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7 Headlines That Shaped the World: Teaching Current Events Through a Historical Lens

May 23, 2025
By Social Studies School Service

In social studies classrooms, connecting the past to the present is more than a teaching strategy—it’s a way to make history meaningful.

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Decision Making in United States History: Operation Ajax

Decision Making in United States History: Operation Ajax

March 22, 2025
By Kevin O'Reilly

Think of a time when you said to yourself, “Ugh! That was a mistake,” or “How could I have done that?” or “I should have thought that through!” We have all made decisions that we came to regret, some small and some, unfortunately, very significant.

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Leaving a Mark: Annotation Strategies for Deep Learning and Discussion

Leaving a Mark: Annotation Strategies for Deep Learning and Discussion

March 13, 2025
By Sarah A. Honore

In content areas that rely on students understanding and then applying information from images and documents, it can be difficult to know what is happening in students’ heads as they read and analyze.

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Decision-Making World History Lesson: The Opening of Japan in 1853

Decision-Making World History Lesson: The Opening of Japan in 1853

February 13, 2025
By Kevin O'Reilly

Social studies teachers are constantly looking for ways to engage students in the learning process.

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Amplifying Social Studies Instruction with Content and Language Support Strategies

Amplifying Social Studies Instruction with Content and Language Support Strategies

February 6, 2025
By Kimberly Peña

One of the most powerful pictures I ever saw in education was the image of students of different shapes and sizes in front of the fence that represents “equality” and then those same students standing on boxes that represented “equity.

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Hearing History from Those Who Lived It: Collecting Oral Histories in the Classroom

Hearing History from Those Who Lived It: Collecting Oral Histories in the Classroom

January 9, 2025
By Keri A. Giannotti

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and other historical events, social studies teachers have a unique opportunity to inspire students to create their part of historical record.

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Lights, Camera, Action! Using Movies to Engage Students in the Social Studies Classroom

Lights, Camera, Action! Using Movies to Engage Students in the Social Studies Classroom

December 12, 2024
By Regina Wallace

When I was a student, watching movies was often reserved for teacher absences, commemorations, or rewards.

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Teaching Balanced History in a Polarized World: Empowering Educators with C.O.R.E., H.E.A.R.T., and AI

Teaching Balanced History in a Polarized World: Empowering Educators with C.O.R.E., H.E.A.R.T., and AI

November 7, 2024
By Micah Miner

Political tensions and polarization are having a direct impact on our social studies classrooms.

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Memes and More: Leveraging Social Media in the Social Studies Classroom

Memes and More: Leveraging Social Media in the Social Studies Classroom

October 9, 2024
By Sarah A. Honore

Social media: it’s frequently the object of students’ focus and the bane of our existence as teachers.

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