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What National Endowment for the Humanities Cuts Could Mean for Social Studies Teachers

Education Week - Social Studies

The agency made grants for professional development and supported nationwide history education programs. Now these offerings may disappear.

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The American Social History Project/Center for Media and Learning is hiring a new team member!

ASHP CML

ASHP/CML conducts professional development programs for middle and high school teachers and college faculty focused on new historical scholarship and active-learning pedagogy. The Assistant Director will report to the Executive Director.

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Championing Rural Educators and the Communities They Serve

NCHE

As rural communities and their schools continue to evolve, investing in professional development that emphasizes content-rich, place-based education and service learning can help strengthen the bond between schools and the communities they serve. With nearly 20% of U.S. Those feelings honestly feel like a distant memory now.

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Elevating Social Studies with High-Quality Instructional Materials

TCI

According to the National Council for Social Studies (NCSS) , social studies is the integrated study of social sciences and humanities to promote civic competence. This broad field draws upon various disciplines, such as anthropology, archeology, economics, geography, history, law, and philosophy.

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Teaching About Palestine-Israel and the Unfolding Genocide in Gaza

Zinn Education Project

We see this hierarchy of human worth playing out now in Gaza and the West Bank, as Israeli government ministers call Palestinians “human animals.” Projects and Organizations Adalah: The Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel Adalah (“justice” in Arabic) is an independent human rights organization and legal center.

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Can patriotism and criticism coexist in social studies?

The Hechinger Report

As Chris Tims, a high school teacher in Waterloo, Iowa, sees it, history education is about teaching students to synthesize diverse perspectives on the nation’s complicated past. Liberals say it should grapple with the racism at the root of the country and tell its history from a diversity of perspectives. A chilling effect.