BSD Social Studies

[Hidden Springs Elementary @HSESCougars]

3rd grade at the Dry Creek Historical Society Farmstead! What a fun day!

[Mayor Lauren McLean @boisemayor]

Today my knowledge of Boise history was tested by the winners of Riverside Elementary History Bee. I enjoyed answering their questions about our city & even learned a few things from these young historians. Their knowledge & excitement truly excites me about future generations.

[Idaho Department of Education @IdDeptOfEd]

#Scholarship Opportunity! The #Idaho Latino Scholarship Foundation scholarship is open to high school students in Idaho (or postsecondary students attending an institution in Idaho for undergraduate studies) who are of Hispanic/Latino descent: https://t.co/cJ5McAvf3I
#idedu

[Ms. Hennessy's Class @hennessyclass]

We went on a “field trip” to the Washington Historical Museum today. We identified primary and secondary sources. #hennessyclass

[The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History @Gilder_Lehrman]

In honor of #HispanicHeritageMonth, we're pleased to share the first Hamilton Cast Read Along entirely in Spanish! Rick Negron(King George III) of @HamiltonMusical reads "The Storyteller’s Candle/La velita de los cuentos" by Lucía González & @LuluDelacre.

https://t.co/pt3F8JjN98

[Boise School District @BSDEducation]

The unveiling of the Polly Bemis statue was accompanied by an essay contest among Idaho 4th- and 5th-graders. Congrats to Pengjia Zha-Fang, a rising 5th-grader at Amity Elementary School in Boise, who read from her winning essay. https://t.co/Fx91zpw39c @ScottMcIntosh12

[Susan Wolfe (she/her) @WolfeWanders]

I’m honored to be selected as Idaho Environmental Education Association’s “Environmental Educator of the Year”. I’ve associated with some of the past award winners, and I am excited and humbled to be included in their ranks. #BSDEducation #ConnectingFurther #Sustainablilty

[The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History @Gilder_Lehrman]

There's still time to register for #GLIHistorySchool. Live classes begin Monday!

Hamilton Cast Read Alongs
History Camp: Life in Colonial Times
Immigration & the American Story
History in the Making
The Global Cold War
APUSH: The Remix
AP US Gov.
https://t.co/GE2mmKNDLZ

#sschat

[BSD Social Studies @bsdhistory]

Ramadan Kareem!

[United Nations @UN]

Peace and compassion are the focus of Muslims around the world during this month of #Ramadan.

Ramadan Kareem!

[Idaho Department of Education @IdDeptOfEd]

The Pathways Project is a free, collaborative repository of resources including classroom activities across 10 languages. They're hosting a free webinar to teach you how to find the right activities and resources for your classroom. Register: https://t.co/JGANZ24PcL

[Civic Online Reasoning @CivicOnline]

Faced with an unfamiliar website? Before diving in, determine if it's reliable and worth your time. 1) Leave the site. 2) Open a new browser tab to see what trusted sources say about it.

Learn more about this crucial fact-checking skill. https://t.co/eVCDIhfiRj

[Mayor Lauren McLean @boisemayor]

Happy #InternationalWomensDay ! At City Hall, you don’t have to go far to celebrate the achievements of women throughout history—thanks to this timeline by @BoiArtAndHist (designed by Byron W. Folwell, Architect)

Some of the women highlighted include:

[The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History @Gilder_Lehrman]

Registration for the 2021 Teacher Seminars will be opening soon! You must be a member of our free Affiliate School Program in order to participate. Not an affiliate yet? Sign up at https://t.co/22kPUNagMB. #GLISeminars #sschat

[The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History @Gilder_Lehrman]

We're excited to kick off a new season of History School! Students in grades 3-8 are invited to join us for Black Lives in the Founding Era. The course will be taught by Master Teacher Jason Butler, featuring guests from @HamiltonMusical.

Learn more: https://t.co/JHT7c3OobU

[Paige Somoza @paigesomoza]

So happy to have @IdahoHistoryFan at Boise High to talk about historical research for our @Flipgrid project with @WWIIEducation. @bsdhistory #bsdpride

[National Museum of the American Indian @SmithsonianNMAI]

This Saturday, Feb. 27 at 11 a.m. EST. Watch @noblemaillard reading his award-winning #book "Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story", and demonstrating his cooking skills by making #FryBread. YouTube @SmithsonianNMAI #NativeAmerican #childrebook #storytime #MuseumFromHome

[Inclusive_Idaho @inclusive_idaho]

The annual Young Women and Leadership Conference is slated for Tuesday, February 23, 2021 and hosted by Boise State University’s Andrus Center for Public Policy.

9th -12th grade students are welcome to attend!
Register & request scholarship here: https://t.co/ItDY4FZaPH

[The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History @Gilder_Lehrman]

The deadline to apply for the NEH Summer Institute for K-8 Teachers is March 1. This week long virtual seminar will be led by historian Denver Brunsman and 2015 NHTOY Mary Huffman. Participants will receive a stipend.

Learn more ➡️https://t.co/IvS111nthc
@NEH_Education #sschat

[Boise School District @BSDEducation]

Congrats to Hawthorne Elementary GATE Teacher Susan Wolfe, selected as a National Geographic Grosvenor Teacher Fellow! She'll go on a wildlife expedition & share her experiences with the Hawthorne community to inspire us to care more deeply about the planet & global issues.

[The Horn Book @HornBook]

#CallingCaldecott: "History has been made today in that We Are Water Protectors is the first #Caldecott win for a Native illustrator and, more generally, the first solo win for a BIPOC woman" https://t.co/52hQaWOvyS #alayma #ALAMW21 #ALAMW21 #alamw @MichaelaGoade @CaroleLindstrom