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Preparing for a One Day Seminar

Teaching American History

One-Day seminars are the easiest way to engage with Teaching American History in person. These are free to attend for all social studies teachers and can be in historical locations, school districts, and educational service centers. Here is some advice from teachers who frequent One Day seminars.

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5 Transformative Strategies to Update Socratic Seminars for Today’s Learners

Leah Cleary

Today, we’re going to pivot a bit to something equally revolutionary yet rooted in ancient tradition (somewhat)–Socratic Seminars. These can help you bring social studies to life for your students. I’ve got 5 transformative strategies you can use to update Socratic Seminars for today’s learners. And how do we do that?

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5 Transformative Strategies to Update Socratic Seminars for Today’s Learners

Leah Cleary

Today, we’re going to pivot a bit to something equally revolutionary yet rooted in ancient tradition (somewhat)–Socratic Seminars. These can help you bring social studies to life for your students. I’ve got 5 transformative strategies you can use to update Socratic Seminars for today’s learners. And how do we do that?

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Katherine Thrailkill’s Mentor Led Her to MAHG

Teaching American History

Katherine Thrailkill considered careers in drama, law, and hi-tech sales before realizing all her interests and experiences pointed her toward teaching social studies. Lindblom based it on a summer seminar she attended in the early 2000s: the Presidential Academy, a forerunner of Teaching American History’s current programs.

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How We Can Honor Indigenous Values in Our Teaching Without Appropriating the Culture

ED Surge

When I was a student, I struggled to see my people represented in curricula, so when I design Spanish and social studies classes, I work to decolonize my lessons and reclaim Indigenous history. However, during the seminar, the facilitators jumped directly into piloting GBL activities with attendees.

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Diving Deeper with ParaFLY

HistoryRewriter

Numerous studies demonstrate that student self-assessment is a major factor in academic improvement. Increased metacognition and problem-solving with advanced social studies concepts and academic vocabulary leads to deeper learning. You can also catch The Social Studies Show live or on-demand every month on EduProtocols Plus.

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The Future of Democracy Depends on a Quality Civics Education

ED Surge

When I was a full-time history teacher at Stella Middle Charter Academy in Los Angeles, my eighth graders had just finished a Socratic seminar discussing several questions about race and immigration in 19th-century America.

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