📚 Excited to be guest teaching my Inquiry Design Model (IDM) unit — “Why is the Scopes Trial Still Relevant to Public Education Today?” — this week!
Thrilled that this unit will also be featured in the October issue of Social Education from the @socialstudies.org! #TheScopesTrial
The Scopes trial: Is it over? open.substack.com/pub/johnnogo... #TheScopesTrial #ClarenceDarrow #WilliamJenningsBryan #DaytonTennessee #Evolutiontheories #MAGA #Americanhistory #Famoustrials #HLMencken
Excited to be presenting “The Scopes Trial: Lessons and Legacy in Today’s Classroom” at NCSS #NCSS2025 in Washington, DC this December! #TheScopesTrial is still relevant to today’s educational debates. Let’s bring these lessons to the classroom! #TheScopesTrial #100ScopesTrial
📅 100 years ago today — July 21, 1925: The Scopes Trial ended. Scopes was found guilty and fined $100. Judge Raulston struck Bryan’s testimony from the record. ⚖️ @ religionmatters.org | 💡 Free classroom resources: bit.ly/TheScopesTrial #TheScopesTrial #sschat
📅 July 20, 1925: Bryan and Darrow clashed in the open air. The courtroom moved outdoors, and America witnessed one of the most iconic legal confrontations in history. Follow @religionmatters.bsky.social 💡 Free classroom resources: bit.ly/TheScopesTrial #ScopesTrial100 #TheScopesTrial #sschat
📅 July 17, 1925: With scientific experts barred and Darrow held in contempt, the Scopes Trial appeared to be winding down.
Follow @religionmatters.bsky.social for more timeline posts
💡 Get free educator resources: bit.ly/TheScopesTrial
#ScopesTrial100 #TheScopesTrial #sschat
📅 July 16, 1925: Dudley Field Malone’s “No Duel with the Truth” speech electrified the Scopes Trial. Even Bryan praised it.
🗣️ Read the speech: bit.ly/NoDuelwithTruth
💡 Free classroom resources @ ReligionMatters.org: bit.ly/TheScopesTrial
#ScopesTrial100 #sschat #TheScopesTrial
🕰️ Step into history. 100 years ago, the Scopes Trial placed evolution, education, and religious freedom on the national stage. Explore key moments in this landmark case with the Scopes Trial Timeline at ReligionMatters.org:
🔗 religionmatters.org/the-scopes-t...
#TheScopesTrial #ScopesTrial100
📅 July 14, 1925: Darrow challenged daily courtroom prayers at the Scopes Trial. Judge Raulston denied the objection—underscoring the blurred line between faith and law.
⚖️ Timeline + classroom resources at ReligionMatters:
💡 bit.ly/TheScopesTrial
#ScopesTrial100 #TheScopesTrial #sschat
📅 July 12, 1925: Bryan preached to 2,000 in Dayton after court recessed, calling evolution dangerous and opposing expert testimony.
⚖️ Explore the timeline at @ReligionMatter5: religionmatters.org/the-scopes-t...
💡 Free teacher resources: bit.ly/TheScopesTrial
#ScopesTrial100 #TheScopesTrial #sschat
📅 July 12, 1925: Bryan preached to 2,000 in Dayton after court recessed, calling evolution dangerous and opposing expert testimony. ⚖️ Explore the timeline at @ReligionMatter5: religionmatters.org/the-scopes-t...
💡 Free teacher resources: bit.ly/TheScopesTrial
#ScopesTrial100 #TheScopesTrial #sschat
📢 New Scopes Trial Resource Alert! Explore key moments from the trial with the Scopes Trial Timeline at ReligionMatters.org 💡 Perfect for teachers, students, and anyone interested in how history shapes today's curriculum debates. 🔗 religionmatters.org/the-scopes-t...
#ScopesTrial100 #TheScopesTrial
📚 100 years later, the #ScopesTrial still shapes how we talk about evolution and public education. NPR revisits the "Monkey Trial" and why it still matters:
🔗 www.npr.org/2025/07/08/n... #ScopesTrial100 #TheScopesTrial #sschat #TeachHistory
📅 100 years ago today — July 11, 1925: Dayton officials set up benches & outdoor speakers for the Scopes Trial. Townspeople hung a banner reading “Read Your Bible.” Follow @religionmatters.bsky.social for #ScopesTrial100 drops.💡 Free teacher tools @ bit.ly/TheScopesTrial #TheScopesTrial #sschat
📅 100 years ago today — July 11, 1925: Dayton officials set up benches & outdoor speakers for the trial. Townspeople hung a banner reading “Read Your Bible.” ⚖️ Follow @ReligionMatter5 for #ScopesTrial100 timeline drops. 💡 Free teacher tools at bit.ly/TheScopesTrial #TheScopesTrial #sschat
📅 Exactly 100 years ago today — July 10, 1925: State v. Scopes began in Dayton. Darrow questioned 100 jurors about evolution and the Bible.
⚖️ Follow @ReligionMatter5 for teaching tools: ReligionMatters.org
💡 Classroom resources: bit.ly/TheScopesTrial
#ScopesTrial100 #TheScopesTrial #sschat
📅 100 years ago today — July 9, 1925: Clarence Darrow quietly arrived in Dayton to defend Scopes. Like Bryan, he was later honored at a banquet, adding to the trial’s growing spectacle.
💡 Free teacher resources: bit.ly/TheScopesTrial
#ScopesTrial100 #TheScopesTrial #sschat
📅 On July 7, 1925: Bryan arrives in Dayton, calling the Scopes Trial a “duel to the death” between evolution & Christianity. ⚖️ 100 years later, explore timeline posts + classroom tools bit.ly/TheScopesTrial #ScopesTrial100 #TheScopesTrial #sschat
📅 On July 6, 1925: A federal judge denied Scopes’ request to move his trial to federal court—keeping it in Dayton under Judge Raulston. Celebrating 100 years since the Trial! Explore timeline posts + classroom tools: bit.ly/TheScopesTrial
#ScopesTrial100 #TheScopesTrial
📚 As we approach the Scopes Trial centennial beginning on July 10th, I’ll be sharing a daily timeline of key moments of the "trial of the century." 💡 Free teacher resources: bit.ly/TheScopesTrial #ScopesTrial100 #TheScopesTrial #sschat
⚖️ Kicking off a daily timeline for the 100th anniversary of the Scopes Trial (July 10, 1925)! Follow along as we revisit key moments + why they still matter in today’s classrooms.
📚 Resources for teachers: bit.ly/TheScopesTrial
#ScopesTrial100 #TheScopesTrial #ReligiousLiteracy #SSChat
📘Just picked up The Hundred Years’ Trial by Alexander & Harold Gouzoules—perfect timing as we near the 100th anniversary of the Scopes Trial. I am excited to explore how authors see Scopes shaping debates over academic freedom, curriculum & public education in America #ScopesTrial100 #TheScopesTrial
💡 Is the Scopes Trial Still Relevant? In my latest blog post, I explore how an inquiry-based unit on Scopes became a deeper journey into culturally responsive design—and how AI helped me rethink assessments. #TheScopesTrial #ScopesTrial100 CIO!🔗 bit.ly/4lkwLWk
Celebrating 100 years since the Scopes Trial captivated American history! ⚖️ Stay tuned with ReligionMatters.org for a special series of posts spotlighting the Scopes timeline, classroom resources & lessons for educators. Start exploring now at bit.ly/TheScopesTrial! #TheScopesTrial #ScopesTrial100
Excited to share that my IDM piece on the Scopes Trial’s relevance today has been accepted by @socialstudies.org Social Education!
As the 100th anniversary approaches, it’s a timely moment to reflect on civic discourse, inquiry, and public ed.
#TheScopesTrial #ScopesTrial100 #SocialStudies #sschat
🎉 100 years since the Scopes Trial - why does it matter today? 🔥 📘 The Monkey Trial by Anita Sanchez brings the courtroom drama to life for YA readers: “Watch out,” Malone warned. “Hell is going to pop now.” (p. 109) 🌐 Dive deeper: @ bit.ly/TheScopesTrial #ScopesTrial100 #TheScopesTrial #sschat
Thrilled to share that my session, The Scopes Trial: Lessons and Legacy in Today’s Classroom, has been accepted for the 2025 National Council for the Social Studies Conference in DC! 🎉 Looking forward to connecting with educators committed to inquiry and historical thinking. #TheScopesTrial #SSChat
Celebrating 100 years since the Scopes Trial captivated American history! ⚖️ Join ReligionMatters.org for a special series of posts spotlighting the Scopes timeline, classroom resources & lessons for educators. Start exploring now at bit.ly/TheScopesTrial! #TheScopesTrial
On May 25th, one hundred years ago, a Tennessee Grand Jury indicts John Scopes for teaching evolution in a Biology classroom at Rhea Central High School in Dayton, TN. For more teaching resources on the Scopes Trial 👉 religionmatters.org/the-scopes-t... #TheScopesTrial #religiousliteracy
🌟 Grateful to have participated in a powerful webinar hosted by @icjsbaltimore.bsky.social reflecting on #TheScopesTrial! We explored how this historic case still resonates in today’s debates in education. Thank you to ICJS and co-panelist Dr.
Kate Soules for such an engaging conversation!
