You Can't Think About What You Don't Know What potatoes, cabbage and the Irish potato famine reveal about students' struggles in history class

"Facts have a pretty poor and sadly undeserved reputation in the education world.... But we’ve got that all wrong. Facts don’t compete with higher-order thinking— they make it possible." – History teacher Lauren Brown. #edusky #history #iteachhistory

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Today I get to be part of this. Amplifying my teacher's voice on this panel. It is important that teachers be in the space and places outside of the classroom to make the inside of the classroom stronger and better. #ITeachHistory #NHTOY #NCHTOY

Using Secondary Sources in High School History Teachers can use differing interpretations of historical events to help students move from memorizing events to analyzing and interpreting them.

History is human.

Introducing different historians’ interpretations allows students to view events from different angles—and learn to evaluate the evidence themselves. 🔍

#HistoryEducation #ITeachHistory

Here's Why My 7th Graders Are Memorizing the 50 States When U.S. history teacher Lauren Brown realized how little her 7th graders knew about the 50 states, she resorted to memorization to build background knowledge.

@laurenbrownoned.bsky.social has been sharing this piece from last year. A good read! #iteachhistory #edusky
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It's Geography Awareness Week! Good #historyteachers know that #Geography matters! More here: middleweb.com/51788/my-7th...

Here's Why My 7th Graders Are Memorizing the 50 States

@sundayreads.bsky.social #edusky #iteachEnglish #iteachhistory #iteachscience #teachersky @shortissweet.bsky.social @sarahcooper.bsky.social

Teaching about 9/11: History and Memory And whether it is the job of a teacher to teach empathy

We're reading this 9/11 essay by middle school history teacher Lauren Brown – at her Substack. #edusky #iteachhistory #iteachsocialstudies

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5 More Things I Learned Sitting in a Classroom Sarah Cooper shares 5 things she learned at a summer seminar about being the student, not the teacher, in class. She’ll take them back to her classes this fall.

5 THINGS I LEARNED SITTING IN A CLASSROOM.

Social studies teacher Sarah Cooper shares 5 things she learned at a summer seminar about being the student, not the teacher, in class. She’ll take them back to her classes this fall. #edusky #iteachhistory #socialstudies

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Why learning U.S. history matters Thoughts for the 4th of July

WHY LEARNING U.S. HISTORY MATTERS

Great piece that appeared at middle school history teacher Lauren Brown's substack. @laurenbrownoned.bsky.social #iteachsocialstudies #iteachhistory #edusky #T2Tchat

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#educoach #iteachEnglish #iteachmath #iteachhistory #edleadership #sunchat #edchat @larryferlazzo.bsky.social @laurenadavis.bsky.social @corwinpress.bsky.social @ascdofficial.bsky.social @heinemannpub.bsky.social @stenhousepub.bsky.social @sharemylesson.bsky.social @valentinaesl.bsky.social

For Teacher Appreciation Week, What Makes a Great Teacher? Knowing a lot has something to do with it...

"For Teacher Appreciation Week, What Makes a Great Teacher?"

If you haven't come across this Substack post by @laurenbrownoned.bsky.social it's a thoughtful take on the importance of teacher expertise in the subject they teach. #edusky #iteachhistory

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Authentic Social Studies Assessments Through Student-Written Letters Writing letters offers an opportunity for students to get creative, get personal, and get deeply connected to course content.

A fun, creative assessment that gets students deeply connected to social studies content: Writing letters! ✉️✍️ History teacher Henry Seton shares a guide.

#ITeachSocialStudies #ITeachHistory #HistoryEducation

Teaching Teens How to Separate Fact From Fiction When students study their region’s scariest urban legends, they learn about oral history—and how to look for kernels of truth from the past.

Ghosts and flying saucers in the classroom?! By studying local urban legends, students can learn how to separate fact from fiction—and connect with their community’s history in the process. 👻 🛸

#HistoryEducation #ITeachHistory

Authentic Social Studies Assessments Through Student-Written Letters Writing letters offers an opportunity for students to get creative, get personal, and get deeply connected to course content.

“Something special happens when I ask my 10th-grade World History students to write a letter,” teacher Henry Seton says. Find out how to close your social studies unit with an engaging letter writing project! ✉️✍️

#ITeachSocialStudies #ITeachHistory #HistoryEducation

Exploring Citizenship via Whistleblowers & Dystopian Fiction In this G&T middle school student project, David Sebek used studies of whistleblowers and dystopian fiction to explore the elusive definition of citizenship.

USING WHISTLEBLOWERS & DYSTOPIAN FICTION TO PROBE CITIZENSHIP.

In this classic G&T project for 7/8, David Sebek used studies of whistleblowers & dystopian fiction to explore the elusive definition of citizenship. #edusky #iteachEnglish #iteachhistory @larryferlazzo.bsky.social

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Second Wave: Women's Rights and Music in the 1960s What was Second-wave Feminism, and how did music contribute to the movement?

#WomensHistoryMonth Great lesson on 2nd wave feminism & women's rights at teachrock.org/lesson/secon... Free account available to #ushistoryteachers #sschat #iteachhistory @teachrockorg.bsky.social

@sharemylesson.bsky.social @mindshift-kqed.bsky.social @edutopia.org #eduskychat #iteachmath #iteachhistory #iteachEnglish #iteachscience

Collage of logos from New American History suite of OER digital tools and resources.

We are celebrating our 5th Anniversary today! Check out our StoryMap and join the celebration! 🎉 bit.ly/NAHByTheNumb... 🗺️🍎 #sschat #iteachhistory #EduSky

The two paths--What will the girl become? Image of a seven year old white girl, flanked by two columns of illustrations showing on left: the girl reading bad literature, flirting, drinking with men, and as an outcast, and on right: the girl s...

This primary source gem was shared by a member of the TPS Teachers Network for an album she titled "What does it mean to be a girl in America?" #sschat #iteachhistory www.loc.gov/item/2002716...

Uncle Sam, sort of, on a bicycle in Florence, Oregon's, Rhododendron Floral Parade, part of the annual festival named for the colorful flowers that grow in profusion in the area. The parade showcases ... 1 photograph : digital, tiff file, color.

How would you use this primary source to start a class discussion of the first week under the new administration? Too loaded with bias? www.loc.gov/resource/hig... #iteachhistory #sschat

Using Local Place Names to Teach History These place-based learning ideas help high school students discover more about their community as they learn to use the historical method.

Want to get students engaged with local history? You don’t have to look too far! Here are teacher-tested activities that harness the history all around your classroom—from monuments and graveyards to street and building names. 🏫🪦🏬

#HistoryEducation #ITeachHistory

Forgot to tag #sschat and #iteachhistory!

Kids might not always be paying attention to what you are teaching, but they do listen to you and watch you. To the good, the bad and the otherwise.
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We may not be a "sage on a stage", but, we are still on a stage.
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Looking at ways to incorporate 1938 Bowman Horrors of War or 1962 Topps Civil War News cards into a DBQ. If you have never seen the 1938 cards, I have included a sample. Will share other examples later. #edusky #sschat #ncss #iteachhistory

Anyone else just wandering around @bsky.app doing searches for #iteachhistory civics, social studies, etc and checking all the follow/following lists to try and rebuild the amazing #sschat network that we used to have or is that just me? Help a guy connect w/ educators!

Digital Comic Museum The best site for downloading FREE public domain Golden Age comic books. Free file downloads, online comic viewer, plus a helpful, knowledgeable community.

Just learned about Digital Comic Museum. Golden Age comics which are free for download. Even some of the ads could be used for DBQs in history classes. Atomic War has an ad for savings bonds from 1952. digitalcomicmuseum.com
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Bananas #ITeachHistory

The Social Studies FIELD Guide written by @glennwiebe.bsky.social and myself is now available for pre-order www.amazon.com/dp/1071941690
Sign up for our newsletter at bit.ly/fieldguideupdate to get updates, bonus hikes, AND a discount code for pre-order! #sschat #socialstudies #iteachhistory

Happy post-NCSS conference to all my #iteachhistory #sschat #socialstudies friends! Please check your email as @ncssnetwork.bsky.social elections are now open. And TODAY is the best day to vote before the email gets lost and you forget!

Thank you for all YOU do!

Excited for this session AND for the chance to talk about it on @bsky.app

If you are ar @ncssnetwork.bsky.social join us! If not, spread the word and let's grow BlueSky as a great place for #sschat #iteachhistory educators!