We could all use an upgrade once in awhile! @bunkhistory.bsky.social @myhnn.bsky.social #sschat 🗺️ 🍎

“History never takes a day off!” —Ed Ayers.

VA Educators-we need folks to show up Dec 11 and speak at the BOE meeting. Moving backwardsw/ increased multiple-choice testing and mandated course sequences is NOT the answer! DM for guidance docs. 🗺️ 🍎

An open letter to educators before the holiday … @newamericanhistory.bsky.social mailchi.mp/newamericanh...

Join us in 2 weeks for @socialstudies.org for more ideas on how ALL students can see themselves as part of the Story of US m! 📜 🪶 See you in DC! #sschat 🍎 🗺️

Share your favorite StoryMaps with us in the comments. I love this student-created series on historic Lucyville: cardinalnews.org/2024/02/29/t... #GeographyAwarenessWeek

Teachers—start here: let students search @bunkhistory.bsky.social Bunk Places for their own location and explore local connections, then widen the lens… share your “Aha!” moments in the comments below! #GeographyAwareness Week 🗺️ 🍎 #sschat

Which map will you explore first? #GAW 🗺️ #GeographyAwarenessWeek @urichmond.bsky.social 🍎 🧭 🌍

Reminder: Join us Tuesday 10/21 @ 7 PM EST for a special edition of @newamericanhistory.bsky.social Office Hours w/ historian Ed Ayers In partnership w/ our friends from PBS & generous support from US National Archives. Register here: bit.ly/NAHOfficeHoursOct2025

Hope to see our friends from @techncss.bsky.social @historyed.bsky.social @urbanhistorya.bsky.social @historians.org @ncph.bsky.social @oah.org

Hope to see our friends from @pbs.org learning, @natlhumanities.bsky.social @techncss.bsky.social @historyed.bsky.social @gliamericanhistory.bsky.social @periodicprez.bsky.social @urbanhistorya.bsky.social @vasocialstudies.bsky.social

Join us Tuesday 10/21 for a special edition of @newamericanhistory.bsky.social Office Hours with historian Ed Ayers - In partnership with our friends from APT/PBS and other historical sites/museum partners Register here: bit.ly/NAHOfficeHoursOct2025

Join us in 1 hour -Moroccan Rm #UHA2025LA -How might scholars and K12 educators best support students” historical thinking? We have some thoughts… @newamericanhistory.bsky.social @urbanhistorya.bsky.social @urichmond.bsky.social

For all our History Matters regulars! See you all next Friday…

🗺️ 🍎 Hope to see some @gliamericanhistory.bsky.social TOYs, and our friends from @historyed.bsky.social @historians.org @techncss.bsky.social @socialstudies.org @vasocialstudies.bsky.social #sschat

The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in New York was the site of one of the deadliest industrial disasters in U.S. history. The tragedy that occurred there on March 25, 1911, marked a major turning point in labor history and helped establish modern-day workplace safety standards.

Teaching history means asking tough questions and uncovering new perspectives. This fall, NCHE is offering back-to-school webinars to put those ideas into action. Please share so history educators in need of great PD can find the support they deserve. Learn more and register here: buff.ly/WhembxH

Today is #GoldenGirlsDay! (it’s a real thing!?!!) This year= the 40th Anniversary (I feel 👵🏻!) Sending a Shout Out to the Bada$$ History Women 💜!! (See AltText!) Tag your Golden Girls (or Guys, or anyone!) 🫂💛☕️🫖

@vageogalliance.bsky.social a fun 🗺️ follow here!

@vageogalliance.bsky.social & Virginia is well represented at the Esri User Conference 2025 Plenary this morning! A shout-out to our fearless leader, Chris Bunin and JMU’s Bob Kolvoord sharing 20 years of the geospatial Semester! 💜💛 #EsriUC25

@america250.bsky.social this is how we support our educators, park rangers, museum interpreters and content experts! 📜🖼️🛶🇬🇧🗺️🇺🇸

Many thanks to these talented Virginia educators learning history/civics/geography in the field —traversing the Husdon River Valley region, walking and rowing their way, retracing and reframing how we think about and teach the American Revolution (and beyond)!

We owe so much to our local guides from Lake George, Ft. Ticonderoga, Museum of the Iroquois, Saratoga Natl Historical Park, NY State Museum, Albany Inst. of History & Art, & the Waterford Canal Towpath Society/Erie Canal.

Can’t think of a better way to support the #CivicSeason this year than helping lead a weeklong field experience for educators with our friends from the @vageogalliance.bsky.social, @newamericanhistory.bsky.social, the Smithsonian Rural Education initiative, & @nationalarchives.gov.uk.web.gy!

We made it to Albany yesterday & today traveled to Lake George for our week long @vageogalliance.bsky.social / @newamericanhistory.bsky.social #RevXRoads field experience w/ K12 educators, Smithsonian Rural Education & the @nationalarchives.gov.uk.web.brid.gy —Stay Tuned for updates from the field…

@jbf1755.bsky.social our friend @historyfrog.bsky.social was on a field trip during #HistoryMatters today so I was charged with posting today’s mug reveal! ☕ A classic courtesy of @profkilljoy.bsky.social 💜

Day 2 of #teacherappreciationweek 🍎 Found this 1866 gem in the Valley of the Shadow archives, educator John Scott in 🗺️ Augusta Co, VA: valley.newamericanhistory.org/letters/A7114

Happy #teacherappreciationweek! Revisiting “School Interrupted,” about the Moton High School walkout led by Barbara Johns, which later became part of the Brown v. Board decision. Barbara was inspired by her teacher, Miss Davenport. resources.newamericanhistory.org/school-inter... #sschat 🗺️ 🍎

It’s time to retire the “field trip”—hear me out! 🚌 🗺️ 🍎 👩🏻‍💻 This, and a new learning resource featuring The Wilkes Expedition ⚓ in our @newamericanhistory.bsky.social newsletter… mailchi.mp/newamericanh... #sschat #civicseason

@historyed.bsky.social friends—Missing History Matters? We are having an impromptu pajama party now on Zoom! Check our HMASDC Slack group for the link! @jbf1755 filmed us a great message 💜Happening NOW!

If you missed this #TPS webinar with @drtinaellsworth.bsky.social and @vannabbott.bsky.social it was AWESOMESAUCE!! Valencia elevated a local history project with her students and took it to a new level! Bravo!! Let me know if it is okay to post a link to your slides! 💜🗺️👩🏽‍🏫🏛️📜💡📚📖👩🏻‍💻

Hey #sschat! 🗺️ 🍎 our friends @civxnow.bsky.social shared a paid podcasting opp here from KQED: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Hope to see our friends from @techncss.bsky.social @historians.org @socialstudieschat.bsky.social

Archives, Data, Digital Tools @ Democracy: Tools for Teaching Migration & Civic Agency Wed, April 2 @7:00 pm ET Connect historical narratives, contemporary issues, diverse migration experiences & explore migration narratives via archives, data visualization, & curated learning journeys. Register:

That’s a wrap on our inaugural @historians.org VA Conference! Many thanks to all our co-hosts, presenters, participants & students volunteers! @newamericanhistory.bsky.social @bunkhistory.bsky.social & the Gardner Institute

Our latest @newamericanhistory.bsky.social newsletter just dropped and it includes our newest collab w/ @graphichistoryco.bsky.social ! bit.ly/NAHBetterTog... “Kendrick Knows”… and so will your students! #sschat 🗺️ #iteachsocialstudies 🍎

That’s a wrap on @historyed.bsky.social 2025! Great sessions, great people, lots of great history spaces and time to recharge with many history friends (besties and new ones, too!!) 🗺️🫂✈️

VA well represented @historyed.bsky.social including keynote “Witness to History” w/Cheryl Brown Henderson on Brown v Board including story of Moton HS - more here @newamericanhistory.bsky.social: resources.newamericanhistory.org/school-inter...

Day 1 of @historyed.bsky.social started off at Cahokia Mounds w/ @nhtoymc.bsky.social @historyfrog.bsky.social @mrshistorylee.bsky.social

Looking forward to joining @historyed.bsky.social friends and #HMASDC ☕️ community members in St. Louis this week! Excited to share new 🗺️📜📰🏛🇺🇸 from @newamericanhistory.bsky.social and @bunkhistory.bsky.social!! One more sleep! 🛌

Much thanks to the #VAForum for hosting our @newamericanhistory.bsky.social team this weekend! Our slides found here: bit.ly/NAH25VAFORUM Also proud to support our collab w/ @newamerica.org Lisa Guernsey did a brilliant job sharing the Alexandria Library Sit In project 📖💜 #Freedom2Read 🗺️ 🍎 #sschat

#CivicLearningWeek is really like Homecoming 🎈🎉📣 and then we rev up for #CivicSeason - why not keep the 🥳 going and join us 4/2! @newamericanhistory.bsky.social AND @reimagining.bsky.social teaming up again!! #sschat 🗺️ 🍎

Getting ready to tune in to #CivicLearningWeek @historians.org @icivics.bsky.social panel at 7 pm EST. Register now! bit.ly/AHACLW25 🍎🗺️ #sschat #Edusky

Social Studies Teachers and Friends, We are bringing #sschat to Bluesky! We have a slow chat lined up for you for National Civics Learning Week. You can keep up with us at: @socialstudieschat.bsky.social. Want to help? If so please: Share with your friends! Tag awesome Social Studies teachers!

We are excited to help kick off #CivicLearningWeek with 2 big events! All week, check here for a new #sschat slow chat question! On Tuesday, join our Exec. Director Ed Ayers and fellow panelists with our friends from @historians.org @icivics.bsky.social (register here: bit.ly/AHACLW25

Tagging in everyone from #EduSky here, too! 🍎 🗺️-please join us all this week for #sschat #CivicLearning Week slow chat w/ @newamericanhistory.bsky.social @allsidesnow.bsky.social @reimagining.bsky.social @civicmuseums.bsky.social from @civxnow.bsky.social

Hope to see all our friends from @socialstudieschat.bsky.social @techncss.bsky.social @historians.org @historyed.bsky.social #iteachsocialstudies 🗺️🍎 @icivics.bsky.social #sschat #CivicLearningWeek

FREE professional learning for educators at ALL levels. The @historians.org VA Conference featuring a plenary session with @newamericanhistory.bsky.social Executive Director Ed Ayers—Join us! Register here: bit.ly/AHAVA25 #sschat 🗺️🍎

March 11, 2025, 07:00 p.m. ET #CivicLearningWeek Panel: Sarah Weicksel @historians.bky.social moderating a convo w/ @iCivics.bsky.social Emma Humphries, historians Edward Ayers @newamericanhistory.bsky.social @urichmond.bsky.social & David Blight @oah.org Katharina Matro (Walter Johnson High School)

Hope to see our friends from #VACTE #CUFA and many pre-service educators!