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The New Minimum Standard: Rooted in Historical Thinking
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
History is a discipline, not a content. In my professional life, I mig...
Not Your Typical New Year’s Blog Post
Everywhere you turn right now, it’s “New Year, New You!” Fresh starts,...
OPED: For the Sake of Democracy, We Need to Rethink How We Assess History in Schools
On December 2, The Fulcrum published my article on why we need to chan...
NCSS RECAP 2025
I’m almost fully recovered from an insanely busy time at the National ...
Cultivating Thinkers: Our 2024-2025 Impact Report
As we reflect on the past year, we are inspired by what happens when t...
Reflecting on Experience: A Year-End Guide for Teachers
There were a lot of things that went wrong during my first year of tea...
Happy Teacher Appreciation Week!
At Thinking Nation, we are so fortunate to work with such dedicated ed...
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