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How to Choose High-Quality Social Studies Instructional Materials for Your District

TCI

Teacher Support Materials: Lesson plans, pacing guides, and professional development resources are often included. Primary Source Integration: Many programs emphasize the use of primary sources in instruction. Primary Source Integration: Many programs emphasize the use of primary sources in instruction.

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You Have Primary Sources in Your Family

Studies Weekly

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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Chronicling America Research Guides. Where have you been all my life?

History Tech

I’ve had the chance to meet a lot of people who work at the Library of Congress. And they’ve all been awesome. I’m sure there’s probably one or two who work over there who are Las Vegas Raiders fans or who will tell you that they don’t like Kansas City Joe’s burnt ends. And other […]

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HQIM in Social Studies

4QM Teaching

Thats because rewriting all your lesson plans is a lot of work, and the Four Question Method takes practice to learn; its a discipline that you dont master after a day at a conference. Its a full school year: ten units, 10 -15 lessons per unit. But most readers dont do that.

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The Week That Was In 234

Moler's Musing

Simplifying Primary Sources with AI My goal was to simplify the lesson while still helping students build confidence and learn. Whether you’re learning about religious freedom in Rhode Island or the tobacco economy in Virginia, this tool offers a conversational approach to make research more dynamic and memorable.

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If I was teaching Social Studies today…

Dangerously Irrelevant

Like many teachers, I would tap into the the Library of Congress, which would give me tips for teaching with primary sources , including quarterly journal articles on topics such as integrating historical and geographic thinking. Washington University in St. Louis has an amazing collection of interviews from the Great Depression.

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Double Duty Teachers

Studies Weekly

“The research projects, presentations, games, etc. that we get to play extend our learning, make the lessons more engaging, and allow my students to dig deeper.” Studies Weekly made it easy for me to learn along with my students by providing everything I needed.”