Good news! I finally found a use for my district textbook! Apparently the fire marshall said we have to remove the kickstops on our doors b/c they are a fire hazard?

Caught Tina Ellsworth sharing a C3 Teachers #inquiry with #socialstudies teachers at a Teacher Leader Program PLC in Lawrence.

Listening to Up First report on Alabama restricting the “liberal agenda” in colleges by banning divisive concepts made me wonder about Thomas E. Ricks’s book “First Principles”. What would have happened if England had restricted “liberal education” in colonial America?

2 monument visits today - Petroglyphs & Bandelier. Good reminders that not only are we all standing on ancestral Indigenous lands, but those peoples are still among us. We need to do more than honor their past- We need to respect their sovereignty.

Thrilled to be part of this collaboration with Eastern State Penitentiary. To participate in our civil society students need to have the skills and knowledge to advance the cause of Justice in their communities! If you know of any, please send related ideas or resources my way!

Welcome to the new members of the first ever #JusticeEdCollab at Eastern State!

The 37 members selected for the collaboratory represent 14 U.S. states and a wide range of educational expertise.

Learn more: shorturl.at/lsN39

Excellent information on Crafting Claims & using art in history classrooms from thomas fulbright. bit.ly/4bJwc3C #KSSSCon24

And the event is underway at the Spencer Museum of Art!

What brings me joy, and makes me feel like having students write to a policymaker as a class final is “worth it”, is seeing a high school junior running down the hall waving a piece of paper yelling, “I got a letter! They wrote me back!” #civicengagement #historyteacher #civiced

Grateful to get to continue to work with the amazing people at iCivics #icivicsednet - everyday the news reminds us of our vital responsibility to carry on the mission Justice O’Conner tasked us with. BTW- when is ICivics going to get the Apotheosis of O’Conner commissioned?

Hey NE Kansas History nerd friends! I'll be demonstrating an activity about John Brown & Jacob Lawrence's art during the Spencer Museum of Art's 'educator night'. I'd love to see you there! If you are curious, here's a draft of the activity docs.google.com/document/d/1Iz…

Registered and Ready! Are you? Casey Meier Janeal Shivers MsG: History Hoyden she/her Amy Walker Glenn Wiebe 🇺🇦 Rachel Swearengin Tina Ellsworth thomas fulbright Ken S. Thomas Teacher Tech with Heskett 🇺🇸🍎🌻

The resources from National Constitution Center, and courses from Ashbrook Center have really helped me grow as a Constitutional scholar this year. For example, my class on the Progressives, and this podcast about SCOTUS and the administrative state: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/we-…

Hard to believe the date for the Kansas Conference is almost only a month away. We've got a great conference planned - Hope you can join us! eventbrite.com/e/2024-kansas-…