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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. Washington University in St.

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Still learning? Still growing?

Dangerously Irrelevant

As a history major in college and former Social Studies teacher, I am aware of the racial abuses that have permeated our nation’s history and continue to be present. Books: School leadership for social justice. By themselves, they are not enough. They require context, dialogue, and action, but they are a start.

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Teaching Job Skills in Middle School

Mr and Mrs Social Studies

Job Skills in History Classes The ideas previously described work great in a careers class, but what if you teach history, social studies, or even language arts instead? President (or leader of your respective country), a famous inventor, a social justice activist, or even a character in a book your students have read about.

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Teaching ‘action civics’ engages kids — and ignites controversy

The Hechinger Report

Related: Can patriotism and criticism coexist in social studies? Larry Paska, the executive director of the National Council for the Social Studies, challenges this characterization of action civics, saying it’s far broader than political protest. Larry Paska, the National Council for the Social Studies.

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How do you teach antiracism to the youngest students?

The Hechinger Report

They are advocating for core curriculum changes in social studies — specifically American history — classes. Ever since the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis in late May spurred what may be the largest social movement in U.S. And they aren’t the only ones advocating the adoption of such curricula.

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PROOF POINTS: Seven questions for Jennifer Randall 

The Hechinger Report

How can tests actually promote social justice? I used to teach social studies and every assessment had Thomas Jefferson on it. When I first went back to grad school, I studied what was the equivalent of social justice at Emory. You’ve said that you want improve tests and make them “anti-racist.”

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Teaching about Asian Pacific American Heritage Month

Studies Weekly

The third-generation Japanese American congresswoman was a trailblazer who advocated for women’s rights, civil rights, education, and social justice. For further reading, visit jacl.org , the National Women’s History Museum , or the Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies.