ED Surge

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Fortunately, in light of democracy’s fragility, there has been a steady increase in initiatives from federal and state governments to incorporate civics education in K-12 classrooms. These are all great steps in the right direction, but I believe there is still a lack of respect for the importance of history and civics education.

Civics 131

Civics Education Civic Engagement K-12 131

Doing Social Studies

JANUARY 27, 2022

As a member and current president of the Kansas Council for Social Studies, the working relationship between the professional Social Studies organizations in Kansas is one that I deeply cherish and am proud to be a part of. One way we do that is to co-host a yearly social studies conference.

Social Studies 67

Social Studies Primary Sources Geography Economics 67

History Tech

JULY 19, 2024

The Stanford History Education Group has been around since 2002. Both the book and SHEG outlined a social studies instructional concept, that at the time, was pretty revolutionary.

Social Studies 140

Social Studies History Education History Primary Sources 140

Education Week - Social Studies

JANUARY 30, 2025

This years special Education Week Opinion project offers perspectives and guidance from educators for improving Black history education.

History Education 51

History Education History Education 51

C3 Teachers

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Yet in social studies or history, the idea of “experimenting” or seeking new explanations can sometimes seem unusual. Similarly, students should be empowered to engage in this process to deepen their understanding of history. The challenge of making history education more inquiry-based isn’t new.

History 52

History Social Studies History Education Economics 52

HistoryRewriter

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Adam and I will celebrate the one-year anniversary of the Social Studies Show by playing a Holiday-themed, four-round edition of Game of Quotes on December 21, 2023. Students race through rounds to find the most appropriate, insightful, or entertaining response. Join us on EduProtocols Plus at 9 pm EST/ 6 pm PST.

Library 130

Library Social Studies History Education History 130

Education Week - Social Studies

JANUARY 30, 2025

Do you know how to put Black history sources in context?

Primary Sources 48

Primary Sources History Education History Education 48

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 27, 2020

Ankita Ajith is one of four college-age friends who are petitioning the Texas State Board of Education to create an antiracist American history curriculum. In July, Ajith and three of her friends testified before the Texas State Board of Education, demanding changes to the way students are taught.

Teaching 145

Teaching Elementary School Social Justice American History 145

Zinn Education Project

JANUARY 15, 2024

For the past three summers, teachers rallied across the country to speak out against anti-history education bills and to make public their pledge to teach the truth. Once again, we invite educators, students, parents, and community members to rally across the country and pledge to #TeachTruth and defend LGBTQ+ rights on June 8, 2024.

Teaching 52

Teaching Historic Sites Archiving Museum 52

Zinn Education Project

JANUARY 8, 2024

Thanks to a generous collaboration with Dartmouth College historian Matthew Delmont , the Zinn Education Project sent 14,000 copies of Delmont’s book Half American: The Epic Story of African Americans Fighting World War II at Home and Abroad to public school teachers, school librarians, and teacher educators.

History Education 52

History Education History Education Social Studies 52

Zinn Education Project

JANUARY 2, 2025

For the past three summers, teachers rallied across the country to speak out against anti-history education bills. The educator-led events received national media attention, providing a valuable counter narrative to the oversized coverage of the well-funded anti-CRT movement. Attend meetings, vote, run for office. Sign up here.

Teaching 52

Teaching Historic Sites Museum Archiving 52

Zinn Education Project

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

With thousands of teachers using Zinn Education Project lessons each year, we hear amazing stories about the impact these lessons have in the classroom. History students. Paradoxically, teaching people’s history leaves more room for hope than any other educational framework. Here are just a few.

History 52

History Teaching Social Studies High School 52

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 20, 2016

High School social studies teacher. 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.

K-12 100

K-12 Primary Sources Civics Social Studies 100

TCI

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Social studies is more than just a subject—it provides the foundation for understanding and engaging with the world around us. According to the National Council for Social Studies (NCSS) , social studies is the integrated study of social sciences and humanities to promote civic competence.

Social Studies 52

Social Studies Civics K-12 Geography 52

The Hechinger Report

MAY 28, 2021

What role should our education system play in bringing us back together? A group of more than 300 historians and education experts published their answer — a “ Roadmap to Educating for American Democracy.” Related: Can patriotism and criticism coexist in social studies? Is American history education the problem?

American History 100

American History History Teaching Civics 100

Zinn Education Project

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

One cannot understand this tragedy without acknowledging its history. While many education groups provide resources for teaching about the crisis as a “conflict” rooted in antisemitism and Islamophobia, that sole emphasis is misleading. As educators, we must help our students make historical explanations for today’s violence.

Teaching 52

Teaching K-12 Human Rights Social Justice 52

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Related: States were adding lessons about Native American history. Then came the anti-CRT movement Andy Rotherham, who was appointed to the state board of education in 2022 by Youngkin, said the outcome of the social studies debate shows that people can get past politics to a good result.

History 99

History American History Ancestry Pedagogy 99

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Last spring, when the odds seemed far longer, Bob Cousineau, a social studies teacher at Pennridge High School, predicted that whatever happened in his embattled district would become a national “case study” one way or another. Bob Cousineau teaches social studies at Pennridge High School, in Pennsylvania.

Education Policy 143

Education Policy Education Advocacy Social Studies 143

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 25, 2021

High school social studies teachers and scholars of American history don’t deny that the nation’s story is full of mobs, civil unrest and violence. Teachers ask if education bears responsibility for the rise in political extremism. Teachers ask if education bears responsibility for the rise in political extremism.

Teaching 140

Teaching Civics American History Controversial Topics 140

The Hechinger Report

MAY 28, 2021

As Chris Tims, a high school teacher in Waterloo, Iowa, sees it, history education is about teaching students to synthesize diverse perspectives on the nation’s complicated past. and African American history. history and civics since at least Reconstruction, the turbulent period that followed the Civil War.

Social Studies 120

Social Studies Civics History American History 120