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Youth Court is in session! Olathe West High run a hearing which included Mission Trail students serving as jurors and bailiff. Great deliberations and a real life experience. Olathe Public Schools

Descendants of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence visited today to see the document that their ancestors signed.

💡Teacher Tip Tuesday: Build timelines into your literacy block! Mapping out historical events helps students build chronological thinking and comprehension. When kids see how stories fit into history, they read with purpose. National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) Literacy First #HistoryMatters

Join me for another FREE webinar with National Council for History Education! I’ll be sharing the four-step unit planning process from my book Making Time for Social Studies. Walk away with strategies you can use the next day! See registration link below! OPS Social Studies @nhtoy ncheteach.org/blog/webinar/m…

We hosted the Library of Congress last week Olathe Public Schools and to say the least, we were so excited to learn more about teaching with primary sources. So much learned! What an experience! Thank you Teacher Leader Program Nathan McAlister #HQIM

Today, our Heritage Spanish Classes worked as interpreters at Ridgeview Elementary for kindergarten round up! Great collaboration and experience for our kids!

Best of luck to 54 students representing the Olathe Public Schools at the state competition for National History Day from: Prairie Trail RavenPrideONW Olathe West High Mr. Bussinger, Mr. Holthus, Mr. Birkel & Ms. Boyd's classes will compete this weekend in Topeka! Nathan McAlister

One of my favorites is the Declaration of Independence with a woman’s name (can you find it?) paired with the picture book that tells the story. Find them here: nypl.org/events/exhibit… and amazon.com/Her-Name-Was-M…

What an fabulous group of rockstar social studies educators! We had such an amazing time together this spring “doing” social studies. Rachel Swearengin Olathe Public Schools #teamsocialstudies 💯AWESOMENESS right here. 🎯

So excited and honored to be a part of this group!!

Congratulations to these 1️⃣9️⃣ Olathe Public Schools students who are national qualifiers for the 2025 National History Day competition! ONW Raven Network Olathe West High Prairie Trail Best of luck to you all! 🍀 And, Harper, the Robert Dole Congressional History Prize winner! 🥇🎉

Got to spend some time w/Olathe East High School teacher Ms. Madagan & her class for their book study kick off of The Happiest Man on Earth by Eddie Jaku. Wow…high energy and an enriching book to underscore high quality social studies instruction. 💯🎉 Ss were pumped! Olathe Public Schools

126 ONW AP Psychology students got to experience the KC Zoomobile to explore animal behavior, operate conditioning, positive(& negative)reinforcement, target training, & least reinforcing scenario w/Madagascar hissing cockroaches, Bluey the lizard, Dart the blue & yellow macaw

Does free speech mean we can say anything we want? Our 5th grade class dug deep into this inquiry created by iCivics It was so great to hear the convos and their claims, evidence, and reasoning! Olathe Public Schools Rachel Swearengin OPS Social Studies

Loved presenting today with OPS Social Studies on how to start your year with Historical Thinking Bootcamp! A great idea from the #FIELDGuide by Glenn Wiebe 🇺🇦 and Joe Schmidt! We just adapted for grades K-5. Check out their book here socialstudiesfieldguide.com

I was apart of the Teaching American History Conference about American Immigration and Ellis Island this weekend! It was a blast to learn so much from an expert and analyze documents to enhance lessons with my students next year. Jay Novacek OPS Social Studies

Congratulations to Mike McLaughlin Olathe West High teacher and coach Mr. McLaughlin who retired at the end of the school year having dedicated 36 years to the education of his students and athletes. Best wishes in your new chapter, Mike! 🎉

Congratulations to PioneerTrailMS teacher Mrs. Meyers who retired at the end of the school year having dedicated 38 years to education. Best wishes in your new chapter, Linda! 🎉

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Victoria and Joslyn from Olathe West High were invited to represent Kansas at NATIONALS at the Smithsonian Museum of American History's NHD showcase today! 🎉🎉🎉 Congrats! Olathe Public Schools