Active History Teacher

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

I love this game from Social Studies Success. Cup Stacking Races – I review the Eras of US History with this game. 8th grade US History and 11th Grade US History are ready to print and play! Join The Active History Teacher Community! History STAAR Review appeared first on Active History Teacher.

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History Middle School Critical Thinking Social Studies 195

TCI

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

High-quality civics and U.S. history instruction is essential for developing informed, engaged citizens who can navigate the complexities of modern society. However, recent studies indicate that many states are falling short of providing students with the educational foundation needed for active civic participation.

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Civics Teaching Civic Engagement Social Studies 98

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 20, 2024

Every student needs a chance to practice these vital skills from kindergarten through high school. While a math teacher might look at a graph and observe that a certain variable decreased, a social studies teacher might say, “Of course there was a decrease, look at what was happening at that moment in history.”

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K-12 Teaching Social Studies High School 139

Active History Teacher

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

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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History American History Middle School Social Studies 195

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.

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Social Studies Teaching Archiving Geography 76

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. I am not concerned with the regurgitation of art history dates and names and meaningless artist information onto paper.

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Museum Archiving Social Studies History 320

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 13, 2024

Like many high school chemistry teachers, Angie Hackman instructs students on atoms, matter and, she says, how they “influence the world around us.” But very few schools currently integrate effective literacy practices into content classes, according to experts on reading.

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High School Teaching Primary Sources K-12 145

A Principal's Reflections

MAY 22, 2013

Warren developed this program for middle and high school students, but Judy convinced him that elementary school students could do it. It enriches students’ lives by offering computer and real-life skill instruction delivered through comprehensive projects in the subject areas of science, history and social studies.

Critical Thinking 366

Critical Thinking Project-Based Learning Educational Technology Elementary School 366

Zinn Education Project

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Every Zinn Education Project session not only impacts my teaching, but unravels the damage done by whitewashed histories. Tara Micham, social studies teacher, Kansas City, Kansas Tara Micham is one of thousands of teachers learning the history missing from their own education in our Teach the Black Freedom Struggle classes.

Social Studies 98

Social Studies History High School Teaching 98

Thrive in Grade Five

MARCH 23, 2019

One day, I was browsing Facebook and saw a short video, obviously made by high school students, making fun of Parliament’s reaction to the Boston Tea Party. The video made me laugh and think about how much the teacher of those students must have inspired a love of history! What are my rules for making history memes?

History 130

History Primary Sources Social Studies Library 130

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 14, 2024

Students gather once a month at my high school for what we call “equity lunch chats” with teachers and administrators. As a Colorado secondary school history teacher and former English teacher, I believe, and research shows, that student achievement improves when learners are personally engaged.

History 139

History World Religions Inclusive Curriculum Heritage 139

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 6, 2021

I grew up in an area with a large Asian American population, including 25 percent of the students in my high school. And yet, I have never had the opportunity to discuss anti-Asian racism in the classroom, learn about Asian American history or engage with educators who understand my experiences.

High School 123

High School American History Social Studies Leadership 123

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Some educators are calling for schools to adopt a curriculum that emphasizes content along with phonics. More schools around the country, from Baltimore to Michigan to Colorado , are adopting these content-filled lessons to teach geography, astronomy and even art history.

Teaching 136

Teaching Charter School Social Studies Geography 136

Teaching American History

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

A Conversation with Sonja Czarnecki Sonja Czarnecki, 2022 MAHG Graduate “In order to understand history, you have to do history,” Sonja Czarnecki insists. I felt like I’d won my own History Day contest!” Research Empowers Students of History Research work benefits everyone, Czarnecki feels. Czarnecki says.

Social Studies 98

Social Studies Research Archiving American History 98

A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 17, 2014

By the end of grade 10, read and comprehend history/social studies texts in the grades 9–10 text complexity band independently and proficiently. Common Core Joanna Westbrook Lisette Morel literacy New Milford High School' CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.9-10.9 CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.9-10.10 CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.9-10.1d

Museum 249

Museum Social Studies High School History 249

ED Surge

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Plenty of students find social studies lessons a bit dull. Brown loves — and has long loved — learning about history, civics, geography and government, in part because he had teachers who brought infectious energy and enthusiasm to those lessons. Not Caleb Brown. But nothing felt quite right, until he considered teaching.

History 128

History Museum Social Studies Geography 128

A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 8, 2012

On December 15, 2011, Mr. Tusa of the Social Studies Department guest lectured on the history of racism in America in Mrs. DePoto’s AP Language and Composition class. Future collaboration between the Social Studies Department and the Language Arts Department is planned. Bettini’s class.

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Global Perspectives Archiving Social Studies History 251

A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 1, 2011

When I became the Principal at New Milford High School in 2007 I felt that it was extremely important to communicate with various stakeholders (parents, BOE members, Central Office, staff, etc.) all of the great things going on at the school. History 1 class’s study of the Bill of Rights. technology into a U.S.

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Social Studies High School History Teaching 200

Zinn Education Project

OCTOBER 20, 2024

Donate Today Right wing politicians and media outlets are attacking the very heart of the Zinn Education Project — teaching people’s history in classrooms across the country. Officials in at least 44 states have sought — and in many cases succeeded — to enact restrictions on what teachers can say about history and current events.

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History Teaching Civics Middle School 98

A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 12, 2012

New Milford High School proudly joined 37 states, 15,000 teachers, and over 2 million students on February 1 for the inaugural Digital Learning Day. This day, however, was not really much different than any other day at NMHS as we have made a commitment to integrate digital learning into school culture for some time now.

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Library History Cultures Educational Technology 274

History Tech

AUGUST 14, 2023

I was on a quick Zoom call the other night when of the high school teachers casually mentioned that his first day back with students had gone pretty well. Seriously!? Cue the jaw drop. I’m always a little bit shocked when I hear about districts that crank up during the first few days of August […]

Social Studies 100

Social Studies High School Primary Sources Lesson Plan 100

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 7, 2022

As a social studies teacher and a Chinese American immigrant, I find myself subconsciously asking the following questions: How are Asian Americans viewed by the American public? history and civics curriculum to be more inclusive and equitable? history and civics curriculum to be more inclusive and equitable?

American History 115

American History History Teaching Primary Sources 115

A Principal's Reflections

JULY 6, 2010

Since then I have received some great suggestions from my PLN and had the chance to check out other apps that I have found a use for as a High School Principal. After sharing my excitment about the iPad with a social studies teacher today we decided to purchase two of these for the department in lieu of a laptop.

Educational Technology 233

Educational Technology Social Studies History High School 233

Teaching American History

APRIL 22, 2025

Invited to attend a TAH multiday seminar on the Cold War at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, social studies teacher Cade Lohrding was thrilled. Cade Lohrding teaches social studies for all three grades at Kiowa County Junior High School in Greensburg, Kansas. This is US history happening right now!

Junior High 52

Junior High Library K-12 Social Studies 52

Catlin Tucker

JANUARY 13, 2020

I teach AP Psychology, blended and traditional, at a high school in the northwest suburbs of Chicago. Initially, some people at my school expressed concern about whether an AP- level course was the most appropriate choice for a blended learning pilot because of the sheer amount of content to be covered in a year.

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Psychology Sociology Anthropology World History 218

Doing Social Studies

JANUARY 27, 2022

As a member and current president of the Kansas Council for Social Studies, the working relationship between the professional Social Studies organizations in Kansas is one that I deeply cherish and am proud to be a part of. One way we do that is to co-host a yearly social studies conference.

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Social Studies Primary Sources Geography Economics 67

Teaching American History

MAY 6, 2025

Ginny Boles needed to build her content knowledge in American history. 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. Next, her father called.

Primary Sources 52

Primary Sources American History Library Government 52

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 20, 2019

“I had been taught, in school, through cultural osmosis, that the flag wasn’t really ours, that our history as a people began with enslavement and that we had contributed little to this great nation.”. Related: The cost of going back to school keeps rising. We, too, can only learn from our history when we know it.

History 111

History Museum Social Studies Economics 111

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

NEW YORK — There’s a new look to history classes in New York City schools: a curriculum in Asian American and Pacific Islander history. New York City’s Department of Education is the latest public school system to require that U.S. history instruction include an Asian American and Pacific Islander K-12 curriculum.

History 113

History Heritage K-12 American History 113

Digital Promise

JANUARY 29, 2019

The first round of recruitment identified six innovative middle and high school educators in Canada: Jen Giffen, Digital Literacy Coach at York Region District School Board, Ontario. Trevor Hlushko, Grades 5 and 6 ELA, Social Studies, Science, French Teacher, and Grades 5-8 Math Teacher at W.H.

High School 69

High School Education Social Studies Elementary School 69

Passion for Social Studies

JULY 15, 2024

History Timeline provide amazing educationally rich decor for the classroom. Academic Decor Honestly, high school students are going to daydream. History Timeline provide incredible ways to decorate the classroom. The timeline will be a great way to highlight all the fascinating history students will learn about!

Government 130

Government Civics History Social Studies 130

C3 Teachers

OCTOBER 30, 2024

A student, who would only be in my class for less than a month before transferring, asked it during my third year of teaching and my first year teaching a high school history class. Like many history teachers, I love the subject I teach—the events, the historical figures, and the stories they leave behind.

History 52

History Social Studies History Education Economics 52

TCI

AUGUST 7, 2023

TCI’s middle and high school programs have literacy instruction built into the reading, notebook questions, and activities. Each program provides many opportunities for students to develop a strong command of English and build reading and writing skills through social studies.

Social Studies 52

Social Studies Primary Sources Middle School History 52

ED Surge

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

I first acknowledged it subconsciously in my middle school years. Social studies and history classes weren't just academic discourse, they were social and emotional experiences. Like many people who learned new skills during the pandemic, I immersed myself in Black history, pedagogy, and education reform.

History 107

History Tutoring Pedagogy American History 107

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

citizenship test, which assesses basic knowledge of American history, according to new survey results released earlier this month by the Woodrow Wilson Foundation. Officials from the Woodrow Wilson Foundation say these results point to longstanding problems with the way American history is taught in schools. History in 2014.

American History 91

American History History Education History Education 91

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 11, 2017

Social Studies teacher Michelle Adler talks to sophomores Maiya Schwartz, left and Emily Terranova about an assignment in an Honors Human Geography class at Gray-New Gloucester High School on Thursday, June 1, 2017. Michelle Adler, social studies teacher and local union president, Gray-New Gloucester High School.

High School 74

High School Social Studies Leadership Tradition 74

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 12, 2022

The best class I ever taught centered on the history of Washington, D.C. They learned about the history of their neighborhoods and the origins of the music they listened to. Related: Teachers go to school on racial bias. Still, my love of history had an outlet in school.

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Heritage Artifacts Local History Social Studies 133