Read it last year. Still thinking about it. It's such a gem.

The trend is similar in Blue, Red, and Purple states, which suggests there is something about this narrative that is politically palatable. I argue, however, that graduating students who do not know about the defining political movement of their time is a failure of social studies education.

The biggest gap is around social movements, activists, and the individual people, issues, and goals that make up the Right.

I look at the state standards for the 30 most populous states and discover a deep avoidance of the modern conservative movements in most states. There is some discussion of presidential administrations (particularly Nixon and Reagan), but few other politicians.

This link is paywalled, but I'm always happy to share with teachers. Email if interested.

As always, Dan and Michael were amazing hosts on @visionsofed.bsky.social and I'm proud to write with Tim Patterson, Jenni Conrad and
@wendychanw.bsky.social

Our conversation is based on this paper. bsky.app/profile/ligh...

As Binghamton and the broader SUNY system invests in community schools, the democratic schools that we dream of depend on our ability to prepare teachers for those contexts. It was great working with Dr. Naorah Rimkunas on this, who has a deep understanding of that work.

Most teacher ed. programs don't help teachers learn to work with families. This paper reports on our work at Binghamton U to change that. We found that when preservice teachers talk with parents, it can help teachers AND parents!!

There's a lot of evidence that collaboration between teachers and families is one of the most powerful levers in education, BUT real collaboration is tricky.

As always, I'm so lucky to get to work with @abbyreisman.bsky.social Tim Patterson Jenni Conrad and @wendychanw.bsky.social

The paper is our work on the Social Studies Discourse Instrument, which is a new validated observation tool for social studies classroom discussions. We're really hoping that it can help social studies teachers, scholars, and educators think more collaboratively. www.tandfonline.com/eprint/ETANM...

I'm late to the party here. Things are moving so quickly that it's hard to find the right resources. I'll keep my eye out.