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K-16 History, Civics and Ethnic Studies teaching and learning. 🔎📚 A CA subject matter site.
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Teaching Critical Missions-in partnership with the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band, UCSC scholars, and K-12 teachers-see the imagined fable -When the Mission Bells Rang- to read w students
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The Critical Missions Project
Written by Professor Judy Scott and illustrated by Lydia Gibson, When the Mission Bells Rang is an imagined fable created to depict the kinds of interactions the Amah Mutsun people had with ...
https://historyandcivicsproject.sites.ucsc.edu/the-critical-missions-project/
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“The history of Black History Month 100 years in.” 35 min And yes we will be buying Professor Jarvis Givens’ book and yes we will be sharing it with teacher candidates.
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“The history of Black History Month 100 years in.” 35 min And yes we will be buying Professor Jarvis Givens’ book and yes we will be sharing it with teacher candidates.
www.npr.org/sections/cod...
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Ida B Wells' Winchester Rifle
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Today, February 7, 2026, is officially the 100th anniversary of Negro History Week and the 50th anniversary of Black History Month. Carter G Woodson purposely started Negro History Week on February 7th so that it would end on February 14th, which is Frederick Douglass's birthday
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Are you reading Langston Hughes with your students this year? Maybe Theme for English B? Or Ballad of the Landlord? Poetry, race, America, history, context. So much to talk together about.
www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/47880/...
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Are you reading Langston Hughes with your students this year? Maybe Theme for English B? Or Ballad of the Landlord? Poetry, race, America, history, context. So much to talk together about.
www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/47880/...
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Have you seen this set of lessons that spans a significant time period? Includes an essay- The African American Struggle vs Racism since the Civil War by
@drpenieljoseph.bsky.social
and loads of primary sources. 💯
#sschat
@gliamericanhistory.bsky.social
www.gilderlehrman.org/history-reso...
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Milestones in African American History, 1865–2020 | Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Milestones in African American History, 1865–2020 | |
https://www.gilderlehrman.org/history-resources/lesson-plan/milestones-african-american-history-1865-2020
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Have you seen this set of lessons that spans a significant time period? Includes an essay- The African American Struggle vs Racism since the Civil War by
@drpenieljoseph.bsky.social
and loads of primary sources. 💯
#sschat
@gliamericanhistory.bsky.social
www.gilderlehrman.org/history-reso...
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Milestones in African American History, 1865–2020 | Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Milestones in African American History, 1865–2020 | |
https://www.gilderlehrman.org/history-resources/lesson-plan/milestones-african-american-history-1865-2020
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Do you or your students need to review or learn parts of Black American history? Remember Clint Smith’s crash course! 💯
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
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Crash Course Black American History - YouTube
Over the course of 51 episodes, we're going to learn about Black American History. Clint Smith will teach you about the experience of Black people in America...
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8dPuuaLjXtNYJO8JWpXO2JP0ezgxsrJJ
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Do you or your students need to review or learn parts of Black American history? Remember Clint Smith’s crash course! 💯
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
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Crash Course Black American History - YouTube
Over the course of 51 episodes, we're going to learn about Black American History. Clint Smith will teach you about the experience of Black people in America...
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8dPuuaLjXtNYJO8JWpXO2JP0ezgxsrJJ
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This is a beautiful powerful book for classrooms including high school and beyond - The Undefeated by Kwame Alexander and Kadir Nelson. Do u know it? Poetry, history, and could be a launching pad for student chosen inquiry :)
#sschat
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This is a beautiful powerful book for classrooms including high school and beyond - The Undefeated by Kwame Alexander and Kadir Nelson. Do u know it? Poetry, history, and could be a launching pad for student chosen inquiry :)
#sschat
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Good news! Juristac protected!
openspacetrust.org/post-news/sa...
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POST Protects 2,284 Acres of Sargent Ranch in South Santa Clara County
https://openspacetrust.org/post-news/sargent-ranch/
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This looks so good! Saturday, Jan 31.
#sschat
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Greg O’Malley
14 days ago
One week until publication day!
us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
My wife made me a poster.
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Please join us Wed, Jan. 28, for what is sure to be an interesting, lively panel and conversation re: teaching the Declaration of Independence! 📜🌎Register here-
tinyurl.com/zc8rcc97
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Teaching the Declaration at 250: Why it Matters Today Beginning the Conversation for History and Civics Classrooms
Register now for our webinar panel discussion with education and legal experts to consider the importance of the Declaration of Independence, its impact on our shared history and the continuing releva...
https://tinyurl.com/zc8rcc97
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Please join us Wed, Jan. 28, for what is sure to be an interesting, lively panel and conversation re: teaching the Declaration of Independence! 📜🌎Register here-
tinyurl.com/zc8rcc97
#sschat
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Teaching the Declaration at 250: Why it Matters Today Beginning the Conversation for History and Civics Classrooms
Register now for our webinar panel discussion with education and legal experts to consider the importance of the Declaration of Independence, its impact on our shared history and the continuing releva...
https://tinyurl.com/zc8rcc97
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Addendum to CA Civic Engagement Seal-AB 422 -next version of criteria to include “a demonstrated understanding of the importance of preserving democracy & its vital institutions, including, but not limited to, the free press, free access 2 libraries, compulsory education, & the federalist system.”💯
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On
#teachinghistory
, inquiry, and ethnic studies and connecting past to present-a nice practical synthesis situated in, and from, the indispensable densho archive. 🌎🗃️@denshoproject.bsky.social
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From Remembrance to Responsibility: Pedagogical Approaches for Teaching Japanese American Wartime Incarceration - Densho: Japanese American Incarceration and Japanese Internment
This post concludes our three-part series on teaching with the Densho Digital Repository. Building on earlier guides about navigating the archive and teaching difficult histories, this article present...
https://densho.org/catalyst/from-remembrance-to-responsibility-pedagogical-approaches-for-teaching-japanese-american-wartime-incarceration/
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On
#teachinghistory
, inquiry, and ethnic studies and connecting past to present-a nice practical synthesis situated in, and from, the indispensable densho archive. 🌎🗃️@denshoproject.bsky.social
densho.org/catalyst/fro...
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From Remembrance to Responsibility: Pedagogical Approaches for Teaching Japanese American Wartime Incarceration - Densho: Japanese American Incarceration and Japanese Internment
This post concludes our three-part series on teaching with the Densho Digital Repository. Building on earlier guides about navigating the archive and teaching difficult histories, this article present...
https://densho.org/catalyst/from-remembrance-to-responsibility-pedagogical-approaches-for-teaching-japanese-american-wartime-incarceration/
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Looking forward to listening and sharing at this event Saturday! Honored to join.
#NativeAmericanheritagemonth
#santacruz
historyandcivicsproject.sites.ucsc.edu/2025/10/11/b...
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Do you support teaching
#medialiteracy
in K-12 classrooms? If so, pls consider donating to our efforts/programs to support that goal! We are newbies to
#UCSCGivingday
which ends at midnight and we appreciate any donation! We’ve got a generous donor who will match your donation! ⏰💲🤳🏼🙏🏻
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The History & Civics Project at UC Santa Cruz
Today is Giving Day and we’re celebrating 10 years of collective impact at UC Santa Cruz. Give now!
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Do you support teaching
#medialiteracy
in K-12 classrooms? If so, pls consider donating to our efforts/programs to support that goal! We are newbies to
#UCSCGivingday
which ends at midnight and we appreciate any donation! We’ve got a generous donor who will match your donation! ⏰💲🤳🏼🙏🏻
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The History & Civics Project at UC Santa Cruz
Today is Giving Day and we’re celebrating 10 years of collective impact at UC Santa Cruz. Give now!
https://www.givecampus.com/schools/UniversityofCaliforniaSantaCruz/giving-day-2025/pages/the-history-civics-project-at-uc-santa-cruz?utm_source=MarketingCloud&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=_GD+2025+Pre+-+The+History+%26+Civics+Project&utm_content=https%3a%2f%2fwww
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Short films and also students’ podcasts re: Dia de Muertos-explaining and also sharing traditions- maybe something for your classroom even if the week after?…
watsonvillefilmfest.org/dia-de-muertos
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Día de Muertos — Watsonville Film Festival
WFF presents Fiesta de Día de Muertos, Oct. 28-Nov. 1, 2020.
https://watsonvillefilmfest.org/dia-de-muertos
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Sunday! Santa Cruz! The opening of a new multimedia tour at
#SantaCruz
mission - People Who Lived Here - created in partnership :)
www.parks.ca.gov/NewsRelease/...
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California State Parks Launches New Exhibit at Santa Cruz Mission State Historic Park on Sunday, Nov. 2
California State Parks
https://www.parks.ca.gov/NewsRelease/1440
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Sunday! Santa Cruz! The opening of a new multimedia tour at
#SantaCruz
mission - People Who Lived Here - created in partnership :)
www.parks.ca.gov/NewsRelease/...
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California State Parks Launches New Exhibit at Santa Cruz Mission State Historic Park on Sunday, Nov. 2
California State Parks
https://www.parks.ca.gov/NewsRelease/1440
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We had the good fortune to participate in
#Misinfo
Day 2025 -Monterey style - today! Good stuff and good energy and good people all working on
#democracy
#medialiteracy
(and we will share more of the good stuff soon!)
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We had the good fortune to participate in
#Misinfo
Day 2025 -Monterey style - today! Good stuff and good energy and good people all working on
#democracy
#medialiteracy
(and we will share more of the good stuff soon!)
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The Legislature makes the laws, the Executive executes those laws. The Legislature has the power of the purse. Revisiting the
#U.S.Constitution
, the supreme law of the land. (See Articles 1,2,6).
#ruleoflaw
#foundationsofdemocracy
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The Legislature makes the laws, the Executive executes those laws. The Legislature has the power of the purse. Revisiting the
#U.S.Constitution
, the supreme law of the land. (See Articles 1,2,6).
#ruleoflaw
#foundationsofdemocracy
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Please Join us for this
#teaching
#medialiteracy
event! October 20, zoom—let’s listen, learn and plan together!
#sschat
#caedchat
🌎🗃️🔎
historyandcivicsproject.sites.ucsc.edu/2025/10/09/9...
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Teaching Media Literacy for Civic Engagement
Hear from Scholar Allison Perlman who will present her talk, "Contextualizing Media Controversies: Censorship, Bias, and Distortion in Historical Perspective," discussing how to identify and unpack me...
https://historyandcivicsproject.sites.ucsc.edu/2025/10/09/9490/
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Please Join us for this
#teaching
#medialiteracy
event! October 20, zoom—let’s listen, learn and plan together!
#sschat
#caedchat
🌎🗃️🔎
historyandcivicsproject.sites.ucsc.edu/2025/10/09/9...
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Teaching Media Literacy for Civic Engagement
Hear from Scholar Allison Perlman who will present her talk, "Contextualizing Media Controversies: Censorship, Bias, and Distortion in Historical Perspective," discussing how to identify and unpack me...
https://historyandcivicsproject.sites.ucsc.edu/2025/10/09/9490/
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Don’t sleep on this exciting teacher event! This coming Monday 🗃️🌎
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Don’t sleep on this exciting teacher event! This coming Monday 🗃️🌎
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Reminded of the value of this video series for the classroom-free with the pbs app
#teachinghistory
www.pbs.org/show/voces-a...
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VOCES American Historia: The Untold History of Latinos
Join John Leguizamo on a journey into the rich and often overlooked history of Latinos.
https://www.pbs.org/show/voces-american-historia-the-untold-history-of-latinos/
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Dr. Srivi Ramasubramanian (PhD), she/her
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Freedom of speech is a fundamental right of every human being. Press freedom is the life blood of a democracy. Academic freedom is the foundation of education.
#freedom
#democracy
#academicsky
#commsky
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“We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution…”
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We the People
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NPR
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In 1885, royal Hawaiian brothers were studying at a military school in California. There, they introduced a sport known as "surfboard swimming." The Princes of Surf exhibit tells what happened next.
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How 3 Hawaiian teen princes brought surfing to the mainland
In 1885, royal Hawaiian brothers were studying at a military school in California. There, they introduced a sport known as "surfboard swimming." The Princes of Surf exhibit tells what happened next.
https://n.pr/3VfzgxL
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Clint Smith
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Today marks 20 years since Hurricane Katrina made landfall. One last thing I wanted to share is this video we did as part of Crash Course Black American History that examines the storm and its aftermath. Thinking about all my New Orleans people today. And always.
youtu.be/VmqZvlj07-w
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Hurricane Katrina: Crash Course Black American History #49
YouTube video by CrashCourse
https://youtu.be/VmqZvlj07-w
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Are you an educator local to the
#santacruz
region? Check this event out next weekend, Sept 6! Join us! At the Whale museum ;)
santacruzmuseum.org/event/educat...
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Educator Workshop with the Amah Mutsun - Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History
Join the Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History for a collaborative workshop connecting local educators with tribal leaders and scholars. This workshop aims to deepen knowledge, clarify terminology, and...
https://santacruzmuseum.org/event/educator-workshop-with-the-amah-mutsun/
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Karen L. Cox 📚🏳️🌈
6 months ago
If you want a fuller history of the Confederate monument being returned to Arlington National Cemetery, check out my essay in this book. That’s it on the cover.
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Dr. Wendy Bohon
7 months ago
Watch the seismic waves from the magnitude 8.8 earthquake off the coast of Russia sweep beneath seismic stations in North America. By the time the waves reached North America, they are far too small to be felt by people, but can still be detected by seismic instruments. 🧪
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#epluribusunum
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Civics Ed in this on point article (with some great phrasing/sentences and references to specifics in CA HSS Framework) by historian
@jrakove.bsky.social
#teachdemocracy
washingtonmonthly.com/2025/06/27/i...
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It’s Not Just a Constitutional Crisis in the Trump Era. It’s Constitutional Failure | Washington Monthly
While Trump defies constitutional norms, Congress remains conspicuously silent and the Supreme Court has abdicated its responsibility.
https://washingtonmonthly.com/2025/06/27/its-not-just-a-constitutional-crisis-in-the-trump-era-its-constitutional-failure/
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#teachtruth
at Santa Cruz Mission Plaza - a few years ago- Bell Removal Event.
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This⬇️. And Ms.Sutton’s 1783 petition.
#teachtruth
royallhouse.org/belinda-sutt...
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Proud to be a part of this! And work w fab people on timely media literacy education 📱🧠
@jenniferelemen.com
@gomehead2000.bsky.social
@sarahayleyrubin.bsky.social
@wendyrootaskew.bsky.social
@montereycountynow.com
@daisymsc.bsky.social
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Teachers! Thank you ♥️ For teaching, talking with, connecting with your students! For working for the public good. So many thing you do-we see you- and applaud and appreciate you 💯
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Teachers! Thank you ♥️ For teaching, talking with, connecting with your students! For working for the public good. So many thing you do-we see you- and applaud and appreciate you 💯
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Busy weeks and our latest event-Supper,Sources, and Sharing-May 1-was heartening. Yay :) Included conversations across districts, sharing sources, resources at the
#LibraryofCongress
, and stories. One source we shared
tinyurl.com/AttentionWor...
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