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If I was teaching Social Studies today…

Dangerously Irrelevant

Some folks know that I started my education career as a middle school Social Studies teacher in Charlotte, North Carolina. For instance, if I was teaching Social Studies today… My students and I definitely would be tapping into an incredible diversity of online resources. Washington University in St.

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How do we teach Black history in polarized times? Here’s what it looks like in three cities

The Hechinger Report

Jefferson County Public Schools revamped its social studies curriculum in 2019. Related: Inside Florida’s ‘underground lab’ for far-right education policies Santana has been teaching the course at Philadelphia’s Parkway Northwest High School for Peace and Social Justice since 2019. On the Wednesday following the A.P.

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A ‘civil rights camp’ teaches kids a history they’re not learning in school

The Hechinger Report

So when they heard about a week-long program in Tennessee’s Appalachian foothills that would teach them about the Civil Rights Movement of the past and how it connects to the social justice struggle of today, they were eager to attend. Mississippi State Sen. The bill was passed into law in 2006 and became effective in 2011.

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Teaching kids how battles about race from 150 years ago mirror today’s conflicts

The Hechinger Report

To inform his lessons, Gorman chose a curriculum called Teach Reconstruction created by the Zinn Education Project, a collaboration between social justice education nonprofits Teaching for Change, based in Washington, D.C. history and social studies curriculums. and Rethinking Schools, of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

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Teaching About Palestine-Israel and the Unfolding Genocide in Gaza

Zinn Education Project

A social studies teacher uses conflicting narratives to engage students in studying the history of Palestine and Israel, focusing on the events of 1948. The spring 2024 issue offers a collection of articles and other resources on teaching about Palestine-Israel amid the growing attack on social justice education.

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How to Keep Teaching Well When DEI is Under Attack

Cult of Pedagogy

That is our social justice call to action during these times.” If you want to try the empathy interview structure used in Street Data, follow the steps in this document. This document offers a set of steps and guidelines you can follow. Try holding a cogen with a small group of your students. 1 point per card.

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