In his groundbreaking 1969 book, Custer Died for Your Sins, Standing Rock Sioux historian, theologian, and activist Vine Deloria, Jr. considered the place of Native […]

In the fall of 1914, it was clear to many that the Great War would end by Christmas. But the conflict we now call World […]

Building a robust and useful understanding of the world around us involves understanding people, both as individuals and as groups, topics we uncover through social […]

Major civic events, like an election, can be useful ways to integrate not just lessons on citizenship, but also a broad array of social studies, […]

If you’ve read my previous posts here on TechNotes, you may be able to guess that I’m a big fan of maps. Not only is […]

Though it was not to take effect until ratification by the states, the United States Constitution — the foundational document of the modern U.S. government […]

Earlier this week, we took a look a several places educators can find engaging STEM and STEAM resources designed for remote learning. In this post, […]

In the U.S., July 4 marks Independence Day, a holiday that celebrates the adoption of the Declaration of Independence. The Declaration signaled a turning point […]

Teaching social studies subjects — history, civics, geography, and more — can be a challenge. Multiple elements of time and space are required to create […]

Texas history is rich with narrative, with heroic scenes fit for oil paintings, and with grand changes that illustrate the trajectory of the communities and […]

Thanksgiving, despite not becoming a national holiday until the Civil War, is a time of year steeped in images of America’s colonial past. For educators […]