I've been working with these folks for a while now... Always happy to share what I think is interesting in the world of primary sources and inquiry! Check out the other minutes, fascinating work. #edusky #sschat

“Just One Day” uses the front pages of historical newspapers to contextualize momentous events, both joyous and heinous. What happened the day before the Tulsa Race Massacre? Learn more here: tpsconsortiumcreatedmaterials.org/primary-sour... #ChronAm #TeacherSky #sschat #MediaLiteracy

It only takes a minute to learn a strategy for teaching with a primary source, courtesy of a Library of Congress TPS Consortium member. When is a source a primary source and how do we know anything about Sacajawea? youtu.be/vsuApPhFT3s tpsconsortiumcreatedmaterials.org/primary-sour...

The National Teachers Hall of Fame, established in 1989, selects only five teachers annually through a rigorous process that includes essays, recommendations and interviews.

It only takes a "Primary Source Minute" to learn a strategy for teaching with a primary source, courtesy of a Library of Congress TPS Consortium member. tpsconsortiumcreatedmaterials.org/primary-sour...

Last stop for truth. Will the librarians fight back? #edu #trump #resist www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-f...

There are RULES for gov’t documents—who has them, sees them, keeps them, where they’re kept—because they’re a record of gov’t business. Not open to all—but containing the doings & ACCOUNTABILITY of what our gov’t does. The Nat’l Archives stores much of that vital data. DJT fired the archivist.

JD Vance everyone, 50th VP in of the US of A

Loving 1st day of @historyed.bsky.social conference! Hanging out with other TPS Library of Congress projects. Collaborating/connecting/creating with some very smart people! Some cool data stuff at: www.dl4ss.com @retroreport.org #sschat #socialstudies #primarysources

Been routing around in the Local Rumor Control Project during WWII, specifically in the Denver office. The rich will always only worry about themselves. This is a class war, always has been. www.loc.gov/resource/afc... #edusky #sschat

👏 The question is: how do we ensure AI remains a tool for learning rather than a crutch? 👏 The first step is recognizing the power AI can contain for teachers and students, the second recognizing the drawbacks, and third, finding a way forward. Flat out bans will never work.

Seems like the relevance of this Reagan-era Herblock cartoon has risen by 200%. Washington Post, 12/22/1988.

Word of the Day is ‘ingordigiousness’ (18th century): extreme greed at the expense of principles.

Join us in solidarity—fly your American flag upside down, the traditional signal of distress and extreme emergency.

TGIF, #HigherEd #academia #EduSky. What are you saying to your students about any of this? What are your students saying to you?

So teachers, librarians, administrators, what are you doing to resist today? #edusky

Critical AI Literacy: Empowering Youth for Education Justice www.ciscsymposium.org #CISC2025 #EduSky #EduSkyAI #CritGenAI #AILiteracy #AIEthics #MediaLiteracy #DigCit #CivicEdEquity

What these nihilistic vandals are doing to dismantle science & medicine—generations of expertise & public service & life improving benefits—is cultural revolution level national self harm. No foreign foe could inflict such brutal damage & senseless suffering on US so fast & effectively & unresisted.

I have really been working hard at making sure I’m including *more* of the untold stories into my history class. This is the latest addition, modified for a middle level class. 🍎🗺️ #sschat americanindian.si.edu/nk360/gold-r...

This is a class war #historymatters chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84020...

Been struggling with understanding how AI effects primary source pedagogy. Came across this article from @foundhistory.bsky.social that boils down to 8 simple steps👇 foundhistory.org/2023/03/gene... #edusky #sschat #AI #academicsky

"You're just going to have to go out and take it."

Sage research 👏 Within #inquiry process and meaning making, mistakes and failure can be a more enriching learning tool than simply succeeding without challenge.

You can make whatever silly EO you want. History is still history! Exploring African American History with Library of Congress Teacher Resources 👇 blogs.loc.gov/teachers/202... #edusky #sschat #blackhistorymonth

Forget where I heard this... "Slavery is White history. How [Blacks] survived it is Black history.” “Learning [Black] history is about truth. But it is also about reconciliation: making amends for the pain caused to generations of Black Americans.” #sschat #edusky #blackhistorymonth

Smoot-Hawley.... Anyone? Bueller? youtu.be/X_wHBlouFSc?...

Is teaching about history DEI? 'depends where that unit is housed under' 🤦 #sschat #edusky apnews.com/article/air-...

Student exercise - Update old propaganda to new propaganda. credit update pic - u/404_11 OG - www.archives.gov/exhibits/pow... #edusky #sschat

"[Websites] are weapons in the war of ideas." www.loc.gov/item/96502725/ #sschat #edusky

AI isn't going away and will only get ubiquitous. This is the tool of our students. Work together, not against. “What kinds of human textual production will continue to be of value in this new future and what kinds will not?” foundhistory.org/2023/03/gene... #edusky #AI #sschat #academicsky

A reminder to never use generative AI to mimic historical figures. #EduSky futurism.com/the-byte/ai-...

Please Don't Use Generative AI To Mimic Historical Figures www.criticalinkling.com/p/generative...

Been thinking about this cartoon. For no reason. Really. It's from 1889 -- during the Gilded Age.

So... Uh... We all supposed to just wake up and go to work tomorrow like normal?

Musk comes from a family that moved to South Africa *for* the racism. He has repeatedly endorsed Great Replacement Theory in the US & Neo-Nazis of the AfD in Germany. He championed the rights of white nationalists and restored Nazi accounts to Twitter. But I'm sure the Nazi salute was an accident.

As part of my work as a mentor w/ TPS Teachers Network, I periodically pick a topic from the news & then roundup the resources from the Network, the Library of Congress and on the web. Here is Panama Canal - History in the News - Resource Roundup! www.dlaufenberg.com/bl0g/panama-... #sschat #edusky

What do you think? Will you resist or embrace AI in your classroom? #edusky #sschat

Some awesome #primarysource bell-ringers for purposefully occupying students while you prepare, take attendance, etc. My fav - Lincoln's Pockets. How long ago do you think these items were used? See all 20👇 tpsteachersnetwork.org/single-group... #edusky #sschat #inquiry

We all know Sam Wineburg & his work with #SHEG / #DIG. But have you read his latest? Verified: How to Think Straight, Get Duped Less, and Make Better Decisions about What to Believe Online. Great stuff for making sense of #medialiteracy! #historyteachers #sschat #iteachsocialstudies #edusky #edtech

If you’re interested in knowing more about fact checking, here’s some valuable recent research conducted by MIT scholars @dgrand.bsky.social and @cameronmartel.bsky.social #EduSky #EdTech mitsloan.mit.edu/press/warnin...

You know Currier & Ives for their picturesque winter scenes. But have you heard of their Darktown Comics? These wildly popular prints mocked Black ambition and sold white supremacy. My latest post dives into "The Cruelty of the Darktown Comics." forgottenfiles.substack.com/p/the-cruelt...

Want to follow people who research social studies education? Check out this starter pack. Are you a social studies education researcher? Let me know and I'll add you (your bio needs to include information helping me see that you are a social studies education researcher). go.bsky.app/34LSTHo

Learning about the Transforming Teacher Initiative - to work on providing rich, interesting resources for methods professors. Collaboration amongst a wide range of folks. They are looking for 20 methods instructors brand new to the LOC TPS Network. All disciplines, all grade levels. #sogood

The first few words says it all, "From drunk VPs to frozen canaries..." 😂 The blueberry Jelly Belly was created for Reagan's #Inauguration Wonder what will happen this year?! blogs.loc.gov/headlinesand... #primarysources #edusky #sschat

For all you #geo nerds, there were some killer maps digitized at the @librarycongress.bsky.social last year. My favorite - Print blocks from 1812 of a political cartoon for gerrymandering. Read more 👇 blogs.loc.gov/maps/2025/01... #edusky #sschat #

Please tell your kids, every damn day if necessary, that chatGPT is not a goddamn search engine and you shouldn’t believe a word it says. Tell the adults too, but it’s especially imperative to inoculate kids against this

What's your favorite bell ringer primary source, #sschat and #iteachsocialstudies friends?