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

“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…”

We the People

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.

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

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...

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.

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. 🧪

#civics #epluribusunum #NEHrocks

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...

#teachtruth at Santa Cruz Mission Plaza - a few years ago- Bell Removal Event.

This⬇️. And Ms.Sutton’s 1783 petition. #teachtruth royallhouse.org/belinda-sutt...

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

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 💯

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 💯

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...

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...

Why was the first Earth Day in 1970? In 1969, the Bay Area Air Quality Management District recorded 65 days out of compliance with the ozone health standard, a record that still stands today. Santa Clara County was regularly blanketed in smog and breathing for many was a daily struggle.

Our hearts are breaking re: this Administration’s dismantling of NEH, IMLS, NHD, the CA State Library and the many people and projects it impacts. These institutions are about democracy, education, and building strong communities and knowledge. We stand with you.

Here’s a couple day lesson re: Confederate Monuments. They are referenced in one of today’s Executive Orders. Includes a “what do you say about it”column from The Chicago Defender, 1932. docs.google.com/file/d/1FP2_... #sschat 🌎🗃️

Here’s a couple day lesson re: Confederate Monuments. They are referenced in one of today’s Executive Orders. Includes a “what do you say about it”column from The Chicago Defender, 1932. docs.google.com/file/d/1FP2_... #sschat 🌎🗃️

#PBS with a story on #publicmedia, its history, funding, structure, cost. Informative and interesting, also to seePBS make its case. #democracy, #information explore connections (excerpts?) w your students 🤓 (features Allison Perlman who we’ve been lucky to work with! :) www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...

UC Santa Cruz origins.

Super duper ethnic studies timeline from Daniel Diaz at Center X.

🗃️”I have an unshaken conviction that democracy can never be undermined if we maintain our library resources and a national intelligence capable of utilizing them.”—Franklin Delano Roosevelt to Herbert Putnam, 3/28/1939 (Library of Congress #archives) #amwriting #book2 📚

Love seeing teachers being honored and recognized-Congratulations to two we’ve been lucky to work with- history teachers-Jana Peale and Jeff Osborne! #santacruz #teachersrock www.sccs.net/eddy

You literally cannot tell this incredibly cool part of American history without centering Native American identity. It is an powerful demonstration of how diversity provided tangible military advantages over an enemy committed to White supremacy. donmoynihan.substack.com/p/whitewashi...

Clear, useful-an immediate mini lesson for your students #sschat #medialiteracy #civiclearningweek

Always honored to bring educators together in dialogue and learning about Ethnic Studies, History, and Civic Education. #ccss25 @hcp-ucsc.bsky.social

Outstanding Ethnic Studies Symposium and sessions presented by @gomehead2000.bsky.social & @daisymsc.bsky.social ➡️ historyandcivicsproject.sites.ucsc.edu #CCSS25

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!

Full house for “Reimagining the Story of the Santa Cruz Mission” with PVUSD teacher leaders Sandino Gomez and Hilary Kluger-Reid! Great assignment with students producing brochures that tell truthful histories and center Indigenous perspectives! Yay! #CCSS2025 #CCSS25 #sschat

#CCSS2025 #CCSS25 #sschat

We hope to see you @ #CCSS! Saturday for “Contextualizing & Extending Source Based Lessons in the Monterey Bay Region,” Friday at the “Ethnic Studies Forum.” And at the keynotes and in the halls! #teachdemocracy #teachtruth #teachersrock

Since the president has signed an EO making English the official language of the United States, here is the first non-English copy of the Declaration of Independence, printed in German just days after July 4, 1776. We have always been multilingual. cdm16274.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/coll...

Informative webinar-share with your administrators. Includes heads up abt not letting intimidation guide response and also what the body of law actually is. (And reminds us all that fed govt doesn’t have any say over school curricula.) www.brookings.edu/events/what-...

Good to work w teachers making plans to teach media literacy lessons this Spring- theme today-learning about your students-check out what our rock star teacher leader heard from his grade 11/12 scholars

Who isn’t tired of being bombarded with hyperpolarized, sanitized, pasteurized, and homogenized drivel masquerading as journalism? nolanhigdon.substack.com/p/introducin...

Pls Join us this coming Thursday for Data Visualizations in the Classroom: interrogating & Reimagining Sources and Stories! Who tells the stories? What stories get told? #primarysources #quantitativedata #goodstuff

"In America, THE LAW IS KING." Thomas Paine, 1776. www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Bjj...

"America has no king" seems like a good theme to rally around

It’s a good time to teach students about the folly of cherry-picking evidence for your argument-rather than considering a full body of evidence--how it distorts and deceives rather than moving towards accuracy and truth. #teachinghistory 🗃️🌎

Student project done as part of a women’s history month treasure box assignment -Marsha P Johnson

“Historians differ in our understandings of the past.We do not differ in our commitment 2 evidence. . .We urge our colleagues & all citizens committed to democracy 2 speak out against those who truly seek indoctrination, to advocate for good history.” The time is now. newrepublic.com/article/1912...

I am begging all high school history teachers: review the three branches of government & checks and balances tomorrow. It's an unobjectionable civics lesson that will come in handy over the next few weeks as students witness things unfolding before them, when you'll need to explain much, much more.

“American history is complicated & fascinating; learning about our past should stimulate discussion & debate rooted in evidence…for that to happen, we must let our teachers do what they do best: teach without interference or ideological tests.” -AHA, OAH #sschat www.historians.org/news/aha-oah...

#EduSky 🗺️ #sschat I teach the values of democracy, pluralism, and how people in the past have fought for those values and against oppression. If you can’t speak out, teach out.

Hear two minutes from the injunction decision yesterday re: the executive order attacking birthright citizenship. Yes it’s through tiktok but this excerpt is clear re: rule of law, the Constitution. www.tiktok.com/t/ZT2kNQFfP/

"News literacy matters more than ever, as social media platforms move to reject fact checking" by Susan Meister www.montereycountynow.com/opinion/foru... @newslit.org @jevinwest.bsky.social @gomehead2000.bsky.social @daisymsc.bsky.social @hcp-ucsc.bsky.social #NewsLiteracyWeek #MediaLiteracy #DigCit

*For immediate release* Join the Library of Congress for a Douglass Day 2025 Transcribe-a-Thon and Other Black History Month Events Press release (Feb 4, 2025) newsroom.loc.gov/news/join-th...