01/20/2021
Are you ready for the inauguration? Resources for teaching linked here
Inauguration 2021
On Wednesday, January 20, 2021, Joe Biden will be sworn in as the United States' 46th President. Kamala Harris, formerly US Senator from California and our Attorney General, will be sworn in as Vice President. The inauguration will be historic and unprecedented, given the recent insurrection on Capi...
03/16/2020
Needs some tips for shifting instruction online? Check out this article:
https://teacheracademy.uci.edu/creating-and-orchestrating-online-instruction/
12/12/2018
Interested in including more local history into your lessons? Check out our OC Resource Guide.
Local History Resource Guides | UC Berkeley History-Social Science Project
The Bay Area is rich with libraries, museums, and historical sites to visit!
09/06/2017
Learning about the new Framework in Ventura today
06/05/2017
Why should we teach students to curate sources? Find out why and how here
https://www.iste.org/explore/articledetail?articleid=970&category=in-the-classroom
Teach students to curate a project
With so much information available, it’s imperative that students develop the skills to effectively find and evaluate sources of information, categorize what they have found and create new meaning from those materials.
03/07/2017
California State Library Internment Experience
February 19, 2017 marks the 75th anniversary of President Franklin D. Roosevelt signing Executive Order 9066, which sent 120,000 Japanese Americans into internment camps during World War II.
02/01/2017
Join educators from across the state as we learn about California's new Framework.
12/07/2016
Teachers and administrators: are you looking for resources to implement the FAIR Act? We have some suggestions at our website to get you started:
Teacher Resources for SB 48 – UCI History Project
Introduction In 2010, the California legislature passed the Fair, Accurate, Inclusive, and Respectful Education Act. Known informally as the FAIR Education Act, the LGBT History Bill, or simply as SB 48, the law made multiple changes to the state Education Code. While usually identified as the law t...
11/17/2016
With the adoption of the Framework, teachers wonder will there be a test...
http://chssp.ucdavis.edu/blog/testing/
Will there be a test? — California History-Social Science Project
“Yes, but what about testing in history-social science?” This is the refrain I hear again and again from teachers, generally after we talk about the new HSS Framework . This is especially true for ...
11/07/2016
Who were California's first immigrants? Working with 4th grade teachers to consider the mission system:
https://padlet.com/lhutton5/sefj824f6kbv
California's First Immigrants--UCI November 7, 2016
Made with a curious mind
10/21/2016
Inspired by SoCal teachers working on creating and implementing inquiry questions from the new California Framework.