The calm before the storm. 50+ #socialstudies teachers heading to @essdack.bsky.social tomorrow! CER activities. #primarysources. Great convos. Good times! #sschat #historicalthinking @nhtoymc.bsky.social
December 10, 2024 at 11:44 PM
The calm before the storm. 50+ #socialstudies teachers heading to @essdack.bsky.social tomorrow! CER activities. #primarysources. Great convos. Good times! #sschat #historicalthinking @nhtoymc.bsky.social
The FIELD Guide has officially dropped! #primarysources #inquiry #edtech And ready to use leveled Hikes. What’s not to like? Grab one of the first copies: bit.ly/orderfieldguide @madisonteacher.bsky.social @nhtoymc.bsky.social @lauramcfarren.bsky.social #historicalthinking #engsschat #edchat #sschat
March 26, 2025 at 9:41 PM
The FIELD Guide has officially dropped! #primarysources #inquiry #edtech And ready to use leveled Hikes. What’s not to like? Grab one of the first copies: bit.ly/orderfieldguide @madisonteacher.bsky.social @nhtoymc.bsky.social @lauramcfarren.bsky.social #historicalthinking #engsschat #edchat #sschat
Good thinkers having good discussions. As we gear up for another year in the classroom, how can we make our classrooms hubs of rich discussion? #sschat #cdnhistory #historyeducation #historicalthinking #bced
New podcast!!! You can listen to @abbyreisman.bsky.social and I discuss the importance of discussions in the social studies classroom! It get meta!! visionsofed.com/2025/07/21/e...
Episode 216: Observing Classroom Discussions with Lightning Jay & Abby Reisman
In episode 216, Dan and Michael chat with Lightning Jay and Abby Reisman about their article published in Theory & Research in Social Education, “The social studies discourse instrument: Valida…
visionsofed.com
August 27, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Good thinkers having good discussions. As we gear up for another year in the classroom, how can we make our classrooms hubs of rich discussion? #sschat #cdnhistory #historyeducation #historicalthinking #bced
Had a great week learning alongside elementary #socialstudies teachers as part of the amazing History for All project from @historyed.bsky.social! #kansashistory #sschat #historicalthinking #inquiry @nhtoymc.bsky.social @jessellison.bsky.social
October 10, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Had a great week learning alongside elementary #socialstudies teachers as part of the amazing History for All project from @historyed.bsky.social! #kansashistory #sschat #historicalthinking #inquiry @nhtoymc.bsky.social @jessellison.bsky.social
July 18, 2026 at 12:10 AM
Like us, you probably sat through years of bad social studies instruction. So how *should* we be doing #socialstudies? (Dr. Bee knows!) Join our #FIELDGuide #slowchat next week and share your ideas of what works. @madisonteacher.bsky.social #sschat #historicalthinking #edchat
April 10, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Like us, you probably sat through years of bad social studies instruction. So how *should* we be doing #socialstudies? (Dr. Bee knows!) Join our #FIELDGuide #slowchat next week and share your ideas of what works. @madisonteacher.bsky.social #sschat #historicalthinking #edchat
Great day learning alongside @essdack.bsky.social PLC teachers & Casey Meier! #HardHistory #historicalthinking as media literacy. @constitutionctr.bsky.social resources. I always walk away smarter! @nhtoymc.bsky.social @ksde.bsky.social
#primarysources
#primarysources
February 11, 2026 at 9:05 PM
Great day learning alongside @essdack.bsky.social PLC teachers & Casey Meier! #HardHistory #historicalthinking as media literacy. @constitutionctr.bsky.social resources. I always walk away smarter! @nhtoymc.bsky.social @ksde.bsky.social
#primarysources
#primarysources
Have always loved using films/movies to teach #socialstudies. @socialstudies.org just released "The C3 Framework and Film" - seems like a must buy! ncss.users.membersuite.com/shop/store/b... #sschat #inquiry #historicalthinking
September 24, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Have always loved using films/movies to teach #socialstudies. @socialstudies.org just released "The C3 Framework and Film" - seems like a must buy! ncss.users.membersuite.com/shop/store/b... #sschat #inquiry #historicalthinking
Any day that I get to spend with #socialstudies teachers,
@nhtoymc.bsky.social, and Rachel Swearengin is a good day! Learning together with @historyed.bsky.social History4All teachers at the KS History Museum.
@jessellison.bsky.social #primarysources #historicalthinking
@nhtoymc.bsky.social, and Rachel Swearengin is a good day! Learning together with @historyed.bsky.social History4All teachers at the KS History Museum.
@jessellison.bsky.social #primarysources #historicalthinking
January 27, 2026 at 7:34 PM
Any day that I get to spend with #socialstudies teachers,
@nhtoymc.bsky.social, and Rachel Swearengin is a good day! Learning together with @historyed.bsky.social History4All teachers at the KS History Museum.
@jessellison.bsky.social #primarysources #historicalthinking
@nhtoymc.bsky.social, and Rachel Swearengin is a good day! Learning together with @historyed.bsky.social History4All teachers at the KS History Museum.
@jessellison.bsky.social #primarysources #historicalthinking
So excited to explore The FIELD Guide. Order yours here: bit.ly/orderfieldgu... ! #primarysources #inquiry #edtech #historicalthinking
March 29, 2025 at 5:37 PM
So excited to explore The FIELD Guide. Order yours here: bit.ly/orderfieldgu... ! #primarysources #inquiry #edtech #historicalthinking
Sometimes when conducting research, you get a glimpse into the imaginations of former readers. The legacies of shared textbooks. #Kilroy, bookworms and pencil imprints of pennies❤️.
archive.org/details/hist... #cdnhistory #historicalthinking #sschat
archive.org/details/hist... #cdnhistory #historicalthinking #sschat
August 25, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Sometimes when conducting research, you get a glimpse into the imaginations of former readers. The legacies of shared textbooks. #Kilroy, bookworms and pencil imprints of pennies❤️.
archive.org/details/hist... #cdnhistory #historicalthinking #sschat
archive.org/details/hist... #cdnhistory #historicalthinking #sschat
Who doesn't love @inquirygroup.bsky.social resources? And now they have K-5 lessons! Burr Hamilton Duel. Overland Trails. Fugitive Slave Act. And more! Get the goodies at: inquirygroup.org/rlh-k5-ead #sschat #socialstudies #historicalthinking #primarysources @essdack.bsky.social
May 23, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Who doesn't love @inquirygroup.bsky.social resources? And now they have K-5 lessons! Burr Hamilton Duel. Overland Trails. Fugitive Slave Act. And more! Get the goodies at: inquirygroup.org/rlh-k5-ead #sschat #socialstudies #historicalthinking #primarysources @essdack.bsky.social
Virnilisa, thanks for being an early reader - we respect your opinion so much. @madisonteacher.bsky.social & I are excited to hear everyone’s ideas during #FIELDGuide #slowchat next week! #sschat #historicalthinking #socialstudies #edchat Learn more: socialstudiesfieldguide.com
April 11, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Virnilisa, thanks for being an early reader - we respect your opinion so much. @madisonteacher.bsky.social & I are excited to hear everyone’s ideas during #FIELDGuide #slowchat next week! #sschat #historicalthinking #socialstudies #edchat Learn more: socialstudiesfieldguide.com
Looking for ready-to-use strategies that bring high-impact, student-driven inquiry to your classroom? You're gonna want to grab The Social Studies FIELD Guide. (Get the 25% discount at: bit.ly/ssfg25) #socialstudies #sschat #edchat #primarysources #historicalthinking @madisonteacher.bsky.social
July 20, 2026 at 7:59 PM
Looking for ready-to-use strategies that bring high-impact, student-driven inquiry to your classroom? You're gonna want to grab The Social Studies FIELD Guide. (Get the 25% discount at: bit.ly/ssfg25) #socialstudies #sschat #edchat #primarysources #historicalthinking @madisonteacher.bsky.social
Ran across our @ditchthattextbook.bsky.social article from last year: bit.ly/dttssfg Thanks again Matt Miller! (Get the 25% discount at bit.ly/ssfg25) @madisonteacher.bsky.social #FIELDGuide #socialstudies #sschat #historicalthinking #edchat #edtech
August 6, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Ran across our @ditchthattextbook.bsky.social article from last year: bit.ly/dttssfg Thanks again Matt Miller! (Get the 25% discount at bit.ly/ssfg25) @madisonteacher.bsky.social #FIELDGuide #socialstudies #sschat #historicalthinking #edchat #edtech
Students encounter an unfamiliar word in L.J. Montcalm to the Marshal de Belle Isle during the Seven Years War. The dictionary provides two possible meanings. Can they identify the likeliest usage based on a close reading of the source? #sschat #cdnhistory #historicalthinking
bit.ly/MontcalmtoBe...
bit.ly/MontcalmtoBe...
November 29, 2024 at 3:26 AM
Students encounter an unfamiliar word in L.J. Montcalm to the Marshal de Belle Isle during the Seven Years War. The dictionary provides two possible meanings. Can they identify the likeliest usage based on a close reading of the source? #sschat #cdnhistory #historicalthinking
bit.ly/MontcalmtoBe...
bit.ly/MontcalmtoBe...
I just came across the five C's of #historicalthinking as articulated by Thomas Andrews & Flannery Burke on Jan 1, 2007. www.historians.org/research-and...
Change over time, causality, context, complexity, & contingency.
Missing some important concepts IMHO.
Change over time, causality, context, complexity, & contingency.
Missing some important concepts IMHO.
What Does It Mean to Think Historically
On the concepts of change over time, causality, context, complexity, and contingency.
www.historians.org
December 7, 2023 at 8:21 PM
I just came across the five C's of #historicalthinking as articulated by Thomas Andrews & Flannery Burke on Jan 1, 2007. www.historians.org/research-and...
Change over time, causality, context, complexity, & contingency.
Missing some important concepts IMHO.
Change over time, causality, context, complexity, & contingency.
Missing some important concepts IMHO.
Parks Canada removed the bronze plaques of seven controversial historical persons.
www.canadashistory.ca/explore/poli...
Excellent potential for teaching about #historicalthinking, including ethical judgment, historical significance, and interpretations and evidence.
www.canadashistory.ca/explore/poli...
Excellent potential for teaching about #historicalthinking, including ethical judgment, historical significance, and interpretations and evidence.
Personae Non Gratae - Canada's Historysearch-iconclosesearch-iconclose
Parks Canada has permanently removed the bronze plaques of seven controversial national historic persons.
www.canadashistory.ca
December 17, 2024 at 2:47 PM
Parks Canada removed the bronze plaques of seven controversial historical persons.
www.canadashistory.ca/explore/poli...
Excellent potential for teaching about #historicalthinking, including ethical judgment, historical significance, and interpretations and evidence.
www.canadashistory.ca/explore/poli...
Excellent potential for teaching about #historicalthinking, including ethical judgment, historical significance, and interpretations and evidence.
Great day learning with Esther from @echoesreflections.bsky.social - focus on propaganda & media literacy! Also designed global connections to US Declaration of Independence. Thanks Laura McFarren! #historicalthinking #primarysources #holocaust @ksde.bsky.social @essdack.bsky.social
April 8, 2026 at 7:10 PM
Great day learning with Esther from @echoesreflections.bsky.social - focus on propaganda & media literacy! Also designed global connections to US Declaration of Independence. Thanks Laura McFarren! #historicalthinking #primarysources #holocaust @ksde.bsky.social @essdack.bsky.social
This Westward Expansion Evidence Walk guides 8th graders through images, observations, inferences, and multiple perspectives — all leading to a concise, cited historical claim.
#SocialStudies #HistoricalThinking #EvidenceBasedLearning #EdTech
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTn5...
#SocialStudies #HistoricalThinking #EvidenceBasedLearning #EdTech
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTn5...
February 18, 2026 at 10:01 PM
This Westward Expansion Evidence Walk guides 8th graders through images, observations, inferences, and multiple perspectives — all leading to a concise, cited historical claim.
#SocialStudies #HistoricalThinking #EvidenceBasedLearning #EdTech
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTn5...
#SocialStudies #HistoricalThinking #EvidenceBasedLearning #EdTech
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTn5...
July 18, 2026 at 12:11 AM
Big fan of #bced and #bcedchat as a Social Studies educator in BC 🇨🇦 Big advocate of the #historicalthinking model that is the backbone of our SS curriculum.
November 19, 2024 at 4:45 AM
Big fan of #bced and #bcedchat as a Social Studies educator in BC 🇨🇦 Big advocate of the #historicalthinking model that is the backbone of our SS curriculum.
8/9 Every week, I'll introduce you to 1 of 10 key terms from our volume under the #KeyTermsPublicHistory. Next to #historicalculture, #heritage, #memory and #reception, there'll be also intros on #authenticity, #emotion, #historicalimagination, #historicalthinking, #experience and #performativity.
February 4, 2025 at 6:37 PM
8/9 Every week, I'll introduce you to 1 of 10 key terms from our volume under the #KeyTermsPublicHistory. Next to #historicalculture, #heritage, #memory and #reception, there'll be also intros on #authenticity, #emotion, #historicalimagination, #historicalthinking, #experience and #performativity.
What happens when students evaluate responses instead of answer questions themselves? In our experience, they can be quite forthcoming in their critiques, which can provide a great window into their thinking! 5 new CHATs in the Library debuting new frameworks! #cdnhistory #bced #historicalthinking
What happens when students critique instead of answer?
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March 26, 2026 at 11:09 PM
What happens when students evaluate responses instead of answer questions themselves? In our experience, they can be quite forthcoming in their critiques, which can provide a great window into their thinking! 5 new CHATs in the Library debuting new frameworks! #cdnhistory #bced #historicalthinking
Less than 2 weeks to register for the 2025 Virtual #HistoricalThinking Institute! Don't miss this unique opportunity to participate in interactive and engaging #professionaldevelopment workshops. #edusky #sschat www.canadashistory.ca/education/pr...
Virtual Historical Thinking Institute - Canada's Historysearch-iconclosesearch-iconclose
The Virtual Historical Thinking Institute will offer an introduction to historical thinking and enhance your expertise in designing history programs, courses, units, lessons, projects, or educational ...
www.canadashistory.ca
January 13, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Less than 2 weeks to register for the 2025 Virtual #HistoricalThinking Institute! Don't miss this unique opportunity to participate in interactive and engaging #professionaldevelopment workshops. #edusky #sschat www.canadashistory.ca/education/pr...