social studies

2023 Kentucky High School Teacher of the Year carries lessons learned from her middle school teacher

Sitting in the third row of Pam Harper's 8th-grade social studies class at Pendleton County Middle School in 1991 shortly after the launch of Operation Desert Storm, Amber Sergent uncovered a desire to learn about America's past while also being mindful of the world of today. A class that had focused on U.S. history from the American colonies through the Civil War suddenly added an element of current events.

By Jacob Perkins|2022-09-20T16:18:57-04:00September 20, 2022|

Revised middle school civics curriculum is latest offering in Bill of Rights Institute’s library of free resources and programs

The Bill of Rights Institute's free Being an American: Exploring the Ideals That Unite Us curriculum has been one of the organization's most popular online resources for teaching middle school civics since the Institute was founded in 1999.

By Christopher Janson|2022-08-15T15:52:45-04:00August 1, 2022|

Teaching the Holocaust, Empowering Students

In 2018, with the passage of House Bill 128, Kentucky joined over a dozen states in the United States that officially mandated the teaching of the Holocaust and other genocides.

By Staff|2022-06-21T15:59:43-04:00June 21, 2022|

KDE seeks applicants for Social Studies Standards committees

The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) is seeking social studies teachers of all grade levels to apply to participate in a social studies standards review to meet the requirements of Section 4(3)(a) of Senate Bill 1 (2022).

By Jacqueline Thompson|2022-06-07T16:46:38-04:00June 7, 2022|

How to Access the Filson Historical Society’s collections and resources for the classroom

The Filson Historical Society, founded in 1884, is a privately supported historical society located in Louisville, Kentucky. The Filson’s mission is to collect, preserve, and share the stories of Kentucky and Ohio Valley history and culture.

By Emma Bryan|2022-04-18T10:24:31-04:00April 18, 2022|

Using the science of learning to teach economics and social studies

As educators, we want our students’ learning to be enduring and transferable: enduring in that they can recall information they learned in the past and flexible in that they can apply this learning in different situations and transfer it to a new problem or domain.

By Guest Columnist|2022-04-11T11:47:20-04:00April 11, 2022|