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The New Minimum Standard: Literacy-Rich
Well, I am on the tail end of that civic whirlwind that was the subjec...
What a (Civic) Whirlwind.
I’ve been on the east coast for the past week, working with civic educ...
Partner Spotlight - Birmingham Community Charter High School - Los Angeles, CA
PRESS RELEASE: Thinking Nation Awarded Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources Grant to Expand Access to Primary Source-Based Assessments Nationwide
Organization to Develop 60 Free Formative Assessments Using Library of...
A Webinar to Make Thinking the Minimum in Your Class
Civic Learning Week is just 3 weeks away. I am excited to be emphasizi...
Why This New Minimum Standard Matters
Yesterday, I spent the day in Sacramento, CA with civic educators and ...
The New Minimum Standard: Data-Informed
If you’ve been in the same room as me more than once, you’ve probably ...
Partner Spotlight: Hamilton Heights MS - Arcadia, IN
Collaboration in Action: A Social Studies Team Setting the Standard
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...
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- A Webinar to Make Thinking the Minimum in Your Class
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- Partner Spotlight: Hamilton Heights MS - Arcadia, IN
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