Zachary Cote

Posts by Zachary Cote

Before Thinking Nation, Zachary taught history at both the middle and high school levels for five years at Bright Star Schools. As a teacher-mentor and department leader, his passion was to ensure that a rigorous history education that emphasized historical thinking was available to all students. He earned his BA in History from CSU Channel Islands, where his love for history and history education blossomed. He holds a MA in American History from Pace University.

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The New Minimum Standard: Data-Informed

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If you’ve been in the same room as me more than once, you’ve probably ...

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The New Minimum Standard: Rooted in Historical Thinking

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Can you play soccer without a soccer ball? Can you have a dance withou...

The New Minimum Standard: Why Inquiry Matters and Supporting Student Questioning

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History is a discipline, not a content. In my professional life, I mig...

OPED: For the Sake of Democracy, We Need to Rethink How We Assess History in Schools

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On December 2, The Fulcrum published my article on why we need to chan...

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NCSS RECAP 2025

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I’m almost fully recovered from an insanely busy time at the National ...

Cultivating Thinkers: Our 2024-2025 Impact Report

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As we reflect on the past year, we are inspired by what happens when t...

Happy Teacher Appreciation Week!

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At Thinking Nation, we are so fortunate to work with such dedicated ed...