#sschat Archive

#sschat is a network of educators, resources, and ideas that started on Twitter, but has expanded to Facebook, an annual NCSS unconference, and more. Join us to chat asynchronously on Twitter or Facebook, or chat with us live on Mondays from 7-8pm EST.
Monday July 3, 2017
7:00 PM EDT
  • dankrutka - Moderator Jul 3 @ 7:00 PM EDT
    Welcome to #sschat! The chat begins in a few mins. Introduce yourself: name, grades & subjects, school. Don’t forget to add #sschat
  • participatechat Jul 3 @ 7:00 PM EDT
    Participate in the upcoming #sschat by sharing resources and collaborating at https://t.co/73iQwRcttl
  • classroomtools Jul 3 @ 7:01 PM EDT
    Happy Independence Day #sschat, this is Bill Chapman, a retired secondary social studies teacher, checking in from a sunny Berkekey, CA.
  • CHitch94 - Moderator Jul 3 @ 7:01 PM EDT
    Chris from Bloomington, IN. Teach world history for private online HS affiliated w/ Indiana Univ. Proud to be one of the #sschat co-leaders.
  • 42ThinkDeep - Moderator Jul 3 @ 7:01 PM EDT
    Hi! I'm Michael - one of the #sschat board members. I teach US and World History and I always get the highest score in golf! #sschat
  • cheffernan75 Jul 3 @ 7:02 PM EDT
    Chris from IL - 7th grade world geography. Popping in for little while tonight! #sschat
  • jackiegerstein Jul 3 @ 7:02 PM EDT
    #sschat chat starting now - #edtechsn
  • flipping_A_tchr Jul 3 @ 7:02 PM EDT
    Happy Independence Eve, everybody! This is Andrew (gr.8 SocSt in Massachusetts) another #sschat co-mod
  • DayCatherineM Jul 3 @ 7:02 PM EDT
    Hey there. I'm Catherine from PA. Certed in 7-12 Social Studies but in Grad School right now for Literacy Across Content Lines #sschat
    In reply to @dankrutka
  • dankrutka - Moderator Jul 3 @ 7:03 PM EDT
    Thanks for joining #sschat tonight! With July 4th tmrw, we’re chatting about not only US Independence, but independence in general.
  • thewarsnak Jul 3 @ 7:03 PM EDT
    Great to be here! TJ checking in from central Kansas. I teach HS history and econ. #sschat
  • 42ThinkDeep - Moderator Jul 3 @ 7:03 PM EDT
    All the #sschat ters who are independent - throw your hands up at me.
  • MsHolmesTeach Jul 3 @ 7:03 PM EDT
    Hi, Bill! Glad you're here! #SSChat
    In reply to @classroomtools
  • DayCatherineM Jul 3 @ 7:03 PM EDT
    Yes I do :) #sschat
    In reply to @flipping_A_tchr, @dankrutka
  • highleyjane Jul 3 @ 7:03 PM EDT
    Jane from Philly; @schacademy 8th gr US History #sschat
  • MsBuell Jul 3 @ 7:03 PM EDT
    Happy summer #sschat -Mary Lou from Cape Cod (for next 7 weeks), HS world and US history, excited for tomorrow and excited to make chat now
  • dankrutka - Moderator Jul 3 @ 7:04 PM EDT
    We will use a Q1/A1, Q2/A2 format as always, but before we get started we have some announcements! #sschat
  • MsHolmesTeach Jul 3 @ 7:04 PM EDT
    Hey, Chris! Love when #worldgeochat friends join #sschat!
    In reply to @cheffernan75
  • DayCatherineM Jul 3 @ 7:04 PM EDT
    I need a cheeseburger though ;) #sschat
    In reply to @flipping_A_tchr, @dankrutka
  • classroomtools Jul 3 @ 7:04 PM EDT
    Then this book will be especially appropriate for both. https://t.co/cckQybfLFD #sschat
    In reply to @dankrutka
  • mosier_histgeek Jul 3 @ 7:04 PM EDT
    Hello and Happy Independence Day from Omaha, NE - Lance Mosier 8th Grade US History Teacher #sschat
  • flipping_A_tchr Jul 3 @ 7:04 PM EDT
    Welcome Mary Lou! You've got nice digs for summer.... #sschat
    In reply to @MsBuell
  • cheffernan75 Jul 3 @ 7:04 PM EDT
    Me too! #worldgeochat <3 #sschat
    In reply to @MsHolmesTeach
  • MsBuell Jul 3 @ 7:04 PM EDT
    Do you know about the World History revision group on Voxer? You should join us #sschat
    In reply to @42ThinkDeep
  • DayCatherineM Jul 3 @ 7:05 PM EDT
    ^5 #sschat
    In reply to @flipping_A_tchr, @dankrutka
  • dankrutka - Moderator Jul 3 @ 7:05 PM EDT
    ANNOUNCEMENT: We’d like to formally welcome @MsHolmesTeach as a new co-leader to the #sschat crew, er, bunch!
  • MrKoz31 Jul 3 @ 7:05 PM EDT
    Andrew, Maryland, APUSH and Sheltered ESOL US #sschat
  • MsHolmesTeach Jul 3 @ 7:05 PM EDT
    Happy #3rdofJuly everyone! I'm Mary-Owen, #7thgrade WH teacher in Tennessee...and the newest #sschat co-mod!
  • MsBuell Jul 3 @ 7:05 PM EDT
    I do indeed!!! Summer is all about saying "yes" to my kids, they get enough of "mommy is busy" all year #sschat
    In reply to @flipping_A_tchr
  • CHitch94 - Moderator Jul 3 @ 7:05 PM EDT
    Yes. Become one of us, one of us! :) #sschat #worldhistoryrocks
    • MsBuell Jul 3 @ 7:04 PM EDT
      Do you know about the World History revision group on Voxer? You should join us #sschat
      In reply to @42ThinkDeep
  • flipping_A_tchr Jul 3 @ 7:05 PM EDT
    WOOT WOOT!! #sschat #3rdofjuly
  • dankrutka - Moderator Jul 3 @ 7:06 PM EDT
    ANNOUNCEMENT TWO: The #sschat Network is now officially a non-profit, which we hope will enable us to expand in new ways! More to come!
  • MsHolmesTeach Jul 3 @ 7:06 PM EDT
    Q1 How is the term "independence" used in social studies? #sschat
  • cheffernan75 Jul 3 @ 7:07 PM EDT
    That's fantastic! Congrats! I'll need to learn more about this later because #worldgeochat <3 #sschat
    In reply to @dankrutka
  • classroomtools Jul 3 @ 7:07 PM EDT
    A1 Usually independence is applied to one group moving to free itself from another. #sschat
  • MsHolmesTeach Jul 3 @ 7:07 PM EDT
    Hi, Andrew! Welcome to tonight's chat! #sschat
    In reply to @MrKoz31
  • cheffernan75 Jul 3 @ 7:07 PM EDT
    3 FREE Resources for #Geography /#GlobalStudies / #SocialStudies classrooms https://t.co/2daD2ig4Hj #sschat #worldgeochat #globaledchat
  • flipping_A_tchr Jul 3 @ 7:07 PM EDT
    The force is strong with this one #sschat
    In reply to @MsHolmesTeach, @MrKoz31
  • CHitch94 - Moderator Jul 3 @ 7:07 PM EDT
    A1) Independence generally equates with a nation or group breaking away from another and establishing their own system of govt. #sschat
  • 42ThinkDeep - Moderator Jul 3 @ 7:08 PM EDT
    I know there is a thing about the American Revolution as a Revolution or an Independence movement. #sschat
  • MsBuell Jul 3 @ 7:08 PM EDT
    This seems like really big news! I remember the first chat...great things happen when Ts have a little extra time in the summer! #sschat
    • dankrutka - Moderator Jul 3 @ 7:06 PM EDT
      ANNOUNCEMENT TWO: The #sschat Network is now officially a non-profit, which we hope will enable us to expand in new ways! More to come!
  • cheffernan75 Jul 3 @ 7:08 PM EDT
    A1 Independence should be about self-rule and separation of mother country & colony. #sschat
  • flipping_A_tchr Jul 3 @ 7:08 PM EDT
    A1 declaring independence presumes some level of "dependence" in the relationship #sschat
  • cheffernan75 Jul 3 @ 7:08 PM EDT
    Also, sorry that my blog is spamming #sschat during a chat. #notcool
  • DayCatherineM Jul 3 @ 7:09 PM EDT
    A1: When I hear the word "independence" , I think of either freedom from or the freedom to #sschat
    In reply to @MsHolmesTeach
  • CHitch94 - Moderator Jul 3 @ 7:09 PM EDT
    Ooooh! I love this for the idea and for the power of prepositions! :) #sschat
    • DayCatherineM Jul 3 @ 7:09 PM EDT
      A1: When I hear the word "independence" , I think of either freedom from or the freedom to #sschat
      In reply to @MsHolmesTeach
  • MsBuell Jul 3 @ 7:09 PM EDT
    A1 Independence often means struggle for self-determination regardless of how "independent" a country is #sschat
  • MsHolmesTeach Jul 3 @ 7:09 PM EDT
    A1 "independence" usually involves some sort of declaration or statement to separate oneself from something. #sschat
  • mosier_histgeek Jul 3 @ 7:09 PM EDT
    A) Independence is the belief of a person/group is better making their own choices separate from another person/group’s control #sschat
  • flipping_A_tchr Jul 3 @ 7:09 PM EDT
    A1 I wonder: Do we use this word consciously and thoughtfully, or reflexively? #sschat
  • Jim_dEntremont Jul 3 @ 7:10 PM EDT
    Jim joining in - 7th grade social studies teacher from MA #sschat
  • DayCatherineM Jul 3 @ 7:10 PM EDT
    Thank you, kindly #sschat
    In reply to @CHitch94
  • AssignmentHelpN Jul 3 @ 7:10 PM EDT
    7 Productive Activities to Make the Best use of Summer Vacations https://t.co/7IWgJiMM2a #kyadmin #sschat #DubChat
  • MsHolmesTeach Jul 3 @ 7:10 PM EDT
    oooh good insight! Would lead in to a great discussion about freedoms #sschat
    In reply to @DayCatherineM
  • dankrutka - Moderator Jul 3 @ 7:10 PM EDT
    A1: Does "Independence" often just refer to legal sovereignty, but ignore whether economic, cultural, etc. independence? #sschat
  • MrKoz31 Jul 3 @ 7:10 PM EDT
    A1: What about independence to choose the content, process, and product of the learning? #sschat
  • flipping_A_tchr Jul 3 @ 7:10 PM EDT
    Maybe prepositions in social studies should be the topic for this month's #engsschat (July 24) #sschat
    In reply to @CHitch94
  • HistoryCrossing Jul 3 @ 7:11 PM EDT
    I just finished this and it is a must read for all educators. Great ideas and refreshingly honest! @burgessdave #sschat
  • Jim_dEntremont Jul 3 @ 7:11 PM EDT
    A1: Independence is autonomy - from a gov't, others, or conditions. #sschat
  • flipping_A_tchr Jul 3 @ 7:11 PM EDT
    Welcome Jim (just a few towns up the road)! #sschat
    In reply to @Jim_dEntremont
  • MsBuell Jul 3 @ 7:11 PM EDT
    Right, in world history Independence movements are reaction to imperialism, which can be economic not just political #sschat
    In reply to @flipping_A_tchr
  • MsHolmesTeach Jul 3 @ 7:11 PM EDT
    Make history relatable. Where do we see independence in our own lives? #sschat
    • highleyjane Jul 3 @ 7:08 PM EDT
      Use students' lives as context first: ask them how they manifest independence (or lack thereof)
  • mrruzicka Jul 3 @ 7:12 PM EDT
    Natural political right reflecting human right of free will #sschat
    In reply to @MsHolmesTeach
  • supervxn Jul 3 @ 7:12 PM EDT
    Hi all, I'm Noa, a sci T from Israel. It's 2 am here. So my usual pun is: #sschat
  • flipping_A_tchr Jul 3 @ 7:12 PM EDT
    Yes! That's a much better wording of my earlier tweet. Do we always consider the multiple dimensions of independence? #sschat #probablynot
    • dankrutka - Moderator Jul 3 @ 7:10 PM EDT
      A1: Does "Independence" often just refer to legal sovereignty, but ignore whether economic, cultural, etc. independence? #sschat
  • Jim_dEntremont Jul 3 @ 7:12 PM EDT
    Cool! #sschat
    In reply to @flipping_A_tchr
  • DayCatherineM Jul 3 @ 7:13 PM EDT
    Seems like it doesn't it? You are guaranteed independence legally but you are not provided economic independence..you must earn that #sschat
    In reply to @dankrutka
  • MsBuell Jul 3 @ 7:13 PM EDT
    In the case of the U.S. it probably does, but that is not universal experience #sschat
    In reply to @dankrutka
  • theASIDEblog Jul 3 @ 7:13 PM EDT
    When we think of independence, we think of independence of thought and action. #sschat
  • dankrutka - Moderator Jul 3 @ 7:13 PM EDT
    I like it... what does it mean for students or teachers to have "independence"? Could we examine the concept in local contexts? #sschat
    • MrKoz31 Jul 3 @ 7:10 PM EDT
      A1: What about independence to choose the content, process, and product of the learning? #sschat
  • 42ThinkDeep - Moderator Jul 3 @ 7:13 PM EDT
    In World History - we often discuss independence in terms of decolonization. #sschat
  • DayCatherineM Jul 3 @ 7:13 PM EDT
    Hey you!! Hiya! #sschat
    In reply to @supervxn
  • supervxn Jul 3 @ 7:13 PM EDT
    Happy US Independence Day #sschat
  • flipping_A_tchr Jul 3 @ 7:13 PM EDT
    Oooh, you mean for students? When we address US indep., I try to tie that concept to my 8th graders' desire for same in class & home #sschat
    • MrKoz31 Jul 3 @ 7:10 PM EDT
      A1: What about independence to choose the content, process, and product of the learning? #sschat
  • burgessdave Jul 3 @ 7:13 PM EDT
    Thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed #tlap! #sschat #sstlap
    In reply to @HistoryCrossing
  • MsHolmesTeach Jul 3 @ 7:14 PM EDT
    Free will is always a fascinating conversation to have with students. #sschat
    In reply to @mrruzicka
  • JoanneDuford Jul 3 @ 7:14 PM EDT
    Joanne from MI, SED teacher, K-8 #sschat
  • flipping_A_tchr Jul 3 @ 7:14 PM EDT
    "answering with more Qs" could be the motto of #sschat ;)
    In reply to @highleyjane
  • cheffernan75 Jul 3 @ 7:14 PM EDT
    A1 - I always love discussing independence vs interdependence - independent nations are interdependent as well #sschat
  • MrKoz31 Jul 3 @ 7:14 PM EDT
    Exactly, teach independence with modeling what it looks like in the classroom! Must be earned and cherished! #sschat
    In reply to @flipping_A_tchr
  • flipping_A_tchr Jul 3 @ 7:14 PM EDT
    ...or used and abused ;) #sschat
    In reply to @MrKoz31
  • MsHolmesTeach Jul 3 @ 7:15 PM EDT
    Q2 Related to Q1, how might we unsettle the term "independence" from how it's often used to help students re-think what it means? #sschat
  • massignmenthelp Jul 3 @ 7:15 PM EDT
    8 Best Online Courses to Master Data Science https://t.co/8nCU0diGZK #kyadmin #sschat #DubChat
  • MsHolmesTeach Jul 3 @ 7:15 PM EDT
    In my period of world history, we often discuss independence in terms of the power of the Pope. #sschat
    In reply to @42ThinkDeep
  • Jim_dEntremont Jul 3 @ 7:15 PM EDT
    Ppl in independent countries don't necessarily have independence from certain conditions that confine them. #sschat
    In reply to @dankrutka
  • theASIDEblog Jul 3 @ 7:15 PM EDT
    In regard to teaching, our goal is to encourage independence to act and make decisions w/out worry of what others think. #sschat
  • 42ThinkDeep - Moderator Jul 3 @ 7:15 PM EDT
    I imagine if I taught more current events - we might discuss energy independence. #sschat
  • mosier_histgeek Jul 3 @ 7:15 PM EDT
    Like ideas students connect w/Independence with their own experiences. Might be a great starter discussion to lead to broader themes #sschat
  • MsBuell Jul 3 @ 7:15 PM EDT
    Or the logo for the new non-profit group! #sschat
  • flipping_A_tchr Jul 3 @ 7:16 PM EDT
    A2 maybe a crazy thought: "independence" is an illusion or an ideal -- it lies on the far end of a spectrum (see: Into the Wild) #sschat
  • JoanneDuford Jul 3 @ 7:16 PM EDT
    A1: Independence has been typically used as a synonym for freedom #sschat
  • dankrutka - Moderator Jul 3 @ 7:17 PM EDT
    In many cases, colonized countries gained "independence" from Western countries whose corporations maintain econ control still today #sschat
    • DayCatherineM Jul 3 @ 7:13 PM EDT
      Seems like it doesn't it? You are guaranteed independence legally but you are not provided economic independence..you must earn that #sschat
      In reply to @dankrutka
  • MrKoz31 Jul 3 @ 7:17 PM EDT
    A2: Challenge the notion of what independence means. Were the colonies truly independent after the RW? Are people independent today?#sschat
  • MsBuell Jul 3 @ 7:17 PM EDT
    Embarrassed to say I have never thought of teaching nationalist movements this way, bit great idea I am definitely going to use! #sschat
    In reply to @flipping_A_tchr
  • cheffernan75 Jul 3 @ 7:17 PM EDT
    A2 I think a lot of Ss think of INDEPENDENCE as a good thing. But then struggle when they realize the Civil War negates that. #sschat
    In reply to @MsHolmesTeach
  • mosier_histgeek Jul 3 @ 7:17 PM EDT
    Have this Kelly Clarkson song in my head now with this talk of independence Ms Independent https://t.co/BIOtUdM1wy #sschat
  • MsHolmesTeach Jul 3 @ 7:17 PM EDT
    Oh that's an interesting comparison. How can we be independent while also interdependent? (imports/exports, etc) #sschat
    In reply to @cheffernan75
  • mrruzicka Jul 3 @ 7:17 PM EDT
    Forgot to #sschat that...summer is sinking in
    • mrruzicka Jul 3 @ 7:17 PM EDT
      It is a great way to have students insert their voices into history and challenge the decisions made in history and today
      In reply to @MsHolmesTeach
  • thewarsnak Jul 3 @ 7:17 PM EDT
    A2 I Like to look at different docs to find different forms and examples of indepen in the past. #sschat
  • theASIDEblog Jul 3 @ 7:17 PM EDT
    This is ultimate independence in learning. Are schools ready to let educators let students lead the charge toward this? #sschat
    • MrKoz31 Jul 3 @ 7:10 PM EDT
      A1: What about independence to choose the content, process, and product of the learning? #sschat
  • flipping_A_tchr Jul 3 @ 7:17 PM EDT
    Even US colonies-->states remained dependent on Britain in many ways (esp. economically)...& teens dont get totally indep of parents #sschat
    • flipping_A_tchr Jul 3 @ 7:16 PM EDT
      A2 maybe a crazy thought: "independence" is an illusion or an ideal -- it lies on the far end of a spectrum (see: Into the Wild) #sschat
  • classroomtools Jul 3 @ 7:18 PM EDT
    A2 Point out that in all(or certainly most) political independence movements since 1776, the newly independent state kept econ ties. #sschat
  • cheffernan75 Jul 3 @ 7:18 PM EDT
    It's that whole #worldgeochat mindset coming through. :) #sschat
    In reply to @MsHolmesTeach
  • flipping_A_tchr Jul 3 @ 7:18 PM EDT
    Well, the thing is though that most 8th graders DO NOT want total independence from home! They see the benefits of the relationship #sschat
    In reply to @MsBuell
  • DayCatherineM Jul 3 @ 7:18 PM EDT
    A2; Great idea. Really ask Ss what they think independence is and then lay it out for their reaction. #sschat
  • DayCatherineM Jul 3 @ 7:18 PM EDT
    I'll buy that one (no pun intended lol) #sschat
    In reply to @dankrutka
  • 6thgradersrule Jul 3 @ 7:19 PM EDT
    #sschat a2 We touch base on govn't types by country. Talk about effects of independence. How it could lead to dictatorship or democracy.
    • MsHolmesTeach Jul 3 @ 7:15 PM EDT
      Q2 Related to Q1, how might we unsettle the term "independence" from how it's often used to help students re-think what it means? #sschat
  • harcoumich Jul 3 @ 7:19 PM EDT
    It's a complex concept - doesn't it muddy the matter to talk about it in terms of history content & pedagogy? #sschat
    In reply to @dankrutka
  • mosier_histgeek Jul 3 @ 7:19 PM EDT
    I like that idea of Into The Wild. Independence is associated with a certain level of Power/Control…is that Power real as we think #sschat
    In reply to @flipping_A_tchr
  • 42ThinkDeep - Moderator Jul 3 @ 7:19 PM EDT
    It's interesting to think about the interconnectivity of our world today and to think about US as a total independent nation. #sschat
  • Jim_dEntremont Jul 3 @ 7:19 PM EDT
    Ppl are social - there is automatic interdependence. Maybe that eclipses independence. #sschat
    In reply to @flipping_A_tchr
  • theASIDEblog Jul 3 @ 7:20 PM EDT
    We've seen choice and independence cause stress. Honestly, that's a good thing; it pushes learners to be more independent. #sschat
  • 6thgradersrule Jul 3 @ 7:20 PM EDT
    #sschat a2 Comparing two countries in a small geographic radius is powerful. #BeyondTheGovernment #PeoplePower #RethinkIndpendence
  • apellegrino02 Jul 3 @ 7:20 PM EDT
    United Fruit Co. was a great example of this. #sschat
    In reply to @dankrutka
  • MsBuell Jul 3 @ 7:21 PM EDT
    A2 (great question, brainstorming here) Ss crowdsource def of independence, then when studying movements classify based on their def #sschat
  • AquilaEducation Jul 3 @ 7:21 PM EDT
    Hey #sschat sorry I'm late!
  • harcoumich Jul 3 @ 7:21 PM EDT
    But I do like the idea of exploring historical events like independence in relation to their local unfolding #placebased #sschat
    In reply to @dankrutka
  • flipping_A_tchr Jul 3 @ 7:21 PM EDT
    Yes, to some degree it HAS to because like you said we are social animals. (Even introverts like my wife) #sschat
    • Jim_dEntremont Jul 3 @ 7:19 PM EDT
      Ppl are social - there is automatic interdependence. Maybe that eclipses independence. #sschat
      In reply to @flipping_A_tchr
  • theASIDEblog Jul 3 @ 7:22 PM EDT
    Students need more independence to experience the stresses and stains of pushing through on their own. No silver spoons here! #sschat
  • MrKoz31 Jul 3 @ 7:22 PM EDT
    A2: I think that to truly define independence, you need to deconstruct the meaning of power at its most basic level #sschat
  • MsHolmesTeach Jul 3 @ 7:22 PM EDT
    A2 Independence = Freedom (but also a lot more responsibility. And bills.) #sschat
  • CHitch94 - Moderator Jul 3 @ 7:22 PM EDT
    A2) I think some of this unsettling comes down to evaluating the goals and the outcomes of independence movements. #sschat
  • MsBuell Jul 3 @ 7:22 PM EDT
    Exactly! That is what helps Ss understand nuances of independence movements, and why they are often not universally supported #sschat
    • flipping_A_tchr Jul 3 @ 7:18 PM EDT
      Well, the thing is though that most 8th graders DO NOT want total independence from home! They see the benefits of the relationship #sschat
      In reply to @MsBuell
  • flipping_A_tchr Jul 3 @ 7:23 PM EDT
    I've got #sschat Q3 coming up in just 1 minute!
  • MrsRicklis Jul 3 @ 7:23 PM EDT
    Yikes! Summer brain forgot about #sschat Brittany from NJ joining late!
  • theASIDEblog Jul 3 @ 7:23 PM EDT
    Telling students to figure it out is pushing them to think independently. Easy? Not necessarily and that's good. #sschat
  • MsHolmesTeach Jul 3 @ 7:23 PM EDT
    Good point. Important for Ss to realize that independence gives chance to change type of rule. Doesn't always end up in democracy. #sschat
    In reply to @6thgradersrule
  • flipping_A_tchr Jul 3 @ 7:24 PM EDT
    Q3: With the 4th of July coming up tomorrow, what are your favorite resources, quotes, themes when teaching US Independence? #sschat
  • theASIDEblog Jul 3 @ 7:24 PM EDT
    Agreed! #sschat
  • classroomtools Jul 3 @ 7:24 PM EDT
    Most calling for independence really want power of one sort or another. In 1776 had Britain granted colonies more power, no rev. #sschat
  • CHitch94 - Moderator Jul 3 @ 7:24 PM EDT
    Yes. Is a movement unsuccessful if doesn't end in democracy? Comes back again to analyzing goals and outcomes. #sschat
    • MsHolmesTeach Jul 3 @ 7:23 PM EDT
      Good point. Important for Ss to realize that independence gives chance to change type of rule. Doesn't always end up in democracy. #sschat
      In reply to @6thgradersrule
  • Jim_dEntremont Jul 3 @ 7:24 PM EDT
    Yes! And is the risk of being independent worth it even when facing negative circumstances in the present situation. #sschat
    In reply to @MsHolmesTeach
  • Americanabook Jul 3 @ 7:25 PM EDT
    #sschat~ Happy Fourth! Am an author of Civics Book~Hope to Inspire~offering Civics Book for freedownload July2-4 https://t.co/kIP4e0WBMs
  • theASIDEblog Jul 3 @ 7:25 PM EDT
    Bigger question is, "Are teachers comfortable with independence?" #sschat
  • baritoneblogger Jul 3 @ 7:25 PM EDT
    A1) We use independence from the losers/oppressed perspective. I wonder why not the word liberation. #sschat
  • MsBuell Jul 3 @ 7:25 PM EDT
    Yay, Bill's here...so now the party can really get going! #sschat
    In reply to @classroomtools
  • classroomtools Jul 3 @ 7:25 PM EDT
    A3 With regards to the Declaration itself, no doubt @WilliamHogeland's book is a must read. https://t.co/5058XlnGfE #sschat
  • 6thgradersrule Jul 3 @ 7:25 PM EDT
    #sschat q3 Fav. resource to teach #DOI https://t.co/f0Xjq4fhIs #drool
  • AquilaEducation Jul 3 @ 7:25 PM EDT
    #sschat A3: finding and reading a pretend break up letter as an intro to the Declaration Of Independence
  • flipping_A_tchr Jul 3 @ 7:25 PM EDT
    A3 This is my role-play video about declaring independence as a break-up: https://t.co/VWeLA3Secy #sschat
  • CHitch94 - Moderator Jul 3 @ 7:26 PM EDT
    A3) I teach world history so use Decl of Ind & Bill of Rights to compare with similar docs from other places (Lat Am, France, etc.). #sschat
  • cheffernan75 Jul 3 @ 7:26 PM EDT
    A3 I sadly don't teacher US Independence, but if I did. I'd love to show to contradictory quotes the founding fathers had. #sschat
    • flipping_A_tchr Jul 3 @ 7:24 PM EDT
      Q3: With the 4th of July coming up tomorrow, what are your favorite resources, quotes, themes when teaching US Independence? #sschat
  • MsHolmesTeach Jul 3 @ 7:26 PM EDT
    Q3 #sschat
    • flipping_A_tchr Jul 3 @ 7:24 PM EDT
      Q3: With the 4th of July coming up tomorrow, what are your favorite resources, quotes, themes when teaching US Independence? #sschat
  • highleyjane Jul 3 @ 7:26 PM EDT
    sorry have to leave; kid vomit out-of-the-blue #sschat
  • 6thgradersrule Jul 3 @ 7:27 PM EDT
    #sschat a3 Fav docs to teach #DoI @npr's reading is always something I look foreward to. Nothing as powerful as a reading of it aloud.
  • CHitch94 - Moderator Jul 3 @ 7:27 PM EDT
    Oooh! Great point. It would be interesting to see if people equate liberation and independence. #sschat
    • baritoneblogger Jul 3 @ 7:25 PM EDT
      A1) We use independence from the losers/oppressed perspective. I wonder why not the word liberation. #sschat
  • baritoneblogger Jul 3 @ 7:27 PM EDT
    A2) My challenge is making sure I am looking at every perspective when teaching revolutions and wars. They both are very binary. #sschat
    • MsHolmesTeach Jul 3 @ 7:15 PM EDT
      Q2 Related to Q1, how might we unsettle the term "independence" from how it's often used to help students re-think what it means? #sschat
  • DayCatherineM Jul 3 @ 7:27 PM EDT
    A3: My fav quote has always been the one from Ben:"Those who would give up liberty to purchase temporary safety deserve neither..." #sschat
    In reply to @flipping_A_tchr
  • flipping_A_tchr Jul 3 @ 7:27 PM EDT
    A3 Take some time to read aloud the document together (multiple times) as it was MEANT to be received. Some parts are like poetry #sschat
    • flipping_A_tchr Jul 3 @ 7:24 PM EDT
      Q3: With the 4th of July coming up tomorrow, what are your favorite resources, quotes, themes when teaching US Independence? #sschat
  • AquilaEducation Jul 3 @ 7:27 PM EDT
    #sschat I'm just going to say it... Anyone use #Hamilton songs
  • MrKoz31 Jul 3 @ 7:27 PM EDT
    A3 #sschat I always read this quote in Sam L's voice. Something very Pulp Fiction about it.
  • Americanabook Jul 3 @ 7:27 PM EDT
    Appreciate the basics~hope all students/citizens aware of basics & can formulate ideas,opinions...#sschat
    In reply to @flipping_A_tchr
  • 6thgradersrule Jul 3 @ 7:27 PM EDT
    #sschat a3 In the past, we've underline negative remarks, circle positive thoughts, highlight in colors what they agree/disagree with. #DoI
  • MsHolmesTeach Jul 3 @ 7:28 PM EDT
    A3 I teach World History, but use Magna Carta as jumping off point to Bill of Rights and UN Declaration of Human Rights. #sschat
  • 42ThinkDeep - Moderator Jul 3 @ 7:28 PM EDT
    nice job not saying 'the Magna Carta' #sschat
    In reply to @MsHolmesTeach
  • dankrutka - Moderator Jul 3 @ 7:28 PM EDT
    Love it. Unlike independence, liberation suggests more than just sovereignty, but economic, cultural, legal freedom. #sschat
    In reply to @baritoneblogger
  • AquilaEducation Jul 3 @ 7:28 PM EDT
    #sschat take your kids in a virtual field trip with #googleexpeditions there are great #ushistory #expeditions #VirtualReality
  • MsBuell Jul 3 @ 7:29 PM EDT
    With the U.S. (+other examples from WH) having experience of independence (being "ignored" by GB for years) was imp part of process #sschat
  • MrsRicklis Jul 3 @ 7:29 PM EDT
    A3 Makes me wonder what your units would look like if July 4th was part of the school year. Not a lot of focus outside of AmerHist #sschat
  • CHitch94 - Moderator Jul 3 @ 7:29 PM EDT
    I may have made some Hamilton references in my world history course this year . . . #sschat
    In reply to @AquilaEducation
  • MsHolmesTeach Jul 3 @ 7:29 PM EDT
    Great point! I think I use those terms interchangeably, but they definitely have a specific POV. #sschat
    In reply to @baritoneblogger
  • mosier_histgeek Jul 3 @ 7:29 PM EDT
    A3) Since I teach a US Survey I like keep bringing it back throughout the year as we look at the struggle for equality #sschat
  • apellegrino02 Jul 3 @ 7:29 PM EDT
    I like to use Boston Massacre accounts from British and Colonist perspectives and do some concept formation on the term "massacre" #sschat
    In reply to @flipping_A_tchr
  • 42ThinkDeep - Moderator Jul 3 @ 7:29 PM EDT
    I only make references to Hamilton. #sschat
    In reply to @CHitch94, @AquilaEducation
  • flipping_A_tchr Jul 3 @ 7:30 PM EDT
    For anybody who had 7:30pm on the betting pool for @HamiltonMusical references, the "under" bets win tonight by exactly 1 minute #sschat
    In reply to @CHitch94, @AquilaEducation, @HamiltonMusical
  • baritoneblogger Jul 3 @ 7:30 PM EDT
    A3) I love reading Zinn with Ss. I LOVE America: The Story of Us. They just came out with one for Canada and Australia, too! #sschat
    • flipping_A_tchr Jul 3 @ 7:24 PM EDT
      Q3: With the 4th of July coming up tomorrow, what are your favorite resources, quotes, themes when teaching US Independence? #sschat
  • MrsRicklis Jul 3 @ 7:30 PM EDT
    A3 Resources & primary docs from Scholastic, @Newsela @librarycongress #sschat
  • madisonteacher Jul 3 @ 7:30 PM EDT
    The latest Social Studies & Education! https://t.co/yw2UZ8PizE Thanks to @MmeNero @Gilder_Lehrman @patwest47 #sschat #tlap
  • MsHolmesTeach Jul 3 @ 7:30 PM EDT
    Thank you! I did hold back on the Jay-Z joke, though. #hova #magnacarta #holygrail #sschat
    In reply to @42ThinkDeep
  • flipping_A_tchr Jul 3 @ 7:30 PM EDT
    Are they called "The Story of Ca" and "The Story of Aus"?? #sschat
    In reply to @baritoneblogger
  • CHitch94 - Moderator Jul 3 @ 7:30 PM EDT
    This could very easily turn into a Hamilton lyric fest. VERY easily. ;) #sschat OK, so we're doin' this.
    In reply to @42ThinkDeep, @AquilaEducation
  • 6thgradersrule Jul 3 @ 7:31 PM EDT
    #sschat a3 Short article about #DoI influence. https://t.co/qDpenXPzFy #Armitage
  • flipping_A_tchr Jul 3 @ 7:31 PM EDT
    We are all winners when @CHitch94 adds a Hamilton pic #sschat
    In reply to @AquilaEducation, @CHitch94, @HamiltonMusical, @CHitch94
  • Jim_dEntremont Jul 3 @ 7:31 PM EDT
    A3: I have used primary sources to show the perspective of both sides during Battle of Lexington & Concord. #sschat
  • mosier_histgeek Jul 3 @ 7:31 PM EDT
    A3) Like showing this clip from National Treasure….the responsibility to take action. https://t.co/ctLvbKcTUu on Civic Engagement #sschat
  • 42ThinkDeep - Moderator Jul 3 @ 7:32 PM EDT
    Q4 will be up in one minute!! #sschat
  • flipping_A_tchr Jul 3 @ 7:32 PM EDT
    1 year we did something similar: "How well are Americans living up to the D of I?" during Indian Removal, Dred Scott, etc. #sschat
    In reply to @mosier_histgeek
  • Jim_dEntremont Jul 3 @ 7:32 PM EDT
    Often thought that town's celebrating the 4th should have a reading of the Declaration of Independence. #sschat
    In reply to @MrsRicklis
  • classroomtools Jul 3 @ 7:32 PM EDT
    Have you seen or used @RagLinen's Reporting the Revolutionary War? https://t.co/SJ0tz9xq3G #sschat
    In reply to @Jim_dEntremont, @RagLinen
  • dankrutka - Moderator Jul 3 @ 7:32 PM EDT
    Not to be outdone, but students enjoy this "It's Too Late To Apologize" Independence parade: https://t.co/yyeErpChgd #sschat
    In reply to @flipping_A_tchr
  • 42ThinkDeep - Moderator Jul 3 @ 7:33 PM EDT
    Q4: What are your fave resources, quotes, themes for teaching perspectives of those who didn’t gain new freedoms w/ US independence? #sschat
  • MsHolmesTeach Jul 3 @ 7:33 PM EDT
    As is expected. Can't teach USH without it now. #sschat
    In reply to @CHitch94, @AquilaEducation
  • mrruzicka Jul 3 @ 7:33 PM EDT
    Great idea! #sschat #gold
    • flipping_A_tchr Jul 3 @ 7:32 PM EDT
      1 year we did something similar: "How well are Americans living up to the D of I?" during Indian Removal, Dred Scott, etc. #sschat
      In reply to @mosier_histgeek
  • CHitch94 - Moderator Jul 3 @ 7:33 PM EDT
    A good question to ask at multiple points, I would think. Have done similar w/ UN Decl of Human Rights. #sschat
    • flipping_A_tchr Jul 3 @ 7:32 PM EDT
      1 year we did something similar: "How well are Americans living up to the D of I?" during Indian Removal, Dred Scott, etc. #sschat
      In reply to @mosier_histgeek
  • baritoneblogger Jul 3 @ 7:33 PM EDT
    Liberation as of recently as more of a social justice and advocacy message which is typically the lens I teach with for SS. #sschat
    In reply to @dankrutka
  • classroomtools Jul 3 @ 7:33 PM EDT
    A4 @dankrutka says this book belongs here. https://t.co/cckQybfLFD #sschat
  • dankrutka - Moderator Jul 3 @ 7:34 PM EDT
    A4: The Meaning of July Fourth for the Negro by Frederick Douglass; Text: https://t.co/g0gsmiOLDt Video: https://t.co/Dod8OEzL5V #sschat
  • Jim_dEntremont Jul 3 @ 7:34 PM EDT
    I've used Declaration & Constitution as a jump in re: Did the South have the right to secede? #sschat
    In reply to @flipping_A_tchr, @mosier_histgeek
  • CHitch94 - Moderator Jul 3 @ 7:34 PM EDT
    A4) I'm a fangirl but love @halseanderson Seeds of America trilogy (Chains, Forge, and Ashes). My kids loved them, too. #sschat
  • Americanabook Jul 3 @ 7:34 PM EDT
    Hope all students actually have own copy of Declaration of Independence & Constitution~also Bill of Rights~more real & meaningful? #sschat
    In reply to @flipping_A_tchr, @mosier_histgeek
  • AquilaEducation Jul 3 @ 7:34 PM EDT
    #sschat if you are interested in guest blogging on or site, let me know!
  • DayCatherineM Jul 3 @ 7:34 PM EDT
    Ditto! #sschat
    In reply to @dankrutka
  • GeorgeHistory Jul 3 @ 7:34 PM EDT
    Tyler from MI coming in late (story time) APUSH, APWH, teacher ed. #sschat
  • flipping_A_tchr Jul 3 @ 7:34 PM EDT
    Dangit!! Krutka beat me to it....with multimedia too! #sschat #notworthy
  • AquilaEducation Jul 3 @ 7:35 PM EDT
    #sschat if you are interested in guest #blogging on our site, let me know!
  • 42ThinkDeep - Moderator Jul 3 @ 7:35 PM EDT
    We give all students copies of the Constitution for them to markup. We swing around to it throughout the year. #sschat
  • classroomtools Jul 3 @ 7:35 PM EDT
    Madison addressed secession in the 1787 Convention. He argued a Constitution precluded it, whereas a Confederation allowed for it. #sschat
    In reply to @Jim_dEntremont, @flipping_A_tchr, @mosier_histgeek
  • mrruzicka Jul 3 @ 7:35 PM EDT
    Zinn has great resources that can be diff'd. Best to get students to research with some primo modeling #sschat
    In reply to @42ThinkDeep
  • Jim_dEntremont Jul 3 @ 7:35 PM EDT
    I have not. I'll make note of it for if I teach US history again. #sschat
    In reply to @classroomtools, @RagLinen
  • baritoneblogger Jul 3 @ 7:36 PM EDT
    It's interesting. In the rest of world, it's called, America: The Story of the US. The term Americans discounts Canada and Mexico. #sschat
    In reply to @flipping_A_tchr
  • GeorgeHistory Jul 3 @ 7:36 PM EDT
    A4: I always like to use primary resource docs and readings to address the notion of "all men". @Gilder_Lehrman has a lot. #sschat
  • MsHolmesTeach Jul 3 @ 7:36 PM EDT
    Q4! #sschat
    • 42ThinkDeep - Moderator Jul 3 @ 7:33 PM EDT
      Q4: What are your fave resources, quotes, themes for teaching perspectives of those who didn’t gain new freedoms w/ US independence? #sschat
  • CHitch94 - Moderator Jul 3 @ 7:36 PM EDT
    Think I read that @nytimes had annotated full page/spread of Declaration of Independence in recent print edition. #sschat
    In reply to @42ThinkDeep, @nytimes
  • mosier_histgeek Jul 3 @ 7:36 PM EDT
    A4) This was just posted today https://t.co/AegKcCryPN from the @USNatArchives & @FredDouglassNPS Hope to use parts of this next yr #sschat
  • MsBuell Jul 3 @ 7:36 PM EDT
    When I told @RonnieRose88 that all mods were taking part in #sschat she said "Oh, that's like the entire cast coming out to do stage door!"
  • AquilaEducation Jul 3 @ 7:36 PM EDT
    #sschat always bring in Native Americans and the impact/years later
  • Jim_dEntremont Jul 3 @ 7:36 PM EDT
    I'm pleased that they do. #sschat
    In reply to @MrsRicklis
  • 42ThinkDeep - Moderator Jul 3 @ 7:36 PM EDT
    That sounds great! I"ll check it out. #sschat
    • MrsRicklis Jul 3 @ 7:36 PM EDT
      The Constitution Center has a great app with it (minus the ability to mark it up) that is easy for kids to navigate.
      In reply to @42ThinkDeep
  • CHitch94 - Moderator Jul 3 @ 7:37 PM EDT
    Should also be pretty easy to find PDF version and have Ss use Kami or similar tool to annotate. #sschat
    In reply to @42ThinkDeep
  • 42ThinkDeep - Moderator Jul 3 @ 7:37 PM EDT
    This is just Hamilton nonsense I made last year. #sschat
  • mosier_histgeek Jul 3 @ 7:38 PM EDT
    A4) I also like using Abigail Adam’s "Remember The Ladies” letter to John https://t.co/m9g3IUV1cJ #sschat
  • flipping_A_tchr Jul 3 @ 7:39 PM EDT
    A4 How about the Decl of Rights and Sentiments? I had Ss highlight all identical/similar parts from the D of I. What's changed? Why? #sschat
  • MsHolmesTeach Jul 3 @ 7:39 PM EDT
    Maybe not so much a joke as when I usually embarrass the students by "rapping". #sschat
    In reply to @42ThinkDeep
  • Americanabook Jul 3 @ 7:39 PM EDT
    #sschat Do you think students really do respond to song/dance presentations,etc. like in Hamilton?
  • CHitch94 - Moderator Jul 3 @ 7:40 PM EDT
    I don't teach US but it has definitely gotten my children fired up about learning more about US hist. Has sparked some great convos. #sschat
    In reply to @Americanabook
  • classroomtools Jul 3 @ 7:40 PM EDT
    They do because it is out of the ordinary, but Hamilton is definitely not good history. #sschat
    In reply to @Americanabook
  • MsHolmesTeach Jul 3 @ 7:40 PM EDT
    I think so. Mine love epic rap battles of history and also creating their own video content. #sschat
    In reply to @Americanabook
  • flipping_A_tchr Jul 3 @ 7:40 PM EDT
    I lip-synced "What Comes Next?" in a crown and cape last winter. #NoDignity #sschat
    In reply to @MsHolmesTeach, @42ThinkDeep
  • DayCatherineM Jul 3 @ 7:40 PM EDT
    Yes, very much so! Music is universal and if you word it right, it touches them deeply #sschat
    In reply to @Americanabook
  • MsHolmesTeach Jul 3 @ 7:40 PM EDT
    I read that as #nodiggity. (#nodoubt) #sschat
    In reply to @flipping_A_tchr, @42ThinkDeep
  • baritoneblogger Jul 3 @ 7:41 PM EDT
    A4: Historical Fiction and film study is really useful here - asking what character haven't we heard from in a while? Why is that? #sschat
    • 42ThinkDeep - Moderator Jul 3 @ 7:33 PM EDT
      Q4: What are your fave resources, quotes, themes for teaching perspectives of those who didn’t gain new freedoms w/ US independence? #sschat
  • CHitch94 - Moderator Jul 3 @ 7:41 PM EDT
    A4) Also @kennethcdavis In the Shadow of Liberty would be great source to explore those who didn't gain freedom w/ independence. #sschat
  • 42ThinkDeep - Moderator Jul 3 @ 7:41 PM EDT
    We have lots of resources for this on our Book Club page! #sschat
  • CHitch94 - Moderator Jul 3 @ 7:41 PM EDT
    And that's such an important ? to ask when studying history as well. Who isn't represented in the sources? Why? #sschat
    • baritoneblogger Jul 3 @ 7:41 PM EDT
      A4: Historical Fiction and film study is really useful here - asking what character haven't we heard from in a while? Why is that? #sschat
      • 42ThinkDeep - Moderator Jul 3 @ 7:33 PM EDT
        Q4: What are your fave resources, quotes, themes for teaching perspectives of those who didn’t gain new freedoms w/ US independence? #sschat
  • CHitch94 - Moderator Jul 3 @ 7:42 PM EDT
    Q5: What are your favorite resources, quotes, themes when teaching about anti-colonial independence worldwide? #sschat
  • 42ThinkDeep - Moderator Jul 3 @ 7:42 PM EDT
    Q5 #sschat
    • CHitch94 - Moderator Jul 3 @ 7:42 PM EDT
      Q5: What are your favorite resources, quotes, themes when teaching about anti-colonial independence worldwide? #sschat
  • classroomtools Jul 3 @ 7:43 PM EDT
    Also, along this line, @WilliamHogeland's new book, Autumn of the Black Snake, looks at Native Americans. https://t.co/SYPvs1aXRo #sschat
    In reply to @CHitch94, @kennethcdavis, @WilliamHogeland
  • flipping_A_tchr Jul 3 @ 7:43 PM EDT
    A5 (US history teacher lurking to learn cross-cultural references) #sschat
  • CHitch94 - Moderator Jul 3 @ 7:43 PM EDT
    You can find the #sschat Book Club for In the Shadow of Liberty at https://t.co/euI8KhKXZ1
  • dankrutka - Moderator Jul 3 @ 7:43 PM EDT
    Side note: Im creating library of resources (childrens lit, graph novls) for my K-8 social studies methods course so @ me your favs! #sschat
  • mrruzicka Jul 3 @ 7:43 PM EDT
    I enjoy using decl of rights of man and citizen, abd decl of rights of woman in addition to DoI and UN #sschat
    In reply to @flipping_A_tchr
  • CHitch94 - Moderator Jul 3 @ 7:44 PM EDT
    Absolutely as is very little popular culture versions of historical events but great springboard to exploring the real history. #sschat
    • classroomtools Jul 3 @ 7:40 PM EDT
      They do because it is out of the ordinary, but Hamilton is definitely not good history. #sschat
      In reply to @Americanabook
  • MsBuell Jul 3 @ 7:44 PM EDT
    A4 Analysis of the preamble can speak to "ideals" that are unifying goals, that we con't to work toward; US wasn't "done" in 1789 #sschat
  • MsHolmesTeach Jul 3 @ 7:44 PM EDT
    Just because I was a major nerd/AG fangirl, please include any or all of the American Girl series. #sschat #MollyRules
    In reply to @dankrutka
  • byerapgovt Jul 3 @ 7:44 PM EDT
    #sschat #hsgovchat
  • classroomtools Jul 3 @ 7:45 PM EDT
    I agree that it could be a good springboard, but see no evidence that most people go beyond pop culture depictions. #sschat
    In reply to @CHitch94
  • DayCatherineM Jul 3 @ 7:45 PM EDT
    Look at "Welcome to Hiroshima" by Salter. Her rhythm and meter in this poem is what drives the meaning in #sschat
    In reply to @Americanabook
  • CHitch94 - Moderator Jul 3 @ 7:45 PM EDT
    A5) Learned about this source Age of Revolutions blog from @ERBeckman today. https://t.co/aWYWatYLNz #sschat
  • MrsRicklis Jul 3 @ 7:45 PM EDT
    A5 Common Sense, Liberty Kids animated series #sschat
  • baritoneblogger Jul 3 @ 7:45 PM EDT
    A5: We did a Things Fall Apart unit on African Colonialism, Gentrification in Seattle, and White allyship with @safetypinbox. #sschat
    • CHitch94 - Moderator Jul 3 @ 7:42 PM EDT
      Q5: What are your favorite resources, quotes, themes when teaching about anti-colonial independence worldwide? #sschat
  • CHitch94 - Moderator Jul 3 @ 7:45 PM EDT
    But we have opportunity to teach a new generation to do this. #sschat
    In reply to @classroomtools
  • MrsRicklis Jul 3 @ 7:46 PM EDT
    I remember this read from AP English in 12th grade! #sschat
    In reply to @baritoneblogger, @safetypinbox
  • MsBuell Jul 3 @ 7:46 PM EDT
    Now, you have my head spinning with food network show analogies! #sschat
    In reply to @flipping_A_tchr
  • JoanneDuford Jul 3 @ 7:46 PM EDT
    A3: As a SED Teacher, I don't teach SS directly. Looking forward to learning more #sschat
  • 42ThinkDeep - Moderator Jul 3 @ 7:46 PM EDT
    In an ed course we read this lesson plan Rethinking the Constitutional Conv. from those who weren't there. #sschat https://t.co/I5ejzv4R3A
  • baritoneblogger Jul 3 @ 7:47 PM EDT
    I want to do something around the Middle East this year. I'm not sure what to compare it to modern day and and a key text to use. #sschat
    • CHitch94 - Moderator Jul 3 @ 7:42 PM EDT
      Q5: What are your favorite resources, quotes, themes when teaching about anti-colonial independence worldwide? #sschat
  • classroomtools Jul 3 @ 7:47 PM EDT
    Our culture gives us this opportunity over and over, but we rarely take it. Unfortunately, the right hits hard against attempts. #sschat
    In reply to @CHitch94
  • CHitch94 - Moderator Jul 3 @ 7:47 PM EDT
    A5) The Choices program has a ton of great stuff on different independence/liberation movements. #sschat
  • baritoneblogger Jul 3 @ 7:48 PM EDT
    I hated the book in college. But I read the whole book with the kids and it made it worth it. #sschat
    In reply to @MrsRicklis, @safetypinbox
  • 42ThinkDeep - Moderator Jul 3 @ 7:48 PM EDT
    I love love love @ChoicesProgram! #sschat
    In reply to @CHitch94, @ChoicesProgram
  • Jim_dEntremont Jul 3 @ 7:48 PM EDT
    Need to go. Thanks for the chat. #sschat
  • MsHolmesTeach Jul 3 @ 7:48 PM EDT
    A5 Colonies are a new thing in my period of WH, but always try to integrate PS to offset textbook depictions of Euro-colonization. #sschat
  • DayCatherineM Jul 3 @ 7:48 PM EDT
    Sometimes I wonder if Ts in our field purposely get our hands tied as to not be able to teach Ss about their rights #sschat
    In reply to @classroomtools, @CHitch94
  • 42ThinkDeep - Moderator Jul 3 @ 7:49 PM EDT
    I love Things Fall Apart. They used to read it in Senior English. Now they don't but they have lots of copies... #sschat
    In reply to @baritoneblogger, @MrsRicklis, @safetypinbox
  • classroomtools Jul 3 @ 7:49 PM EDT
    Thanks for joining, Jim. Have a happy 4th! #sschat
    In reply to @Jim_dEntremont
  • JoanneDuford Jul 3 @ 7:49 PM EDT
    A4 & A5, same answer...#sschat
    • JoanneDuford Jul 3 @ 7:46 PM EDT
      A3: As a SED Teacher, I don't teach SS directly. Looking forward to learning more #sschat
  • CHitch94 - Moderator Jul 3 @ 7:49 PM EDT
    Maybe some of the letters & proposals associated with WWI-era Middle East mandates? #sschat
    • baritoneblogger Jul 3 @ 7:47 PM EDT
      I want to do something around the Middle East this year. I'm not sure what to compare it to modern day and and a key text to use. #sschat
      • CHitch94 - Moderator Jul 3 @ 7:42 PM EDT
        Q5: What are your favorite resources, quotes, themes when teaching about anti-colonial independence worldwide? #sschat
  • highleyjane Jul 3 @ 7:49 PM EDT
    A5) Excerpts from King Leopold's Ghost #sschat
  • classroomtools Jul 3 @ 7:49 PM EDT
    That is a magnificent book! #sschat
    In reply to @highleyjane
  • mosier_histgeek Jul 3 @ 7:49 PM EDT
    A5) I like to use some of these Cartoons from MIT Civilization & Barbarism https://t.co/RqePrygDl3 in our Global Exp Unit #sschat
  • dankrutka - Moderator Jul 3 @ 7:51 PM EDT
    Q6: In what ways can students and teachers advocate for “independence” today? Who still needs “independence”? #sschat
  • CHitch94 - Moderator Jul 3 @ 7:51 PM EDT
    A5) Sources from the Taiping and Boxer Rebellions in China, Indonesian independence, Ho Chi Minh, Gandhi. #sschat
  • mosier_histgeek Jul 3 @ 7:52 PM EDT
    A5)I also like this animated map via VOX 500 Years of EU Colonialism to show extent of colonial rule https://t.co/7v2ZSY3EWR #sschat
  • 42ThinkDeep - Moderator Jul 3 @ 7:52 PM EDT
    Is the DC statehood movement an independence movement? #sschat
  • mrruzicka Jul 3 @ 7:52 PM EDT
    I used the broken promises of WWI to understand the conflicts in ME. I would like to find a text reflecting the decept. and frustr. #sschat
    In reply to @baritoneblogger
  • DayCatherineM Jul 3 @ 7:52 PM EDT
    Ss need as much info as possible in order to become informed citizens who make informed choices. Anything less is criminal. #sschat
    In reply to @dankrutka
  • JoanneDuford Jul 3 @ 7:52 PM EDT
    Currently in DC and picked up some documents to help expand my SS materials- poem from a Korean Vet, Declaration of Independence #sschat
  • MrsRicklis Jul 3 @ 7:52 PM EDT
    Or Puerto Rico? #sschat
    In reply to @42ThinkDeep
  • CHitch94 - Moderator Jul 3 @ 7:52 PM EDT
    I read Scott Anderson's Lawrence in Arabia last year and found it very interesting. Maybe some excerpts from that? #sschat
    • mrruzicka Jul 3 @ 7:52 PM EDT
      I used the broken promises of WWI to understand the conflicts in ME. I would like to find a text reflecting the decept. and frustr. #sschat
      In reply to @baritoneblogger
  • MsHolmesTeach Jul 3 @ 7:52 PM EDT
    What about PR's statehood bid? #sschat
    In reply to @42ThinkDeep
  • DayCatherineM Jul 3 @ 7:53 PM EDT
    So we, as Ts, need to lay it all out so that Ss are fully educated in the Social Sciences, especially government (US and World) #sschat
    In reply to @dankrutka
  • 42ThinkDeep - Moderator Jul 3 @ 7:53 PM EDT
    Can the livable wage movement in the US become an economic independence movement? #sschat
  • classroomtools Jul 3 @ 7:53 PM EDT
    A6 South Sudanese, Kurds, Sikhs, Uyghurs, for starters. #sschat
  • CHitch94 - Moderator Jul 3 @ 7:53 PM EDT
    A5) Could compare US ind efforts w/ those of Cuba & Philippines at time of Sp-Am War and then later. #sschat
  • mrruzicka Jul 3 @ 7:54 PM EDT
    A6: Civil Rts Movements at home and abroad, new nations, and most importantly, those caught in between. #sschat
    In reply to @dankrutka
  • baritoneblogger Jul 3 @ 7:54 PM EDT
    @ChoicesProgram is hard b/c it is SO MUCH rdng and less experiential. With diff rdng levels, it can easily be all lecture. 🙄😣😭#sschat
    In reply to @42ThinkDeep, @CHitch94, @ChoicesProgram, @ChoicesProgram
  • mrruzicka Jul 3 @ 7:54 PM EDT
    Excellent idea! Thank you!!! #sschat
    In reply to @CHitch94
  • classroomtools Jul 3 @ 7:55 PM EDT
    Very interesting question. #sschat
    In reply to @42ThinkDeep
  • flipping_A_tchr Jul 3 @ 7:55 PM EDT
    ICYMI: the 6th and final question of tonight's #sschat
    • dankrutka - Moderator Jul 3 @ 7:51 PM EDT
      Q6: In what ways can students and teachers advocate for “independence” today? Who still needs “independence”? #sschat
  • MsBuell Jul 3 @ 7:55 PM EDT
    A5 Gandhi!!! Such perseverance and humility. Excellent lessons here https://t.co/SgZO7fayKI Especially evolution of clothing he wore #sschat
  • highleyjane Jul 3 @ 7:55 PM EDT
    A6 Independence from long meetings that could be done via Voxer, Hangouts, etc #sschat
  • baritoneblogger Jul 3 @ 7:55 PM EDT
    We did that this year. Teaching the graphic novel is hard for sure. #sschat
    In reply to @helsh10
  • MrsRicklis Jul 3 @ 7:55 PM EDT
    A6 Important to teach about countries struggling w/ Civil War/ being forcibly taken over.. Both prevent/kill independence #sschat
  • DayCatherineM Jul 3 @ 7:56 PM EDT
    WE ensure we are informed by looking at all sides of an issue prior to responding to it. We then agree to disagree #sschat #edchat
    In reply to @JustinChristen, @teacherlang1
  • JoanneDuford Jul 3 @ 7:56 PM EDT
    A6: Native Americans are still fighting for US to uphold promises made. Great strides have been made, but not there yet. #sschat
  • JoanneDuford Jul 3 @ 7:58 PM EDT
    A6: What about independence from addictions: work, technology, sugar, etc? #sschat
  • mrruzicka Jul 3 @ 7:59 PM EDT
    The path for Sudan and South Sudan that continues today shows the hopes, desires, steps forward, steps back and challenge of indpce #sschat
    In reply to @dankrutka
  • DayCatherineM Jul 3 @ 7:59 PM EDT
    Even the "unspoken war" (the one going on here).With every administration, our freedoms get chipped at. That needs to be discussed #sschat
    In reply to @MrsRicklis