A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 22, 2020

I often recommend the use of this tool in History as a way to explore primary source documents. Suppose you want to develop a literacy lesson for your learners. ThingLink could be used to curate content (text, video, images). After kids review the content, Google Forms could be used for them to answer higher-order questions.

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Active History Teacher

JULY 13, 2024

US History vocabulary review can be fun and student centered! Using the game Envelope Races, students can review US History vocabulary in a competitive way. Do your students struggle with US History vocabulary? The language of teenagers is NOT the language of history. Looking for other US History Review Games?

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C3 Teachers

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

I wanted discussion in the context of disciplinary tasks, and I found a new opportunity with the Library of Congress’ “Primary Source Analysis Tool.” To accomplish my goals, I developed an Inquiry Discussion Guide for using the LOC Primary Source Analysis Tool. Imagine that!

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History Tech

JULY 13, 2023

I’m spending a few days with some of the amazing staff at the Library of Congress (I’m looking at you, Cheryl), learning more about their super cool primary sources and more ways to use them. Yesterday I had a bit of chit-chat with the people in the LOC Newspaper Division that included some tips about […]

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NCHE

MARCH 25, 2024

At NCHE conferences , for example, a glance at the program reveals that most sessions focus on an important moment or a major problem in history and offer a strategy to present it in a new way. This writing tends to be engaging, brief, and pointed, relating history to current concerns, and spanning political perspectives.

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Moler's Musing

APRIL 11, 2025

We layered in Annotate & Tell for close reading and sourcing, and we used Graph & Tell to compare data with perspective. Students analyzed primary sources, revised flawed writing, and built arguments from multiple viewpoints. Then we pushed further Does this data support or challenge what the primary sources said?

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Thrive in Grade Five

MARCH 23, 2019

The video made me laugh and think about how much the teacher of those students must have inspired a love of history! So, the history meme project was born in my classroom. What are my rules for making history memes? It’s seriously easy to make history memes. Why do I ask my students to create history memes?

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History Primary Sources Social Studies Library 130

History Tech

OCTOBER 10, 2024

I got the chance this week to chat a bit with my kids – both now in Minnesota. And during the convo with the youngest, we ended up talking about a letter written by a Norwegian ski instructor in 1943. The guy was teaching US and Canadian special ops guys to ski as part of […]

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HistoryRewriter

MARCH 4, 2024

The last time I wrote about Thick Slides, I used them for a Primary Source Scavenger Hunt. They have used this protocol with middle to high school grades covering history and government topics. They are a fun and engaging formative or summative assessment that gives students some structure for writing.

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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. Primary sources are excellent tools to help students learn how to think like historians. Students should know that their family records are also primary sources!

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Active History Teacher

JULY 18, 2024

It’s the hardest primary source I teach and I’m sure many of you feel the same. If you are new to Active History Teacher, then let me tell you. appeared first on Active History Teacher. The question is, “What kinds of Constitution activities will help them apply what they know and help them remember?”

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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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Moler's Musing

MARCH 8, 2025

One of the biggest challenges in history education is engaging students in meaningful analysis while encouraging collaboration and critical thinking. Image & Source Analysis (8 Parts) A picture is worth a thousand wordsbut only if students know how to analyze it! Big Idea: What lasting impact did this have on history?

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Primary Sources History Critical Thinking History Education 52

ED Surge

OCTOBER 24, 2023

If you’re a history buff, you may already know that Cleopatra had a substantial amount of rizz. History teacher Lauren Cella's "Gen Z Teaches History" series has earned about 30 million views on Instagram and TikTok combined. And I always say, ‘History is interesting.’ I think other people make it boring.

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Digital Promise

MAY 23, 2019

In this second post on our series on authentic learning with virtual exchange , HP Teaching Fellow Glen Coleman shares how students are using Skype to learn about history through the lens of contemporary issues. In my view, history loses its power to open students’ minds when it does not directly connect to now.

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ASHP CML

MARCH 18, 2025

The CUNY Digital History Archive, co-administered by ASHP/CML and the MinaRees Library at the CUNY Graduate Center, is seeking proposals for curatedcollections to feature on its website. We invite proposals that highlightunderrepresented aspects of CUNYs history and contributions to the historicalrecord.

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Active History Teacher

JULY 9, 2021

In my US History classroom, I am constantly evaluating what works best in terms of the age-old question, “Did they get it?” I love watching students make connections as they sort primary sources , vocabulary and key people in US History. Check out the version for early American History and Modern American History.

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Active History Teacher

DECEMBER 22, 2022

I often use class competition games in my US History classroom – you could say it is part of my classroom culture. Here are a few classroom competition games I use with students – all of which are great for US History EOC Review and STAAR Review! I have done-for-you timeline races for early US History and Modern US History.

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Primary Sources American History History Cultures 195

Studies Weekly

MARCH 28, 2025

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Primary Sources American History World History Lesson Plan 89

Teaching American History

DECEMBER 17, 2024

For the past year, Teaching American Historys webinars have been about the presidential election. So lets take a step back and look back at an entirely different aspect of US history. So lets take a step back and look back at an entirely different aspect of US history. Last spring, we broke down the presidential election cycle.

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Primary Sources American History Professional Development History 52

ED Surge

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Resources for learning and teaching the fullness of Black history all year round. Humanizing pre-colonial history catapulted a spiritual reckoning and unlocked a familiar wholeness for me. From studying African and Black American history, I developed what Joyce E. My desire to know exploded.

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Education Week - Social Studies

JANUARY 30, 2025

Do you know how to put Black history sources in context?

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Teaching American History

APRIL 8, 2025

One-Day seminars are the easiest way to engage with Teaching American History in person. For a few hours, teachers can dive into the content of primary source documents through a discussion with colleagues facilitated by a scholar. The post Preparing for a One-Day Seminar appeared first on Teaching American History.

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Primary Sources American History Social Studies History 52

HistoryRewriter

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

First, select a primary source for students to interpret via the Retell in Rhyme EduProtocol. I borrowed this excerpt from my friend, Dr. Mark Jarrett’s work with primary sources. Next, I usually ask my students to work in pairs or small groups to interpret the primary source by retelling it in 10 rhyming couplets.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 7, 2022

history and civics curriculum to be more inclusive and equitable? As an Asian American, my lived experience and this research make me firmly believe that we must do a better job of teaching Asian American history and culture in the U.S. — We must do a better job of teaching Asian American history and culture in the U.S.

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World History Teachers Blog

JUNE 15, 2022

Examining primary sources about the looting, Thompson notes that one soldier wrote his mother that in one monastery " I got rather a nice gong which no doubt you will find useful when I am able to get it home." You can read more about this expedition and the looting here and at Jstor here and at History Extra here.

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Teaching American History

MARCH 11, 2024

As Publications Manager at Teaching American History , I frequently hear the following from our teacher partners: I love teaching with primary sources! My district has dropped our textbook and we are switching to primary sources. appeared first on Teaching American History. But which one should I use?

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Library Primary Sources American History Social Studies 105

Moler's Musing

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

This part helped students connect primary source analysis to the broader motivations for European exploration, further deepening their historical thinking skills. The video helped set the stage for understanding the complexities of Columbus’s actions and provided a foundation for the primary source activity.

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Moler's Musing

OCTOBER 26, 2024

It was a solid day of learning that tied the content to something personal and familiar for the students, making the history feel less distant and more relevant. Reflection Wednesday was an active day that pushed the students to connect personally with history while developing key skills like analysis, summarization, and empathy.

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TCI

MARCH 25, 2025

When students engage with history, geography, and civics, they develop the ability to analyze texts, draw connections between concepts, and retain new information more effectively. Incorporate Inquiry-Based Learning: Engage students in discussions, debates, and primary source analysis to deepen comprehension and critical thinking.

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World History Teachers Blog

JULY 27, 2023

I love it—you can take primary sources that you find on the internet, paste in the URL and the program will generate the source with questions, both multiple choice and short answer. You can adjust the length of the source. Some primary sources are just too long for our kids, so the "shorten" function really helps.

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Studies Weekly

APRIL 14, 2025

3 Human-recorded audio with synchronized highlighting on Studies Weekly Online Primary Source Analysis Worksheets Download these free easy-to-use worksheets that help students analyze various types of sources and bring their stories to life. DOWNLOAD RESOURCE The post Scaffolding: What is it and Why is it Important?

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NCHE

MAY 1, 2023

Since 2017, NCHE has offered professional learning colloquia that focus on “Technology’s Impact in American History (TIAH).” With Francis’s help, we began to frame a colloquium to focus on the pre-19 th century period and chose the title, “ Uncovering Lost Voices in American History.”

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Studies Weekly

MARCH 14, 2025

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Studies Weekly

APRIL 7, 2025

4 Arab American Scientists to Know Apr 07, 2025 By Studies Weekly NEWSLETTER April is Arab American Heritage Month, a time to recognize the impactful contributions and achievements of Arab Americans in history. Celebrate this month by learning about these four Arab American scientists and their monumental impacts on their fields.

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C3 Teachers

MARCH 14, 2025

These pilot experiences were invaluable we observed firsthand how students engaged in compelling questions, analyzed primary sources, and developed their own interpretations of historical events. Others worried about the complexities of multilingual learners engaging with rigorous primary sources. IDM does just that.

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Moler's Musing

OCTOBER 4, 2024

Simplifying Primary Sources with AI My goal was to simplify the lesson while still helping students build confidence and learn. Using a Mnemonic Device The map we used came from Howson History, and it featured a helpful mnemonic device for remembering the colonial regions. Experimental Idea I created a Colony Founder GPT.

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