Best Juneteenth Lessons and Activities By Diana Restifo Teaching about Juneteenth can inspire students’ reflections and creativity
Best Digital Resources to Teach the Inauguration By Diana Restifo The inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden and Vice-President-elect Kamala Harris provides a rich opportunity for lessons about democracy, history, and the importance of good faith.
Teachers Provided Access to TCI’s Digital Social Studies and Science Curriculums During COVID-19 Crisis By TL Editors K-12 teachers can turn to interactive, standards-aligned programs to support remote learning
The Repeal of Prohibition By TL Editors The 5th of December is recognized as the day we celebrate the repeal of the 18th Amendment.
Annenberg Classroom: Top-Notch Lesson Plans, Resources for Teaching U.S. Constitution By TL Editors Annenberg Classroom is an educational website featuring high-quality, well-vetted, and well-organized teaching materials for the Constitution and related topics.
Yup. You’re gonna have to talk about it. 22 impeachment resources that can help By Glenn Wiebe If you’re not having classroom conversations about both current events and political issues focused on impeachment, you’re probably doing it wrong.
BACK OFFICE BUSINESS: Washington State District Adopts Discovery Education’s Social Studies Techbook By TL Editors "This curriculum must prepare students to ask complex questions, read and write with a critical lens, and know how and when to take action,” said Lexi Samorano, Highline Public Schools’ Secondary Social Studies Specialist.
Addictive Puzzler Asks Kids to ID Locations From Google Maps By TL Editors Geoguessr is an addictive puzzler (with version on the web as well as Android and iOS apps) that task students with guessing the location of Google Street View images from around the world.
PebbleGo Next: Kid-Friendly Database for Grades 3-6 By TL Editors Students can choose from five modules -- States, Science, American History, Biography, and Social Studies, each one with a number of subtopics to explore.
Focus on the Doing of Social Studies, Not Just the Model By Glenn Wiebe Is it possible to take the best parts of Madeline’s model and adapt it to a world that needs our students to be engaged, informed, and knowledgable citizens?
Global Oneness Project Teaches Global Themes With MultiMedia Stories From Around the World By TL Editors The Global Oneness Project produces high-quality digital stories for classrooms.
Holy Artwork, Batman! Teachers Should be Using #SeeingAmerica and SmartHistory! By Glenn Wiebe There are tons of things to explore at Smarthistory.
Racism, Intolerance, and Teaching the Holocaust as a Current Event By Glenn Wiebe There are lots of resources available that can help.
A Biography of America: The Women's Movement By TL Editors Select a side and read articles that present the other side of the argument to help students determine their final answer
Fake News: 3 Things We Can Learn From Finland (And 3 Cool Tools From Right Here In The US Of A) By Glenn Wiebe In 2014 Finland began noticing intentional misinformation campaigns focused around issues like immigration, the European Union, or whether Finland should become a full member of NATO.
Tip of the Week: Six Super Sweet Social Studies Strategies for Back to School By Glenn Wiebe To help energize your first awesome week with kids, here are six great ways to kick off the school year.
Extensive Free Resource Guides Exploration of Civic Engagement By TL Editors Digital Civics Toolkit is a free, teacher-facing website with lesson plans for exploring and fostering modern civic engagement and participation.
SDGs in Action: Promoting Awareness of Sustainable Development Worldwide By TL Editors Each of the SDGs includes explanatory videos, facts and figures, targets, and ideas of how people can help.
Google Tour Creator: Kids Build Their Own Virtual Field Trips By TL Editors Tour Creator is a website by Google that allows teachers and students to create tours for VR (virtual reality) or in a web browser.
