#OnThisDay 1st February 1960: Start of the Greensboro sit-ins to protest segregation https://youtu.be/tjeVqNcN5yI #history#OTD 1st February 1960: Start of the Greensboro sit-ins to protest segregation https://youtu.be/tjeVqNcN5yI#OnThisDay# historyOTD# historyteacher# sschat

Teach critical analysis of propaganda. #sschat

This looks so good! Saturday, Jan 31. #sschat

🚨NEW BLOG🚨 #EduSky #UKEd #Teacher uonhistoryteachertraining.school.blog/2026/01/13/a...

I just published Mainstream Media Mourns the Post-Gazette, but Looks Away as Student Journalists are Silenced medium.com/age-of-aware... #media #journalism @bostonglobe.com @washingtonpost.com @columjournreview.bsky.social #edchat #sschat #studentvoice

Educators: This is a useful news story for teaching about the Trump administration's use of White supremacist propaganda. #sschat 🗺️ 🍎 🗃️ www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...

Re-upping this on the Legislative Branch #sschat Contributions from: @cdabvt.bsky.social @reallymrst.bsky.social @swanversations.bsky.social @mapm8ker.bsky.social @gplastrik.bsky.social @samulmschneider.bsky.social @mrnfhaines.bsky.social @altairamorbius.bsky.social @miladyfirestorm.bsky.social

PBS News Hour Classroom Educator Voice: Teachers, if we don’t teach Maduro’s capture in Venezuela, TikTok will. Here’s my plan. "If you teach any subject touching on power and law, this is your curriculum. Not next week. Tomorrow." by David Cutler, teacher #sschat #EduSky https://loom.ly/hUkl28E

PBS News Hour Classroom Daily News Lesson: Trump says U.S. will ‘run’ Venezuela after capturing Maduro in surprise military attack Ask students: Why did the U.S. attacked Venezuela? Do you think one country has the right to attack another sovereign nation? Explain. #sschat https://loom.ly/8NYxhaw

It has been five years since the January 6th Insurrection. Here is a post that I wrote years ago on how to teach it. Even more important to teach today, especially when the current administration is attempting to erase this history. #sschat #edusky christophermartell.blogspot.com/2021/07/teac...

Trump’s Venezuela stunt feels like the kind of “easy victory” thinking that turns into a long mess. Here's a classroom-safe lesson using LOC political cartoons on U.S. imperialism. Students compare the arguments to today. peterpappas.com/2026/01/the-... #EduSky #history #sschat

A great resource for teaching about January 6, 2021. #SSChat #EduSky apps.npr.org/jan-6-archive/

Here’s the first question for our slow chat. This will go through next week.As we head into the new year, many student teachers are beginning their teaching journeys. What advice would you give to a pre-service teacher for their student teaching experience? #sschat

I'm curious history educators, what's your course GenAI policy? Please specify the level you are teaching (high school or university). 🗺️🍎 🗃️ #sschat

Who isn’t signed up yet ? #sschat #elachat 🍎🗺️

If your students need a boost, try these movement-based activities to help bring history to life! 📜🏃 #sschat #ITeachSocialStudies #HistoryEducation #EduSky

Many of you asked me to tell you when my episode of Jon Stewart’s Weekly Show aired. Here you go.

Great new book published by NCSS and a chapter on working with students with IEPs! A Classroom with Purpose: A Guide to Teaching Social Studies #NCSS2025 #EduSky #ITeachSocialStudies #SSChat #SpecialEducation #DisabilityInclusion

Amazing time with our presentation, Building Democracy from the Ground Up in Our Government Classrooms. My friends Jerry Skotleski and Sean Curry (Scranton High School) rocked the house and I went along for the ride! #SSChat #NCSS2025

Virginia social studies leaders warn proposed testing shift could sideline critical thinking Educators say state plan risks replacing inquiry-based assessments with multiple-choice exams virginiamercury.com/2025/11/10/v... #ushistory #sschat #socialstudies #historyteacher

We submitted a resolution to the House of Delegates asking NCSS to issue a position statement supporting the full academic, social, emotional, and physical inclusion of students with disabilities, and that disability history be included more in social studies curricula. bit.ly/NCSS-Inclusive #SSChat

We’re honored to welcome @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social as a keynote speaker at the upcoming 105th NCSS Annual Conference in Washington, D.C. Register now to join us as he shares insights on what democracy demands: hubs.li/Q03Mxdm-0 #NCSS2025 #edusky

A Wicked Way to Support Inquiry 12/6/25 4:00 pm - 4:55 pm Rm 140B #SSChat #NCSS2025 Explore how to incorporate wicked problems into social studies classrooms by examining how the wicked problem supports Project-Based Learning, the Inquiry Design Model, and other thinking and reasoning methods.

Teaching With Purpose: Building Meaningful Social Studies Classrooms Today 12/6/25 2:50-3:45 pm Rm 204A #SSChat #NCSS2025 Learn strategies from a new NCSS book to support diverse learners, engage in civic learning, promote inquiry, integrate technology, and sustain authentic purpose in practice.

Building Democracy from the Ground Up in Our Government Classrooms Dec. 5, 2025 10:10-11:05 am Room 142 #SSChat #NCSS2025 Examine how to teach civics using an experiential inquiry-based local-to-federal approach. Students become informed and engaged at every government level using this approach.

Teachers: #socialstudies #historyteacher #sschat #civics #apgov #apush ---> Here's your primary source lesson for #MediaLiteracyWeek✨ Ask students: How important is history in current events? Why does historical context matter in news stories?

NEW @pbsnews.org Classroom Daily News Lesson — The Trump administration tore down the East Wing of the White House this week. But what is its history, and what is the history of remaking the executive mansion? #sschat #EDUSky https://loom.ly/SW5dUWs

Get your free copy of the SLANT Strategy (Second Edition) and once you've implemented the strategy, get your free Micro-credential. Free copy: shop-kucrl.ku.edu Free credential: badgelist.com/SIM-Learning... sim.ku.edu #strategicinstructionmodel #slantstrategy #teacherresources

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An important piece from @lutzfernandez.bsky.social on the MAGA campaign to replace education with propaganda: "...teachers need us to fight for them like we fought for Kimmel..." 🍎 #AcademicSky #TLSky 🧪 #sschat 📚 Too many people outside of schools don't have a clue about what's happening.

NEW @pbsnews.org Classroom Daily News Lesson — Meet the citizen historians who are documenting everything in the Smithsonian ahead of a federal review of exhibits. Ask students: who decides what history we remember? #sschat #EDUSky https://loom.ly/0Ltk8xA#sschat

Here is a question for #HistoryEducation. What makes a good Teaching History article? A short thread for #historyteacher s. Teaching History is a journal published by @histassoc.bsky.social and read by thousands of teachers. (Is that the right 'number'?) 1/n 🧵

NEW @pbsnews.org Classroom Lesson: What is "originalism"? What does it mean for the Constitution to be a living, amendable document? Hear from two scholars on differing philosophies of interpreting the Constitution. #sschat #apgov #EduSky https://loom.ly/2DY8O88

PBS @pbsnews.org Classroom Lesson: Health experts respond to Trump's claims linking autism to acetaminophen Ask students: How would you evaluate the claims made by Trump & Kennedy? What about the scientists interviewed? #sschat #EduSky https://loom.ly/Cx3CVGw

This America 250 Civics Education Coalition is an interesting list of contributors. I hope organizations like the Center for Civic Education, iCivics, the Bill of Rights Institute, the Constitutional Rights Foundation and others give educators an alternative. #SSChat www.ed.gov/about/news/p...

Free speech is the heart of American democracy. #SSChat www.threads.com/@barackobama...

The #Constitution is our nation’s most enduring document, but not everything you read online about the Constitution is accurate. Here are some of the top myths about the Constitution and the Founding Fathers still out there. #ConstitutionDay

"We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union..." 📜 #OnThisDay in 1787, the United States Constitution was signed at Independence Hall in Philadelphia. #ConstitutionDay

A topic we need to examine.

PBS @pbsnews.org News Hour Classroom Daily News Lesson: Extremism scholar analyzes influence of rhetoric on political violence Discuss the rise of political violence in history and ways to engage in civil dialogue. #sschat #apush #EduSky https://loom.ly/_fze3Zw

open.substack.com/pub/captmina... #SSChat #EduSky #ITeachSocialStudies

My latest: a condensed history of the Bill of Rights for Encyclopedia Virgina. Enjoy! #sschat encyclopediavirginia.org/entries/the-...

Want a classroom full of engaged and curious students, eager to think deeply and know more? “This is the promise of an inquiry approach to social studies, and staging lessons has a lot to do with making that promise a reality,” says educator Matthew Bornstein-Grove. ⭐ #ITeachSocialStudies #sschat

Please read this important statement from NCSS, NCTE, NCTM, and NSTA @socialstudies.org #SSChat #EduSky #ITeachSocialStudies www.socialstudies.org/position-sta... Joint Statement from NCTM, NCTE, NCSS, and NSTA on Withholding of Education Funding | Social Studies

I love using pop culture to teach social studies. Social Studies teachers can connect the new Superman movie and current events to this historical poster from the 1950s. #SSChat #EduSky www.dc.com/blog/2017/08... Superman: A Classic Message Restored | DC

NEW @pbsnews.org Classroom Daily News Lesson — President Trump has taken control of 2,000 National Guard troops to target protests in Los Angeles. What authority is he using, and how is the governor of California pushing back? #sschat #EDUSky bit.ly/4dYFx9q

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Hey educators! Are you looking for #transition assessments that will be meaningful for your students? The Zarrow Center has links to several #self-determination and life skills assessments, and most are FREE! #EduSky #sped #lifeskills

“Attacking the idea that telling the whole story of the United States is an ideological plot to cast the United States in a negative light testifies to a stunningly brittle insecurity about our nation and its past.” —Chandra Manning, American History Professor, Georgetown wapo.st/3SXKDt3