What happens when students critique instead of answer?

What happens when students evaluate responses instead of answer questions themselves? In our experience, they can be quite forthcoming in their critiques, which can provide a great window into their thinking! 5 new CHATs in the Library debuting new frameworks! #cdnhistory #bced #historicalthinking

Stop spending your Sundays freaking out about lessons! The Social Studies #FIELDGuide has a Pie Chart inquiry activity that's ready to go in minutes. (Along with so many others!) You're welcome! Get 25% off at: bit.ly/ssfgdiscount @madisonteacher.bsky.social #socialstudies #historicalthinking

This Westward Expansion Evidence Walk guides 8th graders through images, observations, inferences, and multiple perspectives — all leading to a concise, cited historical claim.
#SocialStudies #HistoricalThinking #EvidenceBasedLearning #EdTech
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Great day learning alongside @essdack.bsky.social PLC teachers & Casey Meier! #HardHistory #historicalthinking as media literacy. @constitutionctr.bsky.social resources. I always walk away smarter! @nhtoymc.bsky.social @ksde.bsky.social
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Every day this month UCBHSSP is honoring Black History by quoting a critical thinker, and providing a critical inquiry to use in your classroom.
#BlackHistoryMonth #CarterGWoodson #CriticalConsciousness #EducationAsResistance #TeachTruth #HistoricalThinking #BHM #UCBHSSP #CriticalThinking #Educators

Turning Typical History Instruction Upside Down - moving through the dissertation research stages #historicalthinking

Any day that I get to spend with #socialstudies teachers,
@nhtoymc.bsky.social, and Rachel Swearengin is a good day! Learning together with @historyed.bsky.social History4All teachers at the KS History Museum.
@jessellison.bsky.social #primarysources #historicalthinking

Had a great #FIELDGuide session today at #TXCSS2025! #historicalthinking #primarysources @inquiry #edtech All the good stuff. Got the chance to learn alongside some amazing TX #socialstudies teachers - thx! @txcss.bsky.social @essdack.bsky.social @madisonteacher.bsky.social

Had a great week learning alongside elementary #socialstudies teachers as part of the amazing History for All project from @historyed.bsky.social! #kansashistory #sschat #historicalthinking #inquiry @nhtoymc.bsky.social @jessellison.bsky.social

Have always loved using films/movies to teach #socialstudies. @socialstudies.org just released "The C3 Framework and Film" - seems like a must buy! ncss.users.membersuite.com/shop/store/b... #sschat #inquiry #historicalthinking

Good thinkers having good discussions. As we gear up for another year in the classroom, how can we make our classrooms hubs of rich discussion? #sschat #cdnhistory #historyeducation #historicalthinking #bced

Sometimes when conducting research, you get a glimpse into the imaginations of former readers. The legacies of shared textbooks. #Kilroy, bookworms and pencil imprints of pennies❤️.
archive.org/details/hist... #cdnhistory #historicalthinking #sschat

Who doesn't love @inquirygroup.bsky.social resources? And now they have K-5 lessons! Burr Hamilton Duel. Overland Trails. Fugitive Slave Act. And more! Get the goodies at: inquirygroup.org/rlh-k5-ead #sschat #socialstudies #historicalthinking #primarysources @essdack.bsky.social

Virnilisa, thanks for being an early reader - we respect your opinion so much. @madisonteacher.bsky.social & I are excited to hear everyone’s ideas during #FIELDGuide #slowchat next week! #sschat #historicalthinking #socialstudies #edchat Learn more: socialstudiesfieldguide.com

Like us, you probably sat through years of bad social studies instruction. So how *should* we be doing #socialstudies? (Dr. Bee knows!) Join our #FIELDGuide #slowchat next week and share your ideas of what works. @madisonteacher.bsky.social #sschat #historicalthinking #edchat

Portsmouth students engage in Revolutionary War reenactment as part of Virginia 2 50 celebration Students experience hands-on learning about history through reenactments and civic education activities.

Portsmouth students took history to the next level by reenacting the Battle at Scotts Creek, bringing the Revolutionary War to life as part of the Virginia 250 celebration!

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#VA #CitizenPortal #EducationReform #CivicEngagement #PortsmouthCitySchools #HistoricalThinking

Picture of the book “The Social Studies FIELD Guide” by Joe Schmidt & Glenn Wiebe

So excited to explore The FIELD Guide. Order yours here: bit.ly/orderfieldgu... ! #primarysources #inquiry #edtech #historicalthinking

The FIELD Guide has officially dropped! #primarysources #inquiry #edtech And ready to use leveled Hikes. What’s not to like? Grab one of the first copies: bit.ly/orderfieldguide @madisonteacher.bsky.social @nhtoymc.bsky.social @lauramcfarren.bsky.social #historicalthinking #engsschat #edchat #sschat

8/9 Every week, I'll introduce you to 1 of 10 key terms from our volume under the #KeyTermsPublicHistory. Next to #historicalculture, #heritage, #memory and #reception, there'll be also intros on #authenticity, #emotion, #historicalimagination, #historicalthinking, #experience and #performativity.

Virtual Historical Thinking Institute - Canada's Historysearch-iconclosesearch-iconclose The Virtual Historical Thinking Institute will offer an introduction to historical thinking and enhance your expertise in designing history programs, courses, units, lessons, projects, or educational ...

Less than 2 weeks to register for the 2025 Virtual #HistoricalThinking Institute! Don't miss this unique opportunity to participate in interactive and engaging #professionaldevelopment workshops. #edusky #sschat www.canadashistory.ca/education/pr...

Personae Non Gratae - Canada's Historysearch-iconclosesearch-iconclose Parks Canada has permanently removed the bronze plaques of seven controversial national historic persons.

Parks Canada removed the bronze plaques of seven controversial historical persons.
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Excellent potential for teaching about #historicalthinking, including ethical judgment, historical significance, and interpretations and evidence.

The calm before the storm. 50+ #socialstudies teachers heading to @essdack.bsky.social tomorrow! CER activities. #primarysources. Great convos. Good times! #sschat #historicalthinking @nhtoymc.bsky.social

Teaching the difference between questions that require the recall of factual information and those that require judgement is an important step towards students engaging in disciplinary inquiry. #sschat #cdnhistory #bced #historicalthinking #HTchat

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Students encounter an unfamiliar word in L.J. Montcalm to the Marshal de Belle Isle during the Seven Years War. The dictionary provides two possible meanings. Can they identify the likeliest usage based on a close reading of the source? #sschat #cdnhistory #historicalthinking

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Blog: The Starting Point – The First Thanksgiving - To the Past The Starting Point - The First Thanksgiving When beginning to draft the first Canadian History Assessments of Thinking, the most obvious space to explore for inspiration was the Stanford History Educa...

A deep dive into @DigitalInquiryGroup's First Thanksgiving HT assessment with a few extra variations! Where else could we take this assessment? #sschat #historicalthinking #canadianhistory
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Big fan of #bced and #bcedchat as a Social Studies educator in BC 🇨🇦 Big advocate of the #historicalthinking model that is the backbone of our SS curriculum.

Place-Based History Teacher Education During Covid: A Video Assignment | Canadian Historical Association | Société historique du Canada By Paula Waatainen If you are taking a few minutes to read this blog, there’s a better than average chance that we share the habit of orienting ourselves to place when we go somewhere new. Who else ha...

If you are interested in my #place-based field trip video assignment, here’s the blog I wrote for Cdn Historical Assn about it. #bced #historicalthinking #edusky

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What Does It Mean to Think Historically On the concepts of change over time, causality, context, complexity, and contingency.

I just came across the five C's of #historicalthinking as articulated by Thomas Andrews & Flannery Burke on Jan 1, 2007. www.historians.org/research-and...

Change over time, causality, context, complexity, & contingency.

Missing some important concepts IMHO.

I saw some great-looking primary Social Studies resources by @ls_gibson @DebDebhara and @HarpreetEsmail #historicalthinking