies Research Public School 145

Passion for Social Studies

OCTOBER 14, 2024

For example, The Political Socialization Lesson teaches students about this important term. It even includes video links, answer keys, and editable documents! Thankfully, using these resources will help ensure students are ready to make an educated vote once they are old enough to register. Honestly, elections are costly!

Teaching 130

Teaching Government Social Studies High School 130

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 11, 2024

A growing chorus of education researchers, pundits and “science of reading” advocates are calling for young children to be taught more about the world around them. Kim, a reading specialist, and other researchers had developed two sets of multi-year lesson plans, one for science and one for social studies.

Learning Science 145

Learning Science Charter School Lesson Plan Social Studies 145

Digital Promise

DECEMBER 14, 2016

Since President Obama’s ConnectED announcement in 2013 in Mooresville, NC , there has been more than $10 billion committed as part of the five-year program to transform American education. We want to celebrate the extraordinary collaborations between educators and the private sector that have occurred because of ConnectED.

Education 107

Education K-12 Middle School Professional Development 107

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 8, 2021

Four new studies on project-based learning. 2nd grade social studies. Better results for project-based learning were documented on a variety of tests, from Advanced Placement exams in high school to annual state assessments in math and reading in sixth grade. 3rd grade science. Curriculum. Curriculum. 6th grade science.

Project-Based Learning 145

Project-Based Learning Middle School Social Studies High School 145

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 15, 2024

With the upcoming national elections — and every election thereafter — we need to make civic education a top priority. While higher education institutions like Stevens can play a role in such education in early adulthood, as a country, we need to start much earlier. High school should be all about turning theory into action.

Civics 130

Civics Teaching K-12 Social Studies 130

Digital Promise

APRIL 30, 2019

Across the United States and around the world, educators are being called on to help their students prepare for futures in an increasingly computational world. However, there are still many more educators who do not feel comfortable with computational thinking concepts than those who do. Are you an educator?

Lesson Plan 134

Lesson Plan Social Studies Learning Science Humanities 134

Moler's Musing

APRIL 30, 2025

Students question the bot like they would a biased newspaper article, a government document, or a historical speech. It reinforces essential social studies skills: sourcing, bias, perspective, and evidence-based reasoning. This turns AI into the text not the shortcut. Why Fray-I works: It puts students in the drivers seat.

Primary Sources 40

Primary Sources Teaching Social Studies Government 40

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 19, 2024

One report documented that U.S. Where are we going to find an additional year to make up for these kiddos before they leave the education system?” These companies may have a business motive in sounding an alarm to sell more of their products, but the reports are produced by well-regarded education statisticians.

Tutoring 145

Tutoring Psychology Elementary School Research 145

ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

When I was a student, I struggled to see my people represented in curricula, so when I design Spanish and social studies classes, I work to decolonize my lessons and reclaim Indigenous history. I taught the same topic to high school students in my women’s studies class 20 years later. The short answer: it starts with us.

Cultures 137

Cultures Teaching Pedagogy Ancestry 137

Digital Promise

MAY 13, 2021

Additionally, while teachers reported having less say into the educational technology they use now than in our fall 2019 survey, those who have this input are much more likely than those without it to see their online classes as effective. Social-Emotional Learning as Part of Whole Child Learning. Lessons Learned to Move Forward.

Teaching 147

Teaching EdTech K-12 Professional Development 147

ED Surge

MARCH 15, 2024

To be clear, this assignment would require students to analyze documents and write their own responses using evidence, which are important skills of course, but it would inevitably lead to me manically red inking papers that ultimately were written because I assigned an essay that would only ever be read by me. To what end?

American History 134

American History World History Social Studies History 134

Teaching American History

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Katherine Thrailkill considered careers in drama, law, and hi-tech sales before realizing all her interests and experiences pointed her toward teaching social studies. While earning her Masters in secondary school education at Arizona State University, she’d observed Lindblom’s class.

American History 98

American History History Civics Political Science 98

Teaching American History

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Little’s study in the Master of Arts in American History and Government (MAHG) program prompted him to think carefully about how the Constitution’s structure reflects the founders’ understanding of typical human behavior, or what they called “human nature.” suggested the demographic categories in which they fit. Senator Robert C.

Humanities 52

Humanities Teaching American History Government 52

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

The school’s website promised a “rigorous education experience” delivered by highly qualified teachers. the nation’s biggest for-profit operator of charters, enrollment grew by 45 percent, to almost 157,000, and revenues in its general education division rose 37 percent. Nemergut enrolled all three girls. At Stride Inc.,

Charter School 141

Charter School Education Policy Public School History 141

Digital Promise

JUNE 21, 2017

Classroom context varied, from filmmaking and multimedia classes, to subject area classes such as chemistry, social studies, and government. In the Fall 2016 program implementation, we undertook a documentation effort to begin to explore this question. So what did the program achieve?

Social Studies 79

Social Studies Government Education 79

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 17, 2020

The International Society for Technology in Education, a nonprofit based in Arlington, Virginia, requires teachers who want to be certified as online educators to receive 30 hours of face-to-face and online training that can take up to nine weeks, plus six months to curate a portfolio. “The It has to be modeled.”.

K-12 142

K-12 Elementary School Middle School Charter School 142

Moler's Musing

OCTOBER 4, 2024

Breaking the “Right Answer” Mindset A lot of students were still raising their hands, hoping for the “right” answer, but I’m working hard to break them out of the mindset that social studies is just about filling in blanks. The revised documents were a mix of Jamestown and Plymouth hardships and survival stories.

Primary Sources 126

Primary Sources Geography History Lesson Plan 126