Dangerously Irrelevant

MAY 31, 2017

Some folks know that I started my education career as a middle school Social Studies teacher in Charlotte, North Carolina. For instance, if I was teaching Social Studies today… My students and I definitely would be tapping into an incredible diversity of online resources. Washington University in St.

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Social Studies Teaching Archiving Geography 76

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

Social Studies Success

JULY 20, 2023

Primary Source Practice This spring, I had an epiphany ! I was sitting down with a friend, planning out a new workshop on how to analyze primary sources – students were really struggling analyzing primary sources! Finding the main idea is a skill often associated with reading primary source excerpts.

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Studies Weekly

MAY 10, 2024

You Have Primary Sources in Your Family May 10, 2024 • By Studies Weekly Primary sources transport students through history. They help students understand what real people of the past saw, felt, and heard as they lived through the events we study in school. Their family stories are history!

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Primary Sources Heritage Social Studies History 52

Thrive in Grade Five

MARCH 23, 2019

First, their memes must be respectful, both to the person or event being portrayed and to the people who will later view the meme. The librarians have created huge sets of primary source images by topic or time period. With that being said, I do have a couple of rules. The world is changing and our students are changing!

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History Primary Sources Social Studies Library 130

HistoryRewriter

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

First, select a primary source for students to interpret via the Retell in Rhyme EduProtocol. See Chapter 15 in the Social Studies Edition. I borrowed this excerpt from my friend, Dr. Mark Jarrett’s work with primary sources. This typically takes one class period.

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Primary Sources Social Studies Tradition History 130

ED Surge

APRIL 3, 2024

Unfortunately, this portrayal isn't unique and reflects a broader issue with how social studies is perceived. By starting with a dramatic event that serves as a hook to draw students into the broader historical narrative, teachers can then make the details more engaging for students.

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History Primary Sources Artifacts Social Studies 138

Students of History

JANUARY 3, 2023

It's the year 2023, and teaching social studies is more of a challenge than ever before. Between the students, administrators, parents, and the community, social studies teachers are feeling pressure from all directions. Another trend in social studies education is the emphasis on project-based learning.

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Social Studies Teaching Historic Sites Primary Sources 52

Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

The routine can be applied to various situations, from analyzing a piece of art to discussing a historical event. History and Social Studies See: Students analyze details of a primary source, like a historical letter or photograph, including date, author, and content.

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Primary Sources History Cultures Cultural Studies 143

ED Surge

OCTOBER 24, 2023

In it, the California educator assumes the persona of a Gen Z teacher from the future, delivering overviews of historical figures and events using a hilarious mix of opaque (if you’re a Millennial or older) slang and Taylor Swift lyrics. “A It's why she studied history and journalism as an undergrad, and why teaching history appeals to her.

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History Teaching Primary Sources Heritage 27

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. Here's a closer look at what's included on every page: Unit Introduction This page features a short reading on the unit that introduces students to the key events, people, and things to know.

Civics 52

Civics History Primary Sources Geography 52

ACRE

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

In the classroom, educators can explore a variety of Constitutional resources with learners by reading primary sources, reviewing changes to the Constitution throughout American History, and analyzing historical arguments relating to the founding of the United States and the Constitution today. Constitution PD.4.C.3 Government: PP.2.USG.2

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Primary Sources Civics Archiving Government 52

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. For a few hours, teachers can dive into the content of primary source documents through a discussion with colleagues facilitated by a scholar.

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Primary Sources American History Social Studies History 52

TCI

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Video Activities: We added new video activities for middle school and high school social studies programs. Free Lessons: TCI’s free lessons quickly engage students with videos, vibrant images, primary sources, and more. This year, we added 36 more free lessons and teaching resources connected with seasonal events.

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Primary Sources Professional Development Library Middle School 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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Lesson Plan Charter School History Library 67

4QM Teaching

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

This is indeed a worthy goal: we want history and social studies classrooms to be active places where students are doing the intellectual work of our discipline, and often that work is best done in conversation with peers or with a teacher or both. They debate about the date ranges and turning points in the story. Why then and there?

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Artifacts Primary Sources Social Studies Professional Development 40

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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Primary Sources Social Studies Artifacts Museum 40

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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Primary Sources Social Studies Artifacts Museum 40

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 1, 2017

In the 2015-16 school year, none of the social studies textbooks listed for use in the state’s fourth grade classroom was published before 2005. The Civil Rights Movement was once a footnote in Mississippi social studies classrooms, if it was covered at all. Photo: Terrell Clark for The Hechinger Report.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 18, 2017

Take a game like, ‘Do I have a Right?’ ” said Brian Furgione, a middle-school social studies teacher near Orlando, Florida. “In Indeed, teachers often use iCivics games as a prelude to more topical class conversations.

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Civics Education K-12 Primary Sources 85

Zinn Education Project

JANUARY 8, 2024

Courtney Bennis High School Social Studies Teacher, Virginia Beach, Virginia A huge “Thank you!” Colten Fox High School Social Studies Teacher, Washougal, Washington Talking of perfect timing, this arrived today, and I am in the midst of teaching WWII. I really enjoyed the book and wanted to share it with my students.

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History Education History Education Social Studies 52

Zinn Education Project

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Hope Koumentakos High School Social Studies Teacher, Takoma Park, Maryland I currently teach U.S. Allyson Saladino High School Social Studies Teacher, Ridgewood, New Jersey I used the lesson titled, How Red Lines Built White Wealth , in order for students to learn about red lining and institutionalized racism.

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History Teaching Social Studies High School 52

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. They also all assess studies skills like cause-and-effect, interpreting sources, understanding timelines, and working on map skills.

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History Primary Sources Lesson Plan American History 52

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 7, 2023

It gives students the knowledge and skills to draw connections to present-day events such as the Black Lives Matter movement and the police killings of George Floyd, Michael Brown and other Black Americans, he said. Jefferson County Public Schools revamped its social studies curriculum in 2019.

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History American History Teaching K-12 98

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 and social studies curriculums.

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Teaching Primary Sources K-12 History 106

Social Studies Success

JANUARY 6, 2022

First of all, I have seen this era taught in many different ways, I still think the chronological approach is best for helping students see the connections between the events of the New Republic. Doodle Notes are a great way for students to visualize complex issues associated with historical events.

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Primary Sources Social Studies History Leadership 52

Zinn Education Project

JANUARY 9, 2024

Event Recording Recording of the full session, except for the breakout rooms. You are often limited in your ability to teach certain topics by the dependence upon primary sources rather than secondary sources. And of course, history and social studies teachers. I will be at future classes.

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Primary Sources History K-12 Economics 52