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Shane Gower
@mrshanegower.bsky.social
2016 @Gilder_Lehrman Maine State HTOY, author of Jedburgh Sacrifice, Past-Pres of @MaineCSS, HS Teacher at Maranacook in Readfield, Maine.
An amazing few days @socialstudies.org conference in DC! So much learning and connecting with friends! Thank you to @icivics.bsky.social & @retroreport.org for your support!
December 8, 2025 at 11:09 PM
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October 14, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Maine Teachers! Join @retroreport.org and me for PD and you get paid! Link to register, details attached! #sschat #socdtudme bit.ly/RR-TPSME
Retro Report Professional Development
Join Retro Report for a day of professional development in Augusta, ME This resource collection was funded in part by a Teaching With Primary Sources grant from the Library of Congress. The collectio...
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August 21, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Excited to speak today @icivics.bsky.social #CivicLearningWeek panel with Educating for American Democracy where we’ll discuss the importance of civic education #socstudme #sschat civiclearningweek.org/national-for...
National Forum | Civic Learning Week
Join the conversation! #CivicLearningWeek @NationalCLW Join the conversation! #CivicLearningWeek @NationalCLW Condoleezza Rice is the Tad and Dianne Taube D ...
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March 13, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Proud to start another year as a member of the #iCivicsEdNet! This is an amazing group of educators dedicated to helping students learn civics and supporting each other! I’m inspired and amazed at the work of my colleagues!
March 1, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Honored and excited to join the @retroreport.org Council of Educators! #sschat #socstudme
February 19, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Excited to present a breakout session with colleagues at the Civic Learning Week National Forum next month at Stanford in CA! #sschat #CLW civiclearningweek.org/national-for...
National Forum | Civic Learning Week
Join the conversation! #CivicLearningWeek @NationalCLW Can't join us in person? Register for the livestream... Condoleezza Rice is the Tad and Dianne T ...
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February 13, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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January 31, 2025 at 9:26 PM
I also sometimes share this beautiful song written about the Christmas Truce #socstudme #sschat #wwi #christmas24 youtu.be/s9coPzDx6tA?...
Christmas In The Trenches
YouTube video by John Huffman
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December 25, 2024 at 1:13 AM
I share this with my students each year after we learn about the Christmas Truce. #socstudme #sschat #Christmas2024 #WWI youtu.be/NWF2JBb1bvM?...
1914 | Sainsbury's Ad | Christmas 2014
YouTube video by Sainsbury's
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December 25, 2024 at 1:12 AM
Spent some time on my proposal for #NCSS25 conference in DC! Working on using the story of Medal of Honor recipient, Henry Johnson and the Black experience in WWI! Submit your proposal today! www.socialstudies.org/conference/p...
NCSS Annual Conference Call for Proposals
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December 24, 2024 at 5:05 PM
@icivics.bsky.social sponsored a great session with Sam Wineburg moderated by Emma Humphries, “lateral reading is rooted in humility” key idea on battling misinformation! #ncss24 #sschat
Want to be part of our efforts to migrate #sschat to Bluesky? Please share your favorite resources from #NCSS2024 #NCSS24 if you attended. If you weren't at the conference, what are some things you'd like to know, topics you'd like resources about, etc.?
November 26, 2024 at 1:19 AM
Another I enjoyed was the clinic from World History Digital Edu on North Korea. The totalitarian ranking activity is perfect for many subjects! #sschat #ncss24
Hello, #sschat educators! If you attended #NCSS2024 #NCSS24 in Boston, please share some key resources, strategies, ideas, etc. that you learned at the conference. If you were unable to attend, what questions do you have about the conference? What are you hoping that attendees might share?
November 26, 2024 at 1:07 AM
So amazing that you had your Periodic Presidents poster updated! My students will be thrilled! Thanks for making awesome resources! #ncss24
November 25, 2024 at 4:00 AM
Amazing session today at #ncss24 with @madisonteacher.bsky.social on contentious issues in the classroom!
November 23, 2024 at 9:44 PM
Attending @ncssnetwork.bsky.social ? Join me for FREE food and discussion around teaching ways we civically engage our students! www.eventbrite.com/e/teacher-le... #NCSS2024 #socstudme #sschat
Teacher Leadership Task Force Convening hosted by CIRCLE
Join us as we reflect on the first year of implementation and envision local implementation that supports educators and communities.
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November 18, 2024 at 11:22 PM
Can’t wait to see friends and learn a bunch at the annual National Council for the Social Studies Conference! Come check out my presentations! #ncss24
November 17, 2024 at 5:24 PM
Hope to see friends at #NCSS24 in Boston!
November 10, 2024 at 2:06 PM