Recording this episode with Mary Beth Tinker and Elizabeth Evans was a DREAM! We discuss teaching and protecting free speech in the classroom. Give it a listen! civics.asu.edu/America250

Grading should be about mastery of the subject being taught. Putting everyone on a normal distribution is fundamentally unfair.

Looking for help teaching media literacy? Help is here!

Native history is often treated like a tragic, distant chapter of the American story & the legal terrain it created like a siloed, backwater of American law. But it is foundational. Not knowing this history is like not knowing you have cancer. One day it will take over. Read more: buff.ly/nQuKg7p

“And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor.” What will you pledge?

@lucykirchh.bsky.social Hi! I’m so excited- I’m registering for your digital citizenship class (ISTE)! I’m tasked with writing a new digital citizenship elective for my HS over the summer.

Trump bombing Iran was illegal and unjustified. I ran for Congress to make sure our leaders consider the true costs of war. And I will be in the Senate, standing on my titanium legs, demanding answers from Trump. My statement:

If you think it can’t happen here, remember that it already did. In 1942 soldiers came with rifles to our home and ordered us out. They put us in internment camps. Most of us were citizens.

It becomes frustrating to see elementary and middle schools refusing to implement the consistent evidence that the pathway to literacy travels through authentic reading and writing in content…social studies and science.

Who’s in?

It was my honor to escort students to Harrisburg to accept our school’s 7th straight Governor’s Civic Engagement Award. I am humbled by the Commonwealth’s surprise recognition of my work. pacast.com/m?p=27529

The Constitution doesn’t give rights to Presidents. It gives rights to the people. The very fact that she started there shows the dangerously unconstitutional mindset we’re seeing in action now. With regard to Lincoln, his suspension (not use) of habeus corpus was quite controversial.

Today on FB, @committeeof70.bsky.social is hosting an Election Day Edition of Studio C70. Join me at 3:30 as we discuss civic education and how the Educating for American Democracy Roadmap can help us deliver quality civic preparation for all students.

@herberthistory.bsky.social so I guess #HATM can’t do Air Force One ‘cause it’s a rental/purchase on Prime. Sigh. It’s totally a history movie.

I do not understand how anyone could be less than outraged about this.

I Let them see me make mistakes and recover from them. I say “I don’t know, let’s find out,” a lot. #engsschat

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The National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) is deeply disappointed in the recent decision to eliminate funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) for the National History Day (NHD) program. ➡️ Full statement here: hubs.li/Q03g6D4r0

The community of Allentown hid the Liberty Bell from a hostile invasion from 1777 to 1668. The new EO targets Independence NHP by name. Just sayin’…we could lift up those floorboards again…

Some of the finest history educators I know serve at the Smithsonian and the National Park Service. These institutions are and must be dedicated to telling the history of US- all of us. Stand with them!

“Just because you do not take an interest in politics does not mean that politics will not bother with you.” (Pericles)

I hope to see you all this afternoon- especially my PA Educator Colleagues!

Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it, and those who can remember the past are like, what the hell, man?

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I am proud to be joining PA Civics for this #CivicLearningWeek virtual event. We’re heading into America’s 250th with new energy around Civic Education in the Commonwealth. I hope you’ll join us! www.pacivics.org/stateofcivic...

Repost with the first album you bought with your own money.

Retaining presidential records while assuring public access has been a benefit of bringing the modern presidential libraries under NARA. But now we are censoring the legacies of our past leaders.

Added today: Schools nationwide received quite the Valentine from the DOE. Read the “Dear Colleague” letter that threatens schools for ensuring that all students have access and opportunity to learn and succeed: www.ed.gov/media/docume...

Listen to teachers!!

Teacher voice is so important, and so the second resource contained in this collection that I'd like to highlight is the rapid and unequivocal response shared by @markjwestpfahl.bsky.social and the Minnesota Council for the Social Studies: mcss.wildapricot.org

People who demand the removal of books from public spaces are never the good guys.

from “Parable of the Talents” by Octavia Butler

In our just outrage at the oligarchs (one in particular) currently threatening our democracy, let's be mindful to separate employees from their bosses. The innovative engineers and technicians at companies like Tesla and SpaceX combine knowledge, skills, and a sense of mission in their careers.

The first resource in this collection comes from @socialstudies.org, the strongest national teacher-serving and teacher-led organization. Thank you @jenmorganwi.bsky.social and @oldmanhistory59.bsky.social for your swift and clear response www.socialstudies.org/current-even...

If they’re trying to make it harder for you to vote, ask why. I see no suggestion that any of the alleged problems with registration drives were actually happening. Voter suppression always looks like a solution in search of a problem.

Some of the finest educators I’ve ever met have been NPS interpreters.

@mapquest.com has social media game! 10/10 recommend following.

Times like this call for the Constitution Lady herself. Thank goodness for @lindarmonkjd.bsky.social !

@jbf1755.bsky.social a thread for you. Hope it cheers you up as you are convalescing 💜

My mantra is “no talking about education without educators.” Teachers are too often absent from the places where teaching is discussed. This has been evident in the public responses to Pres. Trump’s 1/29 EO: “Ending Radical Indoctrination in K-12 Schooling.”

Abolishing the Department of Education will further decimate rural schools... And, for what? The Dept of Ed does not write curriculum -- that is done at the local and state level. The funding from the department mostly supports economically disadvantaged school systems. The poorest schools...

The AHA & the @oah.org have released a joint statement on the presidential executive order “Ending Radical Indoctrination in K–12 Schooling.” “We reject the premise that it is ‘anti-American’ or ‘subversive’ to learn the full history of the United States.” 🗃️

Mark your calendars for a #sschat #CivicLearningWeek slow chat the week of March 10-14!! Co-hosted by @newamericanhistory.bsky.social and our friends at AllSides

NCSS President Jennifer Morgan and Interim Executive Director Anton Schulzki have issued a statement on the January 29 Executive Order Ending Radical Indoctrination in K-12 Schooling: hubs.li/Q035dq8Y0

#HATM and if Hegseth could get his way Fort Gregg-Adams would revert to Fort Lee #HATM

This army chaplain’s no Father Mulcahy #HATM

#HATM I have another confession. I found it mind boggling that anyone expected successful mail delivery during a world-spanning war.