I loved this session! Now that the Gettysburg Address is a required doc for AP Gov, I will be using so much of what I learned to support my students' understanding.
On the first day of our National Summit on Civic Education, @dsallentess (@Harvard) led a breakout session conversation on the Declaration and the Gettysburg Address. With special attention to the documents' exquisite arguments and connections, participants examined why these texts deserve their vaunted status and how they can shape us as human beings and citizens.
Megan Thompson, a teacher at Osseo Senior High School, won a national award for a Declaration of Independence lesson. Thompson had her students write essays about what the historical document meant to our founding fathers and, most importantly, what it meant to the students.
I love having law enforcement visit my Crime & Justice classes during careers week, but it's even more special when the officer is an alum! Today we welcomed @colhgtspolice Officer Clarence Duncan, OSH Class of 2020, to share his experiences. Thank you!
Played @ConstitutionCtr's Civic Quest w my family today, solving puzzles and traveling thru history together! On Memorial Day, I'm grateful for sacrifices our Founders made, and for my uncles & grandfathers who served. My parents shared many of their stories during the game! 🇺🇸
The American Revolution was tied to rivalries that stretched across Europe.
This new video explores how France and Spain helped the American colonists gain independence from Great Britain. Learn more in a new video and lesson plan about #America250: https://t.co/OSAQfBMipq
I've used FiveThirtyEight to expand my personal knowledge, in my classrooms's polling and political socialization lessons, and especially to engage the "numbers kids" that often think social studies isn't their thing. I'll miss this resource.
The New York Times wrote about FiveThirtyEight's archive going offline.
The thing that bums me out the most is thinking about all the teachers I heard from over the years who use our work in their classrooms.
Here's one such note I got when FiveThirtyEight shutdown last year:
BRI and iCivics are proud to announce the latest Gold Star Award winner in our Civics Star Challenge - Megan Thompson, a teacher from Minnesota. Read more about her award in our latest blog! #civics#socialstudies
https://t.co/xDje8lI3ZF
I am so proud of the perseverance and civic engagement my Twin Cities students have shown this year, and it was an honor to share a glimpse into their lives & our classroom in my essay. Thank you for this honor, @icivics!
Megan Thompson has won the Civic Gold Star Award Prize of the Civic Star Challenge essay contest, earning her school a $10,000 grant and an all expenses paid trip to a national civic education event.
Read more about Thompson and the essay contest: https://t.co/Ax6hqS0M4L
Not only does this @ConstitutionCtr episode do a great job of explaining Callais, but Edward Foley almost immediately brings in AP Gov required case Shaw v Reno! I'll definitely be clipping this for class.
This week on #WeThePeoplePodcast, election law scholars Edward Foley and Michael Morley join @JMSilverbrook to discuss the Supreme Court‘s Louisiana v. Callais decision and the future of the Voting Rights Act.
Listen now: https://t.co/BYM7AgGAXf
This week's @CSPANClassroom and @loufreyinst A250 webinar is this Thursday at 7pm ET. I literally referenced last month's webinar in class yesterday while teaching Korematsu! Register at https://t.co/vn9dlwhz3D