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. Washington University in St.

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Social Studies Teaching Archiving Geography 76

Social Studies Success

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Getting kids to read informational text is always a challenge. I have recently started writing a series of lessons that includes reading challenges – basically puzzles embedded into the readings that can only be solved with the key content of the informational text. You can use any type of informational text, even your textbook!

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Primary Sources Social Studies 64

HistoryRewriter

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

First, select a primary source for students to interpret via the Retell in Rhyme EduProtocol. See Chapter 15 in the Social Studies Edition. I borrowed this excerpt from my friend, Dr. Mark Jarrett’s work with primary sources. This typically takes one class period.

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Primary Sources Social Studies Tradition History 130

ED Surge

APRIL 3, 2024

Unfortunately, this portrayal isn't unique and reflects a broader issue with how social studies is perceived. To counter this, teachers emphasize the inverted pyramid style, which prioritizes placing the most crucial information at the beginning of the article, or even in the headline. Photo courtesy of Alex Brouhard.

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History Primary Sources Artifacts Social Studies 138

TCI

AUGUST 7, 2023

Each program provides many opportunities for students to develop a strong command of English and build reading and writing skills through social studies. From well-structured informational text to primary source passages, there are many opportunities to build reading skills.

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Social Studies Primary Sources Middle School History 52

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 13, 2024

Patty Topliffe, who teaches social studies at Woodstock High School in Vermont, said teaching vocabulary and other literacy skills to her students helps them understand primary source documents. Patty Topliffe (center right) and other English and social studies teachers at Woodstock High School, in Vermont.

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High School Teaching Primary Sources K-12 145

ED Surge

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Recently, EdSurge spoke with Chelsey McClelland, a third-year social studies teacher at Lawrence North High School in Indianapolis who recently completed the ISTE U course Artificial Intelligence Explorations for Educators. Even the AI tools that are trained using the same information could still give unique results!

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Primary Sources Lesson Plan Professional Development EdTech 136

Moler's Musing

OCTOBER 4, 2024

Breaking the “Right Answer” Mindset A lot of students were still raising their hands, hoping for the “right” answer, but I’m working hard to break them out of the mindset that social studies is just about filling in blanks. They worked in pairs, reading the sources and answering questions.

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Primary Sources Geography History Lesson Plan 126

Thrive in Grade Five

APRIL 20, 2019

Primary source documents report that Bridget continued to proclaim her innocence up to the moment of her execution. Teaching About the Salem Witch Trials As an educator, it is important to inform students that the Salem Witch Trials were not based on witchcraft. Bridget was the first accused witch executed in Salem.

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Teaching Primary Sources History Social Studies 130

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? Among them, many agreed that “more education and information about Asian American history and experiences” is the best way to combat racism.

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American History History Teaching Primary Sources 108

Doing Social Studies

OCTOBER 22, 2021

As we reboot Doing Social Studies, we’d love to introduce you to this month’s author, Nathan McAlister. Nathan McAlister is the Humanities Program Manager – History, Government, and Social Studies with the Kansas State Department of Education. It isn’t a pretty website, but it is useful.

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Primary Sources Archiving Library American History 67

ED Surge

MAY 24, 2023

To ensure that instructional materials are easily accessible to educators, AAAJ Chicago convened a working group of Asian American educators and community leaders that compiled a database of Asian American history resources that showcases a range of materials from picture books to documentaries and primary sources.

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Inclusive Curriculum American History Primary Sources Professional Development 105

Studies Weekly

JULY 9, 2024

Emily Toronto, a 5th-grade teacher at Bonneville Elementary in Utah, reported that her lower-level reading students also struggle in social studies and science. Though helping students with reading in small groups helps a little, Toronto says, “it can get more difficult when doing content reading for social studies or science.

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Heritage Social Studies Primary Sources Lesson Plan 52

TCI

OCTOBER 31, 2023

TCI’s social studies programs provide comprehensive planning and support tools so you can focus on what you do best: teaching. Quickly Review Information in the Planning Box Start your lesson plan with the planning box. The slideshows deliver instructions, rich primary sources, interactions, and questions.

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Lesson Plan Primary Sources Professional Development Social Studies 52

ACRE

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

In the classroom, educators can explore a variety of Constitutional resources with learners by reading primary sources, reviewing changes to the Constitution throughout American History, and analyzing historical arguments relating to the founding of the United States and the Constitution today.

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Primary Sources Civics Archiving Government 52

Studies Weekly

AUGUST 6, 2024

Breathing exercises to try As a Studies Weekly Teacher Advocate , I love to pass along information that can benefit you too. Teacher Advocates are only available for classroom teachers currently using Studies Weekly materials. Students can then use these exercises any time they need to refocus and feel peaceful.

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Heritage Primary Sources Lesson Plan Elementary School 52

Studies Weekly

JUNE 6, 2024

Community Areas Welcome Area Create a welcoming area near the classroom entrance where students can see positive messages, daily schedules, and class information. This area can include your gathering rug, morning board, and information about job helpers and birthdays. This area sets the tone for all you do and learn together.

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Heritage Primary Sources Library Lesson Plan 52

Studies Weekly

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Before discovering Studies Weekly, I remember having to look up, research, and study all our standards and then search for curriculum, information, and ideas to create daily lessons. It is a wealth of knowledge with fantastic support, strategies, and more.

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Artifacts Primary Sources Lesson Plan Social Studies 52

4QM Teaching

MARCH 19, 2023

Teachers of history and social studies on all grade levels know they want students to do more than just memorize facts; they want students to practice thinking about history as well. And as citizens of a democracy, we want our students to be able to grapple with history, politics, and social and civic questions actively and critically.

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Primary Sources Social Studies Civics History 40

Studies Weekly

JANUARY 10, 2024

Creating Connections Because Studies Weekly’s print publications are consumable, students can create artifacts to demonstrate their learning by cutting the primary sources and other information out of their publications. The Science of Drawing and Memory. The Science of Drawing and Memory.

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Artifacts Primary Sources K-12 Psychology 52

C3 Teachers

MAY 8, 2024

C3 Teachers followed six secondary and middle level preservice teachers at the University of Kentucky as they designed inquiries for their social studies methods class. Social studies affords endless possibilities for inquiry. In the world of social studies, there are a plethora of topics to cover.

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Primary Sources Social Studies Artifacts Museum 40

C3 Teachers

MAY 8, 2024

C3 Teachers followed six secondary and middle level preservice teachers at the University of Kentucky as they designed inquiries for their social studies methods class. Social studies affords endless possibilities for inquiry. In the world of social studies, there are a plethora of topics to cover.

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Primary Sources Social Studies Artifacts Museum 40

Studies Weekly

AUGUST 26, 2024

” Reading is a crucial skill that helps our young learners become informed, educated, and empowered adults. .” Substitution is changing phonemes to other phonemes to make new words. For example, changing the /c/ in “cat” to a /b/ makes “bat.” Unraveling the differences: Phonological awareness vs. phonics.

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Primary Sources Heritage K-12 Professional Development 52

Zinn Education Project

JANUARY 8, 2024

Courtney Bennis High School Social Studies Teacher, Virginia Beach, Virginia A huge “Thank you!” Colten Fox High School Social Studies Teacher, Washougal, Washington Talking of perfect timing, this arrived today, and I am in the midst of teaching WWII. Thank you, @ZinnEdProject , for helping me teach my students.

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History Education History Education Social Studies 52

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 20, 2016

High School seniors (left to right) Hayley Striegel, Olivia Poplawski, Cheri Zheng-Fredericks and Julie Pignataro look for ways to verify information they’ve encountered on social media. My students are all about social media. They’ve never known life without it, and it’s where they get all their information.

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K-12 Primary Sources Civics Social Studies 98

Zinn Education Project

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

After going over key terms and background information (as suggested by Wolfe-Rocca in the PDF version of the activity), I arranged my students in groups of four and they investigated six of the included documents. Hope Koumentakos High School Social Studies Teacher, Takoma Park, Maryland I currently teach U.S.

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History Teaching Social Studies High School 52

Social Studies Success

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Are you serious about teaching Social Studies skills, but looking for new ways to incorporate them? It is exactly what it sounds like…students examine artifacts and not only infer information from the artifact, but also draw conclusions from a multitude of examples. But what is a History Lab?

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History Primary Sources Artifacts Social Studies 52

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 14, 2018

To inform his lessons, Gorman chose a curriculum called Teach Reconstruction created by the Zinn Education Project, a collaboration between social justice education nonprofits Teaching for Change, based in Washington, D.C. history and social studies curriculums. and Rethinking Schools, of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

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Teaching Primary Sources K-12 History 107

Social Studies Success

JANUARY 6, 2022

Explore his ideas with primary source clues where students can match images to excerpts from Washington’s Farewell Address – practice skills and learn content at the same time! Help your students organize information on Thomas Jefferson’s presidency looking at both domestic and foreign issues. Happy Teaching!

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Primary Sources Social Studies History Leadership 52

Zinn Education Project

JANUARY 9, 2024

You are often limited in your ability to teach certain topics by the dependence upon primary sources rather than secondary sources. I mean, one of the big problems with the so-called AP African American Studies curriculum was the debate over what was a primary source versus secondary source.

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Primary Sources History K-12 Economics 52