Document, Government and World History

Critical Literacy Across the Curriculum

A Principal's Reflections

NOVEMBER 4, 2013

Gather 2 documents which demonstrate the systematic nature of the Nazi strategy that marginalized this group of people. Gather 4 archival photographs to provide documented proof of the specific abuse towards the victim group.

Museum

Museum Archiving Social Studies History

Diving Deeper with ParaFLY

HistoryRewriter

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

This post features examples of a 10th-grade World History class practicing interpreting literary criticism. This was a part of a large, interdisciplinary project that required the collaboration of an ELA teacher, a History teacher, and a Spanish teacher. Some were more successful than others.

Archiving

Archiving Social Studies Tradition World History

To Make Assignments More Meaningful, I’m Giving Students a More Authentic Audience

ED Surge

MARCH 15, 2024

This fall, after a restless night overthinking an assignment for my upcoming class and drinking three cups of not-strong-enough coffee, I added the final touch on my latest assignment for students in my World History II class. In prior years, this unit culminated with an essay in which students responded to the essential question.

American History

American History World History Social Studies History

Unearthing the Origins of Plantation Slavery on São Tomé

Sapiens

MARCH 19, 2024

São Tomé’s role in this devastating and transformational history is largely unknown—some people have never heard of the tiny nation. Our team aims to illuminate the island’s central and brutal place in world history. Reconstructing their experiences and Praia Melão’s place in history will take more research.

Heritage

Heritage Archaeology History Government

High schools fail to provide legally required education to students with disabilities

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

One time, a teacher gave his special education world history class all of the answers to their final exam. Since then, the department has eliminated 72 guidance documents that dealt with the rights of special education students. The department said the documents were “outdated, unnecessary, or ineffective.”.

High School

High School Education Government Elementary School

Civil Conversation Protects Our Civil Rights

Teaching American History

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Two graduates of the Master of Arts in American History and Government (MAHG) program submitted essays on how they teach these skills to the Bill of Rights Institute’s 2023 National Civics Teacher of the Year Award , placing among the top ten finalists. They teach self-government as a cooperative activity. Yet both go further.

Civics

Civics Civic Engagement American History Government

Refreshed Digital Notebook Activities for Social Studies

Students of History

AUGUST 12, 2021

These activities include: Sourcing documents Drag & drop timelines Analyzing primary and secondary sources Interpreting and inserting images Notetaking Comparing and contrasting topics 4. Engaging Activities - All of the same great activities from the old digital notebooks are back with some awesome updates to them as well.

Social Studies

Social Studies Primary Sources World History Civics

Amy Livingston’s Unexpected Vocation: Teaching America’s Story

Teaching American History

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

The next school year, she was asked to teach not only the regular-level geography course but also AP Human Geography and World History. The next fall, Livingston took a job teaching civics and government at a public middle school. you will at least have a basic understanding of how constitutional government works.”

Teaching

Teaching Geography Ancestry Primary Sources

19 Ideas for Setting Up Your Social Studies Classroom

Let's Cultivate Greatness

JULY 5, 2023

Founding Document Posters – Post poster-sized replicas of key founding documents related to your US History and Civics classes. Again, I point at them daily in my US History and Civics classes. World Flags – You may also love displaying flags from around the world if you teach World History or Current World Issues.

Social Studies

Social Studies Civics Sociology History

People’s History Teaching Stories

Zinn Education Project

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

The next day, we dove into the document analysis activity compiled by Ursula Wolfe-Rocca. After going over key terms and background information (as suggested by Wolfe-Rocca in the PDF version of the activity), I arranged my students in groups of four and they investigated six of the included documents.

History

History Teaching Social Studies High School

US History Worksheets: Printable and Digital Activities for Kids

Students of History

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

You can find over 50 primary source worksheets and resources here to use throughout the school year so that every unit in your US history curriculum includes these activities to improve reading comprehension and analytical skills. Each curriculum includes hundreds of activities you can immediately implement into your classes!

History

History Primary Sources Lesson Plan American History

The Importance of Research in Social Studies Classrooms

Teaching American History

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Czarnecki, a 2022 graduate of the Master of Arts in American History and Government program, wrote the paper for a “Great Texts” course taught by Professor Stephen Tootle on John Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath. Lomax hoped the young men would bring back audio documents for the Archive of American Folk Song at the Library of Congress.

Social Studies

Social Studies Research Archiving American History

One school district’s ‘playbook’ for undoing far-right education policies

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Meanwhile, according to documents published by WHYY shortly after the election, school administrators were imposing new restrictions. They led a letter-writing campaign requesting Pennsylvania government officials investigate “school board overreach in Pennridge.” Then there was the curriculum.

Education Policy

Education Policy Education Advocacy Social Studies

Can patriotism and criticism coexist in social studies?

The Hechinger Report

MAY 28, 2021

Conservatives tend to believe there are core dates and documents that students must be acquainted with to participate fully in American democracy. Liberals value civic knowledge, too, but tend to spend more time connecting history to current events. If people are fighting about history, that shows that it’s important,” he said.

Social Studies

Social Studies Civics History American History

Social Studies Network

Critical Literacy Across the Curriculum

Diving Deeper with ParaFLY

Trending Sources

To Make Assignments More Meaningful, I’m Giving Students a More Authentic Audience

Unearthing the Origins of Plantation Slavery on São Tomé

High schools fail to provide legally required education to students with disabilities

Civil Conversation Protects Our Civil Rights

Refreshed Digital Notebook Activities for Social Studies

Amy Livingston’s Unexpected Vocation: Teaching America’s Story

19 Ideas for Setting Up Your Social Studies Classroom

People’s History Teaching Stories

US History Worksheets: Printable and Digital Activities for Kids

The Importance of Research in Social Studies Classrooms

One school district’s ‘playbook’ for undoing far-right education policies

Can patriotism and criticism coexist in social studies?

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