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A Message of Support

NCHE

Im reaching out today as a fellow educator and historian, and as Executive Director of the National Council for History Education, to affirm your professionalism and the importance of your role as history educators. As you know, history is not the past its the study of the past. Its not for us to admire from a distance.

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How to Teach Social Studies in 30 Minutes or Less

Thrive in Grade Five

If you need help teaching social studies in 30 minutes or less daily, you’ve come to the right place. Of course, having such limited time to teach social studies is not ideal, but sometimes, this is a teacher’s reality. Example: Let’s say you are teaching about Jamestown Settlement. Why did this event happen?

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How To Teach Artificial Intelligence In The Classroom Without Technology

TeachThought

Strategies for Teaching AI Concepts Without Technology by TeachThought Staff Preface: This post is primarily for general content-area K-12 teachers (likely 6-12). Teaching AI theory, for example, is well beyond these ideas. How you teach something depends, obviously, on what you’re teaching. Let’s take a look.

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Strengthening Civic Education: The Role of High-Quality Curriculum and Teaching Strategies

TCI

history instruction is essential for developing informed, engaged citizens who can navigate the complexities of modern society. Fordham Institute evaluated the state-of-state standards for civics and history across all fifty states. History in elementary and middle school; also require at least one year of U.S.

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Teach Truth Day of Action 2025 Events

Zinn Education Project

Join the 2025 Day of Action Educators and allies are planning creative Teach Truth Day of Action events all over the country. As public events are confirmed, they are added to the map below. We are collaborating so that in addition to Teach Truth events, you can find Public School Strong actions and organizing near you.

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Teaching Current Events in Upper Elementary

Thrive in Grade Five

We could spend entire class periods going over current events and relating news stories to students’ lives. However, most upper elementary teachers don’t have a ton of time to discuss current events. Each day, there is a new photo posted covering a current event, phenomenon, or an interesting place/person in our world.

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Using Podcasts in the US History Classroom

Active History Teacher

I knew podcasts were a valuable tool for learning, but I needed to find just the right podcasts for my US History classroom. Here are my favorite (so far) podcasts to use in my US History classroom. American History Tellers. It’s definatly for ALL US History classes, not for just AP. Go subscribe for this one!

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