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How Academic Historians can be Useful to K-12 Teachers

NCHE

provides connection and coherence through the careful effort of trained human curators, making more than ten thousand articles from five hundred publications easily searchable and interconnected. About 60 percent of the authors in Bunk are academic historians and all pieces are published in reputable outlets with editorial oversight.

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Simulation Games for Your Ancient Civilizations Class

Mr and Mrs Social Studies

Keep scrolling to check out each of the following simulations: Early Humans Survival Simulation, Persian Empire Simulation, Nile River Simulation, Mohenjo Daro Simulation, Silk Road Simulation, Ancient Greece Panhellenic Games Simulation, Roman Empire Archaeological Simulation, and Knighthood Simulation!

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Teachers of the Year Say Educators Deserve More Trust

ED Surge

I'm a human being. I'm a human being that sometimes needs to eat food and go to the bathroom when I want to,” she says. Yes, we're working hard and we're here for our students, but we also are human beings, and so setting those boundaries, I think, is also really important.” Autumn Rivera, 2022 Colorado Teacher of the Year.

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A study finds promise in project-based learning for young low-income children

The Hechinger Report

They created multicolored posters to explain what different departments of local government do, from sanitation to human resources. In a history unit, teachers and students can choose which historical sites to write about in their postcards. Back in the classroom, they discussed their ideas for improvement.

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5 Top Trends for Teaching Social Studies in 2023

Students of History

For example, you could take your students on a field trip to a local museum or historic site, or have them participate in a role-playing activity to learn about a particular historical event. If you don't have any nearby historical sites to visit, many have incredibly websites that your students can use online.

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Dyess Colony: Johnny Cash’s Boyhood Home

ACRE

Explore them further by visiting [link] / For information on booking a class field trip to this these historic sites, reach out to site director Penny Toombs at ptoombs@astate.edu. Grant Funds Available K-12 teachers, did you know there is grant funding available for field trips to historic Arkansas sites?

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APSA’s Summer Rise High School Intern Program: Meet the Cohort

Political Science Now

At Poolesville High School, I am a part of the humanities magnet program where I am supported as I study my interests in political science, writing, editing, and history. I love history, English, and humanities classes, some favorites being AP English Language and Composition, AP Psychology, AP US History, and Creative Writing.