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Teaching with Primary Sources in Social Studies

Studies Weekly

Benefits of Primary Sources: Humanizing History With primary sources, students as young as kindergarten age can grasp difficult concepts and glean meaning from past events.

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Creating a curriculum with Black girls in mind 

The Hechinger Report

Many of Kaler-Jones’ students — most of them Black — weren’t taught about important Black figures or positive history lessons from a non-white perspective in school. When she discovered this, Kaler-Jones began weaving culturally responsive lesson plans into her dance classes.

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Four Trailblazing Native American Scientists

Studies Weekly

Elliott-High Eagle, Oral History, interviewed by David Zierler Oct. Lori Arviso Alvord,” retrieved Nov. 7, 2023 from [link] Dave Roos, “8 Native American Scientists You Should Know,” Nov. 3, 2023 for science.howstuffworks.com Jerry C. 2, 2020, for AIP.org.

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Connecting Local Communities to Paleoanthropology in Kenya

Sapiens

The group shares information about the islands ancient history and the role of local collaborators in discovering that heritage. Umoja is also collecting Oral Histories to preserve the legacies of generations of Rusingans who facilitated research around the island. Teachers ask us to clarify the science for their lesson plans.