Studies Weekly

MARCH 14, 2025

To her, …education isnt just about learningits about creating a supportive, empowering community. The dynamic and collaborative nature of education keeps her motivated to bring her best to the classroom every day. Education is not a solo endeavor. To tackle these barriers, Frances emphasizes the power of relationships.

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TCI

MARCH 25, 2025

Elementary education has traditionally prioritized English Language Arts (ELA) and mathematics, often sidelining social studies. The focus on standardized testing in ELA and math often leads educators to deprioritize social studies, leaving students without the content knowledge necessary for literacy growth.

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TCI

MARCH 25, 2025

This post explores the barriers to incorporating social studies and science in elementary education and provides actionable strategies to ensure these essential subjects receive the time and attention they deserve.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 20, 2016

Stanford’s myth busters, led by education professor Sam Wineburg and doctoral student Sarah Cotcamp McGrew, have field-tested 15 news-literacy tasks of varying difficulty, with about 50 more in the works. Sam Wineburg, Stanford University education professor. Janis Schachter, Northport (N.Y.) High School social studies teacher.

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Students of History

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

If you're a US History teacher looking for PDF worksheets for your high school or middle school classroom, I have tons to share, including this 30+ page packet of free engaging assignments you can download and start using right away. This makes them easy to differentiate for special education students with accommodations.

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Studies Weekly

MARCH 10, 2025

Primary Source Analysis Tools Engage students with firsthand accounts of the past with easy-to-use worksheets that help students analyze various types of sources and bring their stories to life.

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Zinn Education Project

APRIL 14, 2025

Despite the relentless political attacks on antiracist education, traffic to the Zinn Education Project website continues to grow a clear indication that educators and communities remain deeply committed to teaching the truth. The post Teachers Defy 47: Teach the Truth appeared first on Zinn Education Project.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 14, 2021

Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Future of Learning newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every other Wednesday with trends and top stories about education innovation. That kids can download the material on their phones makes it “really accessible,” he added. Subscribe today!

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Zinn Education Project

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Check out this list of lessons that were most frequently downloaded from the Zinn Education Project website this year! In the follow-up lesson, students explore primary sources that reveal key outcomes of the Reconstruction era. The post Popular Lessons appeared first on Zinn Education Project. How do we know?

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Zinn Education Project

JUNE 14, 2024

Check out this list of lessons that were most frequently downloaded from the Zinn Education Project website during the 2023–2024 school year! In the follow-up lesson, students explore primary sources that reveal key outcomes of the Reconstruction era. How do we know?

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Teaching American History

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

He studied briefly at Wilberforce University and in 1937 moved to New York City, where he furthered his education at City College of New York. This document is excerpted from our CDC volume Race and Civil Rights , which contains classroom-ready primary sources, introductory essays and discussion questions. In 1941 he accepted A.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 14, 2018

As a result, African-Americans made huge strides in education, entrepreneurship and political power. 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.

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Zinn Education Project

JANUARY 9, 2024

On January 8, 2024, historian Khalil Gibran Muhammad joined educators Jesse Hagopian and T. Another powerful lesson for me was the connection between Black education and Black criminality, as if there is causation. Thank you for all you do to bring the truth to educators. This was so enlightening. Thanks, T. Hagopian: No doubt.

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