Teaching American History

MAY 6, 2025

Paradoxically, her love of this history had led her to major in classics as an undergraduate at UCLA, so as to read the Latin and Greek texts the Founding Fathers read as they formulated their plans for self-government. The dual perspectives benefit both history and government teachers.

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Primary Sources American History Library Government 52

Moler's Musing

JANUARY 18, 2025

Last week, I kicked off my social studies unit with a pre-assessment using a citizenship test. My goal is to connect the concept to the branches of government and their basic functions, creating a clear starting point for students. I asked, Should a government be surrounded by these negative forces? ” The catch?

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Government Social Studies Teaching Research 122

Moler's Musing

DECEMBER 6, 2024

This week in 8th-grade social studies, we dove deep into the Constitutional Convention and the ratification debates, using a variety of EduProtocols to engage students and build understanding. To set the stage, I assigned an EdPuzzle that introduced the basics of the event.

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Primary Sources Government Critical Thinking History 111

ED Surge

MAY 7, 2025

Conditions havent improved for social studies teachers since. Painting approaches to history in stark black and white can shut down debate and keep social studies teachers from achieving what 94 percent of them report is the most important part of their job: preparing students for meaningful civic engagement.

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History Civics American History Museum 118

The Hechinger Report

MAY 18, 2025

That August 2017 tragedy helped spur district educators to consider new ways of teaching social studies that require students to think critically and understand key events from a range of perspectives, including those whose voices are often omitted from standard accounts.

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History Teaching Social Studies K-12 114

Education Week - Social Studies

JUNE 27, 2025

Douglass could be proud of America’s principles while watching his government fail to steer where those principles directed. To cultivate a reflective patriotism in future generations, we must commit to teaching history as a set of skills rather than a list of dates and events. To tell an honest history , we confront past sins.

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History Education History K-12 Education 65

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 5, 2025

Despite her son’s fascination with geography, however, teachers spend little time on science or social studies. School staff focus on teaching social skills, but he’s lost the chance to model the behavior of peers without disabilities. “It

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Dangerously Irrelevant

JANUARY 6, 2021

suburbs and whose parents worked for the federal government, today’s events have been… challenging. I think that what I will say here is: Policymakers, you know how you’ve minimized the importance of history, government, and civics in all of your education reform efforts over the past couple of decades?

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Social Studies Civics Government History 145

Passion for Social Studies

JULY 15, 2024

Luckily, I have the perfect government classroom decor for you! Civics Posters These posters are fantastic when looking for what to hang on the walls for government classroom decor! There are five posters that all focus on civics and government. Teachers can even edit and modify the events before printing to hang up.

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Government Civics History Social Studies 130

Thrive in Grade Five

AUGUST 19, 2023

Having a little time at the end of class is something my students look forward to because they have an opportunity to do fun five minute social studies activities. After introducing a new historical individual or event, your students probably have a lot of information floating around in their heads. The more, the better!

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Social Studies Primary Sources Classroom Management Government 130

ED Surge

APRIL 15, 2024

While the concept of HQIM has been established and embraced in other core academic disciplines, applying this concept to social studies has been more complex. Unlike content standards for math or science, where there is more uniformity across states, social studies standards can vary significantly from one state to another.

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Social Studies Civics Pedagogy Geography 120

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. Exhibitions will be presented to students in English classes studying NIGHT utilizing a gallery walk approach.

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Museum Archiving Social Studies History 333

Students of History

JANUARY 10, 2023

Many teachers avoid bringing current events into the classroom and often for good reason. However, current events are a great way to connect your curriculum to the real world and work on social studies skills. So, I encourage you to try - when relevant - to bring some current events into your lessons.

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Social Studies Civics Critical Thinking World History 52

Passion for Social Studies

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

So, they will not realize how power became divided between the federal government and individual states. Similarly, they will not realize how government structures operate at many levels and the impact of policy-making. Luckily, these Federalism round up resources are the perfect way to help students critically analyze the government!

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Government US Government Social Studies Lesson Plan 130

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.

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Passion for Social Studies

APRIL 30, 2024

So, students need to understand the importance of relationships with each other and within a government framework. Specifically, this resource includes 29 timeline events. Teachers can display different events as students learn about them or hang them all up at once. Honestly, so much learning comes out of this classroom decor!

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Civics History Government Social Studies 130

Passion for Social Studies

OCTOBER 14, 2024

The Importance of Elections Elections are not merely events where people cast votes and wait to hear the winner. Teaching high school students about these stages prepares them with knowledge about the decision-making process and how their participation impacts the government. Political Socialization Lesson $ 6.00

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Teaching Government Social Studies High School 130

Passion for Social Studies

MARCH 31, 2024

Thankfully, the branches of government all have essential yet distinct roles. Students will understand the complexities of the cases by studying one in depth. They will examine the background to see the events leading to the Supreme Court hearing the case. While the United States runs smoothly now, this has not always happened.

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Teaching Lesson Plan Government US Government 130

Passion for Social Studies

JANUARY 18, 2024

Add to cart AP US Government Course $ 200.00 Add to cart Civics and American Government Course $ 125.00 Add to cart The post 5 Ways To Create Positive Parent-Teacher Relationships appeared first on Passion for Social Studies. Add to cart Sociology Course $ 200.00

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Sociology Social Studies Civics Government 130

ED Surge

MARCH 26, 2024

He still has that concern, but as he stepped back to think about it, he also saw a way to “leverage” the tool for a goal he had long fought for — to help bring social studies education, and especially the teaching of civics, to broader prominence in the nation’s schools. He has long argued that U.S.

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Civics Education Controversial Topics Social Studies 136

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

What’s less clear is how prepared elementary school teachers are to put these seismic events into context. A look at the courses required by teacher preparation programs reveals scant attention to the broad social studies knowledge aspiring elementary teachers need to provide essential context to world events.

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K-12 Civics Social Studies History 125

Mr and Mrs Social Studies

DECEMBER 7, 2022

We have also found that some simulations try to bring certain events to life that could be harmful to certain students, especially in the case of difficult historical events. These events or rounds include trumpeters and heralds, long jump, discus, footrace, javelin, wrestling, chariot race, and pankration.

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Artifacts Archaeology Historic Sites Geography 130

HistoryRewriter

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Numerous studies demonstrate that student self-assessment is a major factor in academic improvement. Increased metacognition and problem-solving with advanced social studies concepts and academic vocabulary leads to deeper learning. You can also catch The Social Studies Show live or on-demand every month on EduProtocols Plus.

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Archiving Social Studies Tradition World History 130

Let's Cultivate Greatness

JULY 5, 2023

In the five classrooms I’ve had in my career, I’ve discovered the must-haves that make my social studies classes run smoothly. While many of these are universal tips for any middle or high school classroom, several are social studies-specific. Things that go way beyond classroom décor.

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Social Studies Civics Sociology History 52

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Some school districts, local governments and nonprofit groups across the country have galvanized this youth activism by giving students opportunities to participate in leadership roles and democracy in ways that go beyond civics classes and student government. Things … the government does affect us, but we can’t vote,” she said.

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Civics Civic Engagement High School Government 143

Teaching American History

MAY 21, 2024

With each class lasting one week and with teachers coming from all over the country, it’s a bit like a summer camp for social studies teachers! Events culminated in the 1830s with open conflict and the forced removal often called “The Trail of Tears.” We still have room in some graduate classes—both online and on campus.

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Professional Development American History Economics Social Studies 111

Let's Cultivate Greatness

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Teaching the different forms of government seems easy enough – go over some definitions and provide examples, then quiz your students. Below is my dig-deeper lesson sequence for teaching the different types of government in my on-level Civics class. What are the Main Types of Government?

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Government Teaching Civics Critical Thinking 52

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 20, 2017

In a system that all too often doesn’t solicit our input on anything beyond planning social events and fundraisers, too many of us become either oblivious or callous about the very concept of civic engagement. The governance of schools is the place to start practicing civic participation.

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Civics Civic Engagement K-12 Government 97

ACRE

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Students see how political cartoons have been used throughout history to provide commentary on historical events, how to recognize bias in different types of media messaging, and strategies for researching the context to fully understand the cartoons’ intended meaning. Connections to Arkansas Social Studies Standards: Civics: CPI.1.C.3

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Primary Sources Civics Government Archiving 52

Doing Social Studies

APRIL 13, 2020

While some of these lessons are pretty easy to modify from semester to semester (there will always be debates over immigration, the connections may just be different), sometimes a major event requires the creation of a new lesson. My class spans the eras from Reconstruction through the Great Depression.

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Students of History

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

One of the most time and energy-saving strategies I started using in my social studies classroom was to employ unit guide packets for students. They took a long while to create, but I now have packets for every unit in Civics/Government , World History , and US History.

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Civics History Primary Sources Geography 52

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 28, 2017

Government Accountability Office found the percentage of all schools with racial or socio-economic isolation grew from 9 percent to 16 percent from 2001 to 2014. Because people often reserve overtly racist behaviors for special events, we have to look for other signs. This kind of behavior helps explain why the U.S.

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Teaching American History

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

These are free to attend for all social studies teachers and can be in historical locations, school districts, and educational service centers. I then annotate in the margin things about which I may have a question or jot down something that is connected to another reading or to another historical event or concept.”

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Primary Sources American History Social Studies History 52

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 22, 2018

While no guidelines on classroom technology govern the network, according to Berger, there is a shared wariness of anything that might undermine EL’s collaborative ethos. The schools also regularly host events, such as kedTALKs (for “King Engineering and Design”), where students present projects and inventions to peers, parents and experts.

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Students of History

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

While they're sometimes belittled, worksheets are an excellent tool for helping students analyze primary sources or better understand a historical event through a secondary source. In addition to the US History curriculum , there are also similar curricula available for World History and American Government / Civics.

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History Primary Sources Lesson Plan American History 52

Studies Weekly

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

He served on the mission control team during Apollo 11’s successful Moon landing, and played an instrumental role in computing the trajectory and successful recovery back to Earth during the events of Apollo 13. Discover more perspectives and experiences through Studies Weekly’s social studies and science products.

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C3 Teachers

MAY 8, 2024

C3 Teachers followed six secondary and middle level preservice teachers at the University of Kentucky as they designed inquiries for their social studies methods class. Inquiries, too, can breathe new life into the events and people of the past. Social studies affords endless possibilities for inquiry.

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