Exciting news for the new Ken Burns series on the American Revolution. @lizcovart.bsky.social @michaelhattem.bsky.social & Historians At The Movies are partnering to bring you a first of its kind watch party next Sunday. Detail below. Share widely. #HATM
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The American Revolution on PBS
A Historians At The Movies/Ben Franklin’s World Watch Party
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November 10, 2025 at 8:39 AM
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Virginia social studies leaders warn proposed testing shift could sideline critical thinking
Educators say state plan risks replacing inquiry-based assessments with multiple-choice exams virginiamercury.com/2025/11/10/v... #ushistory #sschat #socialstudies #historyteacher
Educators say state plan risks replacing inquiry-based assessments with multiple-choice exams virginiamercury.com/2025/11/10/v... #ushistory #sschat #socialstudies #historyteacher
Virginia social studies leaders warn proposed testing shift could sideline critical thinking • Virginia Mercury
Some Virginia social studies leaders are sounding the alarm over a proposed change to how student performance in history and social science is measured, warning it could swap critical-thinking assessm...
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November 11, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Virginia social studies leaders warn proposed testing shift could sideline critical thinking
Educators say state plan risks replacing inquiry-based assessments with multiple-choice exams virginiamercury.com/2025/11/10/v... #ushistory #sschat #socialstudies #historyteacher
Educators say state plan risks replacing inquiry-based assessments with multiple-choice exams virginiamercury.com/2025/11/10/v... #ushistory #sschat #socialstudies #historyteacher
Exciting! Looking forward to checking this out #sschat #teachinghistory
A new book, I co-edited, Teaching Through Rather than About: Analyzing Black Histories and Geographies with Primary Sources, was just published. The book is free of charge and can be accessed on OpenOregon Pressbooks. tinyurl.com/42bedda9
November 8, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Exciting! Looking forward to checking this out #sschat #teachinghistory
NEW @pbsnews.org Classroom Daily News Lesson —
The current government shutdown has gone on longer than any before it, but a new deal means it will be over as soon as this week. Discuss why some Dems voted to end it. #sschat #EDUSky
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The current government shutdown has gone on longer than any before it, but a new deal means it will be over as soon as this week. Discuss why some Dems voted to end it. #sschat #EDUSky
https://loom.ly/zBqtiVE
End of government shutdown in sight after more than 40 days
Learn what led to an agreement over the longest-running government shutdown on record
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November 11, 2025 at 9:53 PM
NEW @pbsnews.org Classroom Daily News Lesson —
The current government shutdown has gone on longer than any before it, but a new deal means it will be over as soon as this week. Discuss why some Dems voted to end it. #sschat #EDUSky
https://loom.ly/zBqtiVE
The current government shutdown has gone on longer than any before it, but a new deal means it will be over as soon as this week. Discuss why some Dems voted to end it. #sschat #EDUSky
https://loom.ly/zBqtiVE
Social studies teachers: What do you teach your students about the filibuster? Do they learn about its complicated/terrible history? #sschat #edusky
I have found the one and only issue that Donald Trump and I agree on. No other democratic country in the world has a filibuster that can essentially stop the majority from passing all legislation (nor was it the "founding fathers" intention-not in the Constitution). www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
Trump ramps up pressure on his own party to nix the filibuster as shutdown drags on
After meeting with Trump, some Republican senators appear more open to nuking the 60-vote filibuster rule. But GOP Leader John Thune says, "It's just not happening."
www.nbcnews.com
November 6, 2025 at 2:18 AM
#OTD 6th November 1975: The Sex Pistols play their first gig at St Martin’s College of Art in London https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZc9hUfvW0c# historyteacher# sschat
HistoryPod
The daily history podcast
www.historypod.net
November 6, 2025 at 3:07 AM
#OTD 6th November 1975: The Sex Pistols play their first gig at St Martin’s College of Art in London https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZc9hUfvW0c# historyteacher# sschat
World History Teachers Blog: Mita & Encomienda Labor Systems: Excellent Recorded Lecture #sschat #edusky bit.ly/47FEita
Mita & Encomienda Labor Systems: Excellent Recorded Lecture
Here is an excellent recorded lecture on the mita system from another teacher. It runs about 30 minutes and offers a great overview. I learn...
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November 4, 2025 at 3:24 PM
World History Teachers Blog: Mita & Encomienda Labor Systems: Excellent Recorded Lecture #sschat #edusky bit.ly/47FEita
We submitted a resolution to the House of Delegates asking NCSS to issue a position statement supporting the full academic, social, emotional, and physical inclusion of students with disabilities, and that disability history be included more in social studies curricula. bit.ly/NCSS-Inclusive #SSChat
Inclusive Social Studies SWDs Resolution Proposal to the NCSS House of Delegates.pdf
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November 3, 2025 at 11:30 PM
We submitted a resolution to the House of Delegates asking NCSS to issue a position statement supporting the full academic, social, emotional, and physical inclusion of students with disabilities, and that disability history be included more in social studies curricula. bit.ly/NCSS-Inclusive #SSChat
Teaching With Purpose: Building Meaningful Social Studies Classrooms Today
12/6/25
2:50-3:45 pm
Rm 204A
#SSChat #NCSS2025
Learn strategies from a new NCSS book to support diverse learners, engage in civic learning, promote inquiry, integrate technology, and sustain authentic purpose in practice.
12/6/25
2:50-3:45 pm
Rm 204A
#SSChat #NCSS2025
Learn strategies from a new NCSS book to support diverse learners, engage in civic learning, promote inquiry, integrate technology, and sustain authentic purpose in practice.
November 3, 2025 at 7:07 PM
It's #MediaLiteracyWeek!
Did you know that EVERY PBS News Hour Daily News Lesson includes a #MediaLiteracy ❓ -- in this case about news outlets issuing corrections.
Lesson: How the Virginia governor's race became a microcosm of national issues
#sschat #apgov #Vote2025 https://loom.ly/FuNz140
Did you know that EVERY PBS News Hour Daily News Lesson includes a #MediaLiteracy ❓ -- in this case about news outlets issuing corrections.
Lesson: How the Virginia governor's race became a microcosm of national issues
#sschat #apgov #Vote2025 https://loom.ly/FuNz140
How the Virginia governor's race became a microcosm of national issues
The race may also serve as a referendum on President Trump's first 10 months in office and next year’s midterms
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October 31, 2025 at 4:26 PM
It's #MediaLiteracyWeek!
Did you know that EVERY PBS News Hour Daily News Lesson includes a #MediaLiteracy ❓ -- in this case about news outlets issuing corrections.
Lesson: How the Virginia governor's race became a microcosm of national issues
#sschat #apgov #Vote2025 https://loom.ly/FuNz140
Did you know that EVERY PBS News Hour Daily News Lesson includes a #MediaLiteracy ❓ -- in this case about news outlets issuing corrections.
Lesson: How the Virginia governor's race became a microcosm of national issues
#sschat #apgov #Vote2025 https://loom.ly/FuNz140
Please check this out #sschat @religionmatters.bsky.social
Appreciate all the support for my NCSS HOD resolution
“Promoting Religious Literacy Education as an Essential Component of Social Studies Education.” As we head toward the House of Delegates, the goal remains clear: Religious literacy = civic literacy. CIO full resolution here 👉 bit.ly/RLncssHOD
“Promoting Religious Literacy Education as an Essential Component of Social Studies Education.” As we head toward the House of Delegates, the goal remains clear: Religious literacy = civic literacy. CIO full resolution here 👉 bit.ly/RLncssHOD
October 30, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Please check this out #sschat @religionmatters.bsky.social
#Civics #apgov #sschat teachers: Looks like a good civic engagement opportunity for your students!
#MediaLiteracyWeek
#MediaLiteracyWeek
HAPPENING THURSDAY: Join us for a live Q&A with Maine Senate candidate @grahamformaine.bsky.social on 10/30 at 4:30pm ET. We will take your questions.
Pass it on to spread the word👇
Pass it on to spread the word👇
Live Q&A With Graham Platner
The Maine Senate candidate will join David Sirota to take questions from Lever subscribers and discuss the path ahead for both his candidacy and American democracy.
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October 29, 2025 at 11:32 PM
#Civics #apgov #sschat teachers: Looks like a good civic engagement opportunity for your students!
#MediaLiteracyWeek
#MediaLiteracyWeek
If you're teaching #civics or you are a voter in the U.S., here's a fabulous resource from the League of Women Voters: www.vote411.org
#EduSky #Skybrarians #SSchat
#EduSky #Skybrarians #SSchat
VOTE411
Election information you need. Brought to you by The League of Women Voters Education Fund.
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October 28, 2025 at 1:43 PM
If you're teaching #civics or you are a voter in the U.S., here's a fabulous resource from the League of Women Voters: www.vote411.org
#EduSky #Skybrarians #SSchat
#EduSky #Skybrarians #SSchat
Teachers:
#socialstudies #historyteacher #sschat #civics #apgov #apush ---> Here's your primary source lesson for #MediaLiteracyWeek✨
Ask students: How important is history in current events? Why does historical context matter in news stories?
#socialstudies #historyteacher #sschat #civics #apgov #apush ---> Here's your primary source lesson for #MediaLiteracyWeek✨
Ask students: How important is history in current events? Why does historical context matter in news stories?
President Donald Trump has repeatedly signaled he is open to invoking the Insurrection Act, a law from 1807 that allows the president to deploy the military in the United States. https://to.pbs.org/3JyaV3N
What is the Insurrection Act? Here's what Trump has said about using it
Experts told PBS News that worries about the Insurrection Act arise from legal uncertainty about how it can be applied.
www.pbs.org
October 28, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Teachers:
#socialstudies #historyteacher #sschat #civics #apgov #apush ---> Here's your primary source lesson for #MediaLiteracyWeek✨
Ask students: How important is history in current events? Why does historical context matter in news stories?
#socialstudies #historyteacher #sschat #civics #apgov #apush ---> Here's your primary source lesson for #MediaLiteracyWeek✨
Ask students: How important is history in current events? Why does historical context matter in news stories?
NEW @pbsnews.org Classroom Daily News Lesson —
Federal workers have begun missing paychecks as the shutdown continues. Federal cuts have already sent food insecurity soaring. What options exist for those not getting paid? #sschat #EDUSky
https://loom.ly/BGOhywA
Federal workers have begun missing paychecks as the shutdown continues. Federal cuts have already sent food insecurity soaring. What options exist for those not getting paid? #sschat #EDUSky
https://loom.ly/BGOhywA
Federal workers turn to food banks as government shutdown continues
Discuss why the need at food banks is increasing rapidly due to government actions
www.pbs.org
October 27, 2025 at 10:03 PM
NEW @pbsnews.org Classroom Daily News Lesson —
Federal workers have begun missing paychecks as the shutdown continues. Federal cuts have already sent food insecurity soaring. What options exist for those not getting paid? #sschat #EDUSky
https://loom.ly/BGOhywA
Federal workers have begun missing paychecks as the shutdown continues. Federal cuts have already sent food insecurity soaring. What options exist for those not getting paid? #sschat #EDUSky
https://loom.ly/BGOhywA
NEW @pbsnews.org Classroom Daily News Lesson —
The Trump administration tore down the East Wing of the White House this week. But what is its history, and what is the history of remaking the executive mansion? #sschat #EDUSky
https://loom.ly/SW5dUWs
The Trump administration tore down the East Wing of the White House this week. But what is its history, and what is the history of remaking the executive mansion? #sschat #EDUSky
https://loom.ly/SW5dUWs
East Wing of White House torn down as Trump clears space for his ballroom
Learn of the White House exemption to the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966
www.pbs.org
October 24, 2025 at 8:34 PM
NEW @pbsnews.org Classroom Daily News Lesson —
The Trump administration tore down the East Wing of the White House this week. But what is its history, and what is the history of remaking the executive mansion? #sschat #EDUSky
https://loom.ly/SW5dUWs
The Trump administration tore down the East Wing of the White House this week. But what is its history, and what is the history of remaking the executive mansion? #sschat #EDUSky
https://loom.ly/SW5dUWs
PBS @pbsnews.org Classroom Lesson: What the United Nations means today
It's #UnitedNationsDay today!
Use this lesson w/ your students to choose one of the Sustainable Development Goals to explore.
#sschat #whapchat #TeachSDGs #SDGs #UN https://loom.ly/3lF7jA8
It's #UnitedNationsDay today!
Use this lesson w/ your students to choose one of the Sustainable Development Goals to explore.
#sschat #whapchat #TeachSDGs #SDGs #UN https://loom.ly/3lF7jA8
Lesson plan: What the United Nations means today
Explore what the United Nation's means to your students today by examining the U.N.'s 17 Global Goals
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October 25, 2025 at 1:57 AM
PBS @pbsnews.org Classroom Lesson: What the United Nations means today
It's #UnitedNationsDay today!
Use this lesson w/ your students to choose one of the Sustainable Development Goals to explore.
#sschat #whapchat #TeachSDGs #SDGs #UN https://loom.ly/3lF7jA8
It's #UnitedNationsDay today!
Use this lesson w/ your students to choose one of the Sustainable Development Goals to explore.
#sschat #whapchat #TeachSDGs #SDGs #UN https://loom.ly/3lF7jA8
Teachers/librarians/admin:
Come join us for a chance to be heard & listen to real stories about concerns over AI and school.
#sschat #engchat @historians.org @newslit.org
Come join us for a chance to be heard & listen to real stories about concerns over AI and school.
#sschat #engchat @historians.org @newslit.org
EDUCATORS: Join this PBS NewsHour Classroom zoom to share *your concerns* about AI in a supportive, caring space. We will not be recording this mtg.
Thur. Oct. 30, 2025 7-8pm ET | #MediaLiteracyWeek @pbsteachers.bsky.social
RSVP: https://bit.ly/PBS-AI-Zoom10-30
Thur. Oct. 30, 2025 7-8pm ET | #MediaLiteracyWeek @pbsteachers.bsky.social
RSVP: https://bit.ly/PBS-AI-Zoom10-30
October 23, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Teachers/librarians/admin:
Come join us for a chance to be heard & listen to real stories about concerns over AI and school.
#sschat #engchat @historians.org @newslit.org
Come join us for a chance to be heard & listen to real stories about concerns over AI and school.
#sschat #engchat @historians.org @newslit.org
Educator Voice: Generative AI has no place in my classroom via PBS @pbsnews.org Classroom
"Not every student will cheat, but it’s naïve to think more won’t."
by David Cutler, HS teacher, Mass. https://loom.ly/0DPnpBQ #edtech #sschat #medialiteracy #newsliteracy
"Not every student will cheat, but it’s naïve to think more won’t."
by David Cutler, HS teacher, Mass. https://loom.ly/0DPnpBQ #edtech #sschat #medialiteracy #newsliteracy
Educator Voice: Generative AI has no place in my classroom
"I’m done assigning large take-home papers. The tech is too advanced, too easy to use and too aggressively marketed."
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October 21, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Educator Voice: Generative AI has no place in my classroom via PBS @pbsnews.org Classroom
"Not every student will cheat, but it’s naïve to think more won’t."
by David Cutler, HS teacher, Mass. https://loom.ly/0DPnpBQ #edtech #sschat #medialiteracy #newsliteracy
"Not every student will cheat, but it’s naïve to think more won’t."
by David Cutler, HS teacher, Mass. https://loom.ly/0DPnpBQ #edtech #sschat #medialiteracy #newsliteracy
EDUCATORS: Join this discussion to share **your concerns** about AI related to privacy, cheating, racial and gender bias, copyright, chatbots, jobs, the environment -- and what your say is as a teacher.
#sschat #apush #apgov #MediaLiteracyWeek
RSVP: https://bit.ly/PBS-AI-Zoom10-30
#sschat #apush #apgov #MediaLiteracyWeek
RSVP: https://bit.ly/PBS-AI-Zoom10-30
October 22, 2025 at 1:28 AM
EDUCATORS: Join this discussion to share **your concerns** about AI related to privacy, cheating, racial and gender bias, copyright, chatbots, jobs, the environment -- and what your say is as a teacher.
#sschat #apush #apgov #MediaLiteracyWeek
RSVP: https://bit.ly/PBS-AI-Zoom10-30
#sschat #apush #apgov #MediaLiteracyWeek
RSVP: https://bit.ly/PBS-AI-Zoom10-30
I also have the students read a chapter of Ordinary Men for the Holocaust and looking at the work of an historian and historiography. #sschat
October 21, 2025 at 12:26 AM
I also have the students read a chapter of Ordinary Men for the Holocaust and looking at the work of an historian and historiography. #sschat
#OTD 21st October 1805: The Battle of Trafalgar sees the British Navy under the command of Nelson defeat the combined fleets of France and Spain https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXzS4Y__Hn4# historyteacher# sschat
HistoryPod
The daily history podcast
www.historypod.net
October 21, 2025 at 2:05 AM
#OTD 21st October 1805: The Battle of Trafalgar sees the British Navy under the command of Nelson defeat the combined fleets of France and Spain https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXzS4Y__Hn4# historyteacher# sschat
#OnThisDay in 1789, John Jay is sworn in as the first Chief Justice of the United States.
Jay was a leader among the Federalists, an early American political party known for supporting a strong national government.
Learn more about Jay and the Federalists:
Jay was a leader among the Federalists, an early American political party known for supporting a strong national government.
Learn more about Jay and the Federalists:
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October 20, 2025 at 2:37 AM