Want to know how to pronounce voir dire? This is for you! m.youtube.com/watch?v=2ea4dT… #sschat

First time I've seen this totally teachable map of Abolition & Reconstruction from the Library of Congress. It's perfect for a primary source analysis, #sschat . loc.gov/resource/gmdse…

Do you know about the dozens of Story Maps created at the Library of Congress? I’m certain you’ll find something to use here because they’re pretty amazing. #sschat loc.gov/collections/ge…

Curious about Sanborn fire insurance maps & what you can learn from them? Join us this afternoon at 3pm EDT for a webinar exploring these fantastic resources!

Register here: loc.zoomgov.com/webinar/regist…

I learned today that I’ll be 95 years old when a solar eclipse crosses Colorado in totality on Aug. 12, 2045. Taking bets now lol. #sschat

PBS PBS NewsHour Classroom Daily News Lesson

For Choctaw Nation, eclipse is an oral history tale dating back to Trail of Tears

w/ ChoctawNationOK's Dawn Standridge |Adam Cooper Kemp Tim McPhillips Dan Cooney Joshua Barajas Mason

#elachat #engchat #sschat bit.ly/43LZN9j

Looking at our recent Philadelphia Writing Project posters from National Council for History Education + National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) conferences gave me a chance to reflect on how much we’ve learned from working w/students and engaging w/Writing Project + Teaching with the LC + Gholdy Muhammad resources and educators over the past 3 years.

Have you considered using picture books in your history classroom? Incorporating visual storytelling can transform the way students engage with historical events and figures.

By integrating these resources into your curriculum, you can spark curiosity, inspire critical thinking,

#TodayinHistory : April Fool! This curated set of stories and primary sources about April Fool's Day from LOC.gov, includes images, historical newspaper articles, books & more! primarysourcenexus.org/2013/04/today-… #tlchat #sschat #edchat #socialstudies #AprilFoolsDay

This short survey helps show who does and doesn't teach disability history–and what topics.
Please take it & pass it on.
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National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) National Council for History Education iCivics Disability Museum #DisHist Teaching American History (TAH.org) Digital Inquiry Group National History Day Library of Congress #teachcivics

Nazis in America during WWII? If you've read Prequel, by Rachel Maddow, now you know. I'm so excited to share this amazing album of primary sources w/ teaching ideas put together by Margaret Lincoln to accompany the book! tpsteachersnetwork.org/album/105492-p… #sschat

The notes under drawings of truss bridges in the HAER collections at the Library of Congress give really interesting details about materials & construction. Here's one example for #STEM teachers today. loc.gov/item/ar0135/ #sschat #CurrentEvents #BaltimoreBridgeCollapse

Do your #STEM students have engineering questions about continuous truss bridges today? Here's a slide show from the HABS/HAER collections at the Library of Congress for starters. loc.gov/collections/hi… #sschat

Hot off the press! Read about inclusion in the new guide to using primary sources from Teachers College Press
National Council for History Education National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) #sschat LDA of America DisabilityHistoryAssociation American Historical Association UMass Amherst Department of History Teaching American History (TAH.org) Teachinghistory.org Digital Inquiry Group

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Now available in Spanish!
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Choices at Brown University posted a Resource Guide: Disability History and Studies portal to resources to incorporate ideas and methods of disability studies into history & social studies
#DisHist National Council for History Education National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) #sschat #TeachDisabilityHistory
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I had not seen this Hemingway quote before, but after writing much of the day, it made me laugh aloud. I love the problem solving that comes with writing, but it’s never easy for me. #engsschat #sschat

Alison Noyes, Emerging America and Kristen Tabacco, Lynn Public Schools share insights from a Dialogue Between History and ESL Teachers - National Council for History Education in Cleveland.
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Massachusetts Historical Society MCSS National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) National Council for History Education Collaborative.org