Digital Promise

JANUARY 8, 2019

Still, huge gaps exist in educational outcomes, high school graduation rates, college readiness and workforce advancements based on race, class, and geography. A little more than one-third of Americans without a high school education do not use the internet. Access Resources. Use Professional Tools.

Primary Sources 134

Primary Sources Library K-12 Geography 134

Dangerously Irrelevant

MAY 31, 2017

Like many teachers, I would tap into the the Library of Congress, which would give me tips for teaching with primary sources , including quarterly journal articles on topics such as integrating historical and geographic thinking. We could listen to podcasts on the geography of world cultures from Stanford University.

Social Studies 76

Social Studies Teaching Archiving Geography 76

Doing Social Studies

JANUARY 27, 2022

So whether you’re wanting to dive deeper into learning about indigenous Identity with Dr. Brandon Haddock, explore geography through the lens of a zombie apocalypse, dive into economic policy, or attend a wide variety of other breakout sessions with teaching strategies to help you “take it up a notch,” we’ve got something for you.

Social Studies 67

Social Studies Primary Sources Geography Economics 67

Teaching American History

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Amy Livingston, Chancellor High School, Fredericksburg, VA. Grade school had bewildered her. School administrators and teachers never picked up on Livingston’s hearing problem, and she remained in special ed until she graduated from high school. She found interesting geography lessons online.

Teaching 52

Teaching Geography Ancestry Primary Sources 52

Zinn Education Project

JANUARY 8, 2024

High school history teacher Amanda Sandoval was one of hundreds of educators who received copies of Half American: The Epic Story of African Americans Fighting World War II at Home and Abroad from the author Matthew Delmont and the Zinn Education Project. We’ll add more once teachers use the new paperback edition.

History Education 52

History Education History Education Social Studies 52

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 1, 2017

In Mississippi Studies, a required high school course, “Mississippi: The Magnolia State” is commonly used. History when they reach high school. The Hechinger Report and Reveal asked the state for a list of the primary textbooks used by every public school in all 148 Mississippi districts during the 2016-17 school year.

K-12 96

K-12 Social Studies History Archiving 96

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

While elementary students may be too young to understand the emotional, historical and moral debates surrounding Israel and Palestine, he said, they can build a basic understanding of the region’s geography, the history of how and why Israel was created, and why Palestinians feel like they have been “trapped in ghettos.”

Primary Sources 120

Primary Sources Heritage Charter School Geography 120