Mr and Mrs Social Studies

JANUARY 16, 2023

Job Skills in History Classes The ideas previously described work great in a careers class, but what if you teach history, social studies, or even language arts instead? President (or leader of your respective country), a famous inventor, a social justice activist, or even a character in a book your students have read about.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

JANUARY 12, 2021

There are many things in history that do not have two equal opposing sides: slavery, genocide, imperialism, colonialism, segregation, etc. There is only one side to these events that is fair, just, and equitable. Leadership for social justice: Class update 1. Leadership for social justice: Class update 2.

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Controversial Topics Social Justice Leadership History 79

Zinn Education Project

JANUARY 15, 2024

Contents Action Plan Overview | Action Plan Step-by-Step Guide Media Guide | Posters and Graphics Messages for Signs, Social Media, and Chants | Record a Statement Coordinators and Co-Sponsors | Workshops and More Events It’s time to take action. These laws and restrictions have been imposed in at least 18 states.

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Teaching Historic Sites Archiving Museum 52

Zinn Education Project

MARCH 29, 2024

Now my students know that if I am wearing my BLM shirt or Black History Matters shirt at school it is not a performative act — it means that they can hold me accountable to what I have done in and out of class to show that I am living up to that belief. history, racism, and LGBTQ+ identity. history, racism, and LGBTQ+ identity.

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Teaching K-12 Professional Development Library 52

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 27, 2021

As teachers we are often nervous about discussing current events with elementary school students. I have learned, though, that to not talk about race and current events is negligent to our students, their families and our society. Current events happen. Racism is real. Don’t be that teacher.

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Social Justice Elementary School Humanities Leadership 97

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. They are advocating for core curriculum changes in social studies — specifically American history — classes.

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Teaching Elementary School Social Justice American History 145

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 24, 2018

Immigration has always been a difficult issue to grapple with, but we are in the midst of what will be remembered as a particularly dark time in our history. This past year, for example, they researched and discussed the events in Charlottesville, Virginia, as well as gun violence in schools.

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Teaching Social Justice Pedagogy Elementary School 99

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 14, 2021

Instead it is often up to people like Bazemore, other PTA board members and school staff to donate their own money to cover membership fees, buy lunches during teacher appreciation week or help families afford tickets to attend special events. “We Everyone wanted to do right by the kids. Credit: Kam Yee. Credit: Dawn Larson.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

MAY 31, 2017

It also offers a YouTube channel on which historians discuss their work , making history come alive for contemporary youth. The UC Davis California History Social Science Project frames current events within their historical context , connecting students’ present to the past. government as well.

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Social Studies Teaching Archiving Geography 76

Zinn Education Project

JANUARY 10, 2024

history does not risk causing some discomfort for the reader? In truth, what concerns the right is young people learning to ask critical questions about our society, to organize for social change, and about the power of interracial solidarity. What book that looks honestly at U.S. What Can We Do? Many of them are not widely known.

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Education Library Social Justice K-12 52

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 7, 2023

In Norfolk, Virginia, the juniors and seniors enrolled in an African American history class taught by Ed Allison were working on their capstone projects, using nearby Fort Monroe, the site where the first enslaved Africans landed in 1619, as a jumping off point to explore their family history.

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History American History Teaching K-12 98

Zinn Education Project

JUNE 6, 2024

The Day of Action is cosponsored by more than 65 prominent racial and social justice organizations. This year, from Seattle, Washington, to Miami, Florida, and many towns and cities in between, educators will host more than 170 grassroots events on Saturday, June 8 and throughout the month. Here are highlights from the remarks.

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Teaching Social Justice Library Heritage 86

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 9, 2021

Paul, Minnesota, native, studied Spanish and history at Marquette University in Wisconsin. Her lessons those first two weeks focused on exploring what makes an event, or figures, historically significant. And they work in a city haunted by a history of redlining, overpolicing , gun violence and entrenched poverty. Amia, a St.

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Middle School Heritage Social Justice Teaching 136

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 14, 2018

In August, Michigan history teacher James Gorman watched televised images of torch-bearing white supremacists marching on the University of Virginia in Charlottesville and decided to use the incident to teach his students about similar events that happened in a divided United States 150 years ago. history when black lives mattered.”.

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Teaching Primary Sources K-12 History 102

The Hechinger Report

MAY 30, 2016

A litany of recent events link supporters of presidential hopeful Donald Trump to racist, sometimes violent, behavior at political rallies. For example, this year, my co-author Lorena German’s high school English class worked on important aspects of American society and history while working through traditional units of study.

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K-12 Social Justice Cultures High School 75

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 1, 2017

Mississippi teenagers Jashun Griffith and Trevion Williams know more than the basics about their state’s civil rights history, but they said they didn’t learn most of what they know in school. The theme of the five-day event was “Hope for Our Future: From Weeping to Working for Justice for Our Children.”. CLINTON, Tenn.

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History Teaching Social Justice Advocacy 80

Geogramblings

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Before the likes of Trump, and even now with a so-called centre-left government, there’s still this misconception that the existence of folks like me is an ideology, whereas our existence is reality based on sound history, science, and sociology. Events like Pride and Black History Month matter because they remind us that we exist.

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Geography Sociology Social Justice History 52

Zinn Education Project

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

No doubt, there is a long history of violence in the region — including the Oct. One cannot understand this tragedy without acknowledging its history. Students need to examine how the current crisis is shaped in large part by settler colonial history, and the role played by world powers. Rethinking Schools : Teach Palestine.

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Teaching K-12 Human Rights Social Justice 52

Zinn Education Project

APRIL 2, 2024

Married for 40 plus years, they lived in North Kingsville, Ohio, and continued to support social justice causes with a focus on education. Now, I can say improve the lives of African Americans, but I’m real clear on the history. When we launched the Prentiss Charney Fellowship, C.

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Social Justice Civics Leadership Economics 109

Zinn Education Project

JUNE 15, 2024

history and to restrict students’ ability to ask questions and think critically. In this election year, that is why educators are hosting more than 170 #TeachTruth events to challenge the media silence and encourage everyone to defend the freedom to learn. Here are descriptions and photos from some of the events.

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Teaching Library Museum Social Justice 87