Just a quick reminder that if you are teaching a course in American history properly, you are teaching the history of African Americans throughout the year. #BlackHistoryMonth #sschat #historyteacher
February 1, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Just a quick reminder that if you are teaching a course in American history properly, you are teaching the history of African Americans throughout the year. #BlackHistoryMonth #sschat #historyteacher
February 2, 2025 at 4:09 AM
How to Become an Historian 101 #sschat
Welp.
Today is Duel Day.
221 years ago today, Aaron Burr & Alexander Hamilton fought a duel in Weehawken, New Jersey.
By noon, Hamilton had been rowed back across the Hudson to a friend's house in lower Manhattan where he died the next day.
Some thoughts on Hamilton & history (& me):
Today is Duel Day.
221 years ago today, Aaron Burr & Alexander Hamilton fought a duel in Weehawken, New Jersey.
By noon, Hamilton had been rowed back across the Hudson to a friend's house in lower Manhattan where he died the next day.
Some thoughts on Hamilton & history (& me):
It’s Duel Day. On July 11, 1804, Hamilton and Burr faced off in history’s most infamous duel.
How does pop culture shape our view of early America?
Watch Hamilton scholar Joanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social share her insights in this behind-the-scenes chat.
🗃️ #EarlyAmerica #AmericanRevolution
How does pop culture shape our view of early America?
Watch Hamilton scholar Joanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social share her insights in this behind-the-scenes chat.
🗃️ #EarlyAmerica #AmericanRevolution
July 11, 2025 at 5:09 PM
How to Become an Historian 101 #sschat
This is a must-attend for social studies educators - and we're just ONE WEEK away! The full schedule, registration options and more are now online at www.socialstudies.org/conference. See you there!
November 17, 2024 at 1:59 AM
March 14, 2025 at 11:01 PM
A few students were eating in my classroom, scrolling on their phones, reading aloud fascist outrages. A kid said, How can people believe this? and another replied, Well WE know history, but the majority of Americans don't, and they'll buy this.
History teachers, we're doing the work. Keep going.
History teachers, we're doing the work. Keep going.
February 22, 2025 at 7:08 PM
This is a fantastic resource for high school and college educators. #historyteacher #sschat
The AHR has launched a new project, Authoritarianism 101: A Global History, as part of the #AHRSyllabus series.
Explore 30 modules from different contributors and key questions on authoritarianism—each paired with primary sources and teaching resources. The first twelve modules are now live.
Explore 30 modules from different contributors and key questions on authoritarianism—each paired with primary sources and teaching resources. The first twelve modules are now live.
Authoritarianism 101 - AHA
Authoritarianism 101 A Global History About Authoritarianism 101: A Global History is a set of 30 primary source-driven teaching modules designed to offer teachers and students a broad perspective on ...
www.historians.org
April 14, 2026 at 1:45 PM
This is a fantastic resource for high school and college educators. #historyteacher #sschat
#OnThisDay in 1796, a Philadelphia newspaper publishes one of the greatest documents in American history: George Washington’s Farewell Address.
Explore lessons we can learn from the first president with #ConstitutionDaily: https://sbrew.link/tVqiah9F
Explore lessons we can learn from the first president with #ConstitutionDaily: https://sbrew.link/tVqiah9F
Five lessons we can learn from George Washington’s Farewell Address | Constitution Center
On September 19, 1796, a Philadelphia newspaper published one of the greatest documents in American history: George Wash
sbrew.link
September 19, 2026 at 2:14 PM
Great article on images of Boston Massacre and how abolitionists added Attucks back in: daily.jstor.org/crispus-attu... #HATM
Crispus Attucks Needs No Introduction. Or Does He? - JSTOR Daily
The African American Patriot, who died in the Boston Massacre, was erased from visual history. Black abolitionists revived his memory.
daily.jstor.org
November 17, 2025 at 2:24 AM
It’s my honor and privilege to share with you the NCSS call for proposals 2025! Please consider submitting! #ncss #ncss2025 @ncssnetwork
www.socialstudies.org/conference/p...
www.socialstudies.org/conference/p...
NCSS Annual Conference Call for Proposals
www.socialstudies.org
December 20, 2024 at 12:46 AM
I gave my HS Government class copies of 1984 today. We'll see how it goes.#sschat
March 12, 2025 at 1:10 AM
I gave my HS Government class copies of 1984 today. We'll see how it goes.#sschat
Hello.
The moment you gate educational videos behind a paywall, a massive wall of bureaucracy goes up.
Teachers have to beg administrators for budgets, companies have to wine-and-dine school boards, millions of students get locked out, and people get forced into using material they don't like.
The moment you gate educational videos behind a paywall, a massive wall of bureaucracy goes up.
Teachers have to beg administrators for budgets, companies have to wine-and-dine school boards, millions of students get locked out, and people get forced into using material they don't like.
May 21, 2026 at 10:49 PM
January 20, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Proud then--and now--to be part of the team of educators who will never back away from telling the truth. #edusky #historyeducation medium.com/@2020PATOY/s...
Self-Evident Truth: Unequal American History in Schools
Self-Evident Truth: Unequal American History in Schools
medium.com
November 29, 2024 at 5:39 PM
“Perhaps the “alignment” the College Board is concerned with is an ideological remaking of civics instruction in the United States”
#sschat #edusky
#sschat #edusky
"If the College Board is adjusting to promote alignment with these legislative changes, rather than changes in undergraduate political science pedagogy…who is truly setting civics curricula: experts in American history and political science, or conservative lawmakers at the state level?"
Jefferson, Madison, Hamilton, and Smith: The College Board Adds a New Founding Father
On the politics of canonization in academia.
www.liberalcurrents.com
September 24, 2026 at 2:34 AM
November 27, 2024 at 5:57 PM
Kanchha Sherpa, the last surviving member of the first expedition team to scale Mount Everest, has died. He was 92. 🧵
October 17, 2025 at 11:42 PM
They should not. #sschat
“There’s a lot of evidence that having knowledge about the world is important for reading comprehension…Students who have broader bases of knowledge about the natural & social world do better on reading assessments, even when controlling for other things.” #sschat www.edweek.org/teaching-lea...
Middle Schools Often Prioritize English and Math Over Other Subjects. Should They?
An Illinois district is equalizing time across the four major content areas. But the decision comes with trade-offs.
www.edweek.org
June 18, 2025 at 5:55 PM
They should not. #sschat
Just read this article for the first time. It meets Ben Bradlee's test for newsworthiness: "Holy Sh*t!" #sschat
8/ His incredible 2013 investigation into lead toxicity and its ties to crime rates, was incredibly influential, and helped illustrate the long tail implications of environmental racism: www.motherjones.com/environment/...
America's Real Criminal Element Is Lead
The hidden villain behind violent crime, lower IQs, and the maybe even the ADHD epidemic.
www.motherjones.com
March 11, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Just read this article for the first time. It meets Ben Bradlee's test for newsworthiness: "Holy Sh*t!" #sschat