Social Studies

Tommy Preston Jr. | History in the Making AAHC

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Higher Education Professional Development

Tommy Preston, Jr. is the global vice president of ethics at The Boeing Company, where he leads a team of professionals around the world focused on strengthening Boeing’s culture of compliance and...

Evaluating Short- and Long-Term Causes of the Civil War

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Grades: 11

Use multiple sources (letters, news clippings, political cartoons, etc.) to evaluate the causes of the Civil War.

Breaking Down South Carolina’s Most Important Bill | SCETV News Explainers

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Grades: 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

From early agency requests to final approval, learn how South Carolina’s state budget is created each year. Follow the process as the House and Senate debate, revise, and negotiate the spending plan...

Teaching Through Standards Transitions: Maintaining Clarity, Rigor, and Instructional Stability

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Grades: Professional Development

Standards transitions can create uncertainty for teachers, but strong instruction does not depend on the exact wording of a standards document. This article explores how focusing on disciplinary...

Calibrating Rigor: Strengthening Student Thinking Without Increasing Workload

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Grades: Professional Development

This article supports teachers in strengthening student thinking without increasing workload. It focuses on how to calibrate rigor by aligning tasks to the level of thinking required by standards...

Whose Story Is It? Analyzing Perspectives in Ancient Rome

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Grades: 6

This mini-unit helps students analyze perspectives over three lessons. They start by identifying perspectives, then use evidence to support claims, and finally compare viewpoints. The unit ends with a...

From Indicator to Evidence: Designing Aligned Social Studies Tasks That Show Student Thinking

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Grades: Professional Development

Learn how to design social studies tasks that truly reflect student thinking. This article guides educators through aligning standards, evidence, and instruction to create meaningful, skill-based...

From Indicator to Skill: Identifying Disciplinary Thinking in Social Studies Indicators

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Grades: Professional Development

This article supports educators in moving beyond surface-level interpretation of social studies standards by identifying the disciplinary thinking embedded within indicators. Rather than treating...

From Indicator to Thinking: Understanding What Social Studies Indicators Require

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Grades: Professional Development

Social studies indicators are often treated as lists of topics to cover, but they are designed to communicate much more, specifically, the thinking students are expected to demonstrate. This article...

Chernobyl 40th Anniversary Special | History In A Nutshell

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Grades: 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

The year 2026 marks the 40th anniversary of the nuclear disaster at the Chernobyl power station in Ukraine. The Chernobyl disaster, which occurred on April 26, 1986, remains the worst nuclear accident...

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