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Teaching with Primary Sources in Social Studies

Studies Weekly

Teaching with Primary Sources in Social Studies Feb. 25, 2025 Studies Weekly Its often difficult to connect students to the real-world, real-time applications of events from history and the real people who lived them. For example, most people over 30 can remember where they were on Sept. The primary source.

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If I was teaching Social Studies today…

Dangerously Irrelevant

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. government as well.

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Teaching the Constitution in the Context of Human Behavior

Teaching American History

“That’s why good teaching about citizenship involves students in an intentional study of human behavior.” For Little, government class entails “constitutional study and human behavior study side by side.” Little also uses games to prompt reflection on human behavior. “My It’s called “ Primitive Politics.”

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The buzz around teaching facts to boost reading is bigger than the evidence for it

The Hechinger Report

Hirsch, a professor emeritus of education and humanities at the University of Virginia, argues that democracy benefits when the citizenry shares a body of knowledge and history, which he calls cultural literacy. These ideas have revived interest in E.D. Hirschs Core Knowledge curriculum, which gained popularity in the late 1980s.

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How Academic Historians can be Useful to K-12 Teachers

NCHE

After Jessica Ellison invited me to participate in a conversation about how academic historians might be of use to K-12 teachers, I did a little research: I asked teachers at our state social studies council what they most needed for their work. The answers were clear: time and confidence, they said.

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Students analyze rap lyrics with code in digital humanities class

The Hechinger Report

Nilsson is an English teacher by training, but he has embraced the “digital humanities,” teaching students how to code to answer questions about books, speeches, news coverage, rap lyrics and more. The post Students analyze rap lyrics with code in digital humanities class appeared first on The Hechinger Report. Subscribe today!

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Teacher Tips: A Better Way to Think About Social Studies

Studies Weekly

Teacher Tips: A Better Way to Think About Social Studies Jan. 30, 2024 • by Debbie Bagley Some of the best teaching advice I received from my mother, a teacher of 30+ years, was a different way to look at Social Studies. Every subject, discipline, and activity teaches Social Studies.