Because how awesome is this!?! ❤️

Today, I came home. Home is with the amazing middle school social studies educators of OPS. We collaborated on inquiry projects that are definitely going to have our students engaged and mastering skills. Dopeness on another level was achieved today! Lindsay Behne

Bre Wilton Thank you for sharing your expertise and love of inquiry with our teachers!! The workshops were fabulous!!

We are working on the next rollout of “Social Responsibilities” now!

Check out the new NE Fine Arts Ed Newsletter - EXPRESSIONS. bit.ly/3A9rTwA NMEA🎶 Great Plains Orff Chapter Nebraska Thespians Nebraska Bandmasters NATA ESU10 ESU2 ESU9 PD ESU#3 ESU_4 ESU 6 PD ESU7 ESU 8 Kate Hatch ESU 13 @ESU15Tech ESU 16 ESU #1

This #MarkerMonday looks at an Omaha tribe village that was once home to an estimated 1,100 people and a visiting spot for early fur traders and explorers including Lewis and Clark. Marker Text: mynehistory.com/items/show/106

Mark your calendars! The second screening of the documentary “Life at the High: 150 Years of Lincoln High School” will be on Thursday, September 29th at 7 PM at Lincoln High School. Additional information to come!

Arts have economic impact, too! March report published by Americans for the Arts, states BEA News reports arts & culture contributed $3 BN to NE’s economy, 2.2% of NE GDP, total of $1.8 BN. Nationally arts & culture is $876.6 BN industry, 4.2% of US GDP, total of $446 BN. #artsedweek

The time has officially come to say goodbye. Thank you all for helping me to grow social studies in Nebraska. I will never forget your kindness, graciousness, and the overall joy of social studies you have shared with me. Until we meet again. #OTD #Nebraska

Do you remember when you joined Twitter? I do! #MyTwitterAnniversary

Well, this is pretty cool.

Who all went to Administrator's Days, NDE day yesterday in Kearney? What was your favorite thing about it? #NCSAADMIN23 #NDEDay

Do you recognize the woman photographed w/ President Gerald Ford in the Oval Office? What if we told you she was once the most famous child actress in America? Image: U.S. National Archives

Fun fact: In 1872, Yellowstone National Park became the world’s first federally designated national park.

How can we continue to cultivate students' natural curiosity in the classroom? 🤔 Question formulation is an essential lifelong skill, but it’s rarely taught in schools. Inquiry-based learning helps students develop this important skill while also sparking curiosity. 🔍

Teachers, want to incorporate the use of primary sources, but aren’t sure where to start? Check out this National Archives site—it offers sample worksheets of a variety of documents for younger and older students. archives.gov/education/less…

Secondary teachers: here is a resource for using inquiry based learning and incorporating student led action. The examples for lessons and project ideas may have you rethinking how to teach good citizenship. beacitizen.org/resources

If you’ve been wondering, “should I play the Stock Market Game” with my economics classes?”

95 years ago today, a King was born. He was a dreamer…and so much more. A defender of those being oppressed and a challenger of oppressors. A student of the human condition and a strategist for humane change. A teacher, a thinker, a truth teller. King. #MLKDay #MLK95 #MLK