Helen Keller, perhaps the most famous person with disabilities in the 20th C, was a prolific writer, public speaker, suffragist, & activist. In the Helen Keller Archive, find letters, speeches & photos of her beloved dogs. 👉bit.ly/3NZ55og #DisabilityPrideMonth #edchat

How does Frank Lloyd Wright’s “Fallingwater” present a union of art and nature? What can we learn from this organic architecture? Our thoughts here: bit.ly/3BaiR4R #edchat #PlaceBased

How can the surrounding environment become an entryway into historical inquiry? Explore with the NEH-funded Clio app for place-based learning! 👉bit.ly/3ujealN #edchat #PlaceBased

How did geography influence the work of Harriet Tubman and others involved with the Underground Railroad? This lesson plan looks at that issue and more: 👉bit.ly/3CkBzVC #edchat #UShistory #PlaceBased

How is the #FirstAmendment interpreted in different contexts? This K-5 lesson demonstrates to students that freedom of speech is an ongoing process. 👉bit.ly/3mpsCVe #UShistory #sschat #ElementaryEducation

What can portraits tell us about Black culture and the histories of the Afro Atlantic Diaspora? Check out this resource we made with our friends @NGADC for artworks, background info, & discussion prompts: 👉bit.ly/3PIF9iz #AfroAtlanticHistories #sschat #edchat #ArtsEd

Back to school season is our favorite time of year! We’ve got #socialstudies , #ELA , and #ArtsEd resources to support you all the way to June: 👉bit.ly/3kIv2Nf #BackToSchool2024 #edchat #teacherresources

Did you attend any #PD sessions over the summer? What are you looking forward to trying this year in your classroom? #edchat #sschat #BackToSchool2024

When #Walden was published OTD in 1854, Thoreau couldn't have imagined it would one day inspire a video game! Share this with your students so they can “play deliberately” 👉bit.ly/3PoiNC7 #ELAchat #NCTEvillage #BackToSchool2024

DYK National Endowment for the Humanities makes funds available to all US states and territories to create online encyclopedias? Find them here in our local history teacher’s guide: 👉bit.ly/3CDSTDI #edchat #placebased #BackToSchool2024

All lesson plans are equal, but some lesson plans are more equal than others–is that anything? Check out our lesson on George Orwell’s classic Animal Farm, published this week 1946: 👉bit.ly/3SKomNH #ELAchat #edchat #NCTEvillage #BackToSchool2024

How have enslavements and emancipations been interpreted in visual arts? Thanks to @NGAdc for the examples and info in this resource: 👉bit.ly/3vF9qXr #AfroAtlanticHistories #ArtsEd #edchat #BackToSchool2024

By the time she spoke at the 1964 Democratic convention, Fannie Lou Hamer had already proven herself to be a powerful voice of the #CivilRightsMovement. Help students listen & analyze one of her speeches with this resource: 👉bit.ly/3ldW9zP #USHistory #edchat #sschat

Less than one month to Constitution Day! How are you planning to commemorate? We’ve got lots of suggestions in our teacher’s guide here: 👉bit.ly/3PiiCIe #sschat #BackToSchool2024

With funding from National Endowment for the Humanities, the Virtual #MartinLutherKing Project, or vMLK, offers an innovative resource for teaching one of King’s important but unrecorded speeches. 👉bit.ly/3K33a1H #sschat #edchat #UShistory

This week will mark 61 years since #MLK led the #MarchOnWashington for Jobs and Freedom. What parts of Dr. #MartinLutherKing's dream have or have not been realized in the present day? 👉bit.ly/3ptAvt1 #CivilRights #UShistory #sschat #edchat

Why do we still celebrate the words of #MartinLutherKing's "I Have a Dream" speech? Use this lesson plan to commemorate the 61st anniversary of the #MarchOnWashington. 👉bit.ly/2VSWb6O #UShistory #edchat #sschat

To what extent was your town or state connected to the #CivilRights movement? Explore your local places and people of the #CivilRights movement. 👉bit.ly/3vNlmpn #UShistory #edchat #sschat

How do the Chicano #Labor and #CivilRights movements compare with other movements in #UShistory? This lesson places #CesarChávez and the United Farm Workers within the context of the long #CivilRights movement. 👉bit.ly/3gMlGOl #LaborHistory #sschat #edchat

#HispanicHeritageMonth starts Sept 15! Our Teacher’s Guide shares resources and lesson plans for K-12 classrooms on Hispanic and Latino #History and #Heritage. 👉bit.ly/3zIV08J #sschat #UShistory