Shifting the Paradigm of Social Studies Education
As a nonprofit, our goal is to empower students to become thinking citizens by providing schools with innovative data-driven curriculum, assessments, and professional support.
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“Thinking Nation's online platform created a streamlined process for me to teach historical thinking skills...and made it very engaging for students."
Enrico Cosinas
8th Grade Teacher
"Not only did the DBQ challenge the way you structured your argument but it challenged your mindset and made you think outside the box.”
Mayrin
10th Grade Student
"I cannot thank you and your team enough for all the work you've put into these resources for our kids. I can already anticipate the benefits my scholars (as well as myself) will receive from our partnership with Thinking Nation.”
Jessica Guerrero
AP World History Teacher
A Second Class Subject?
In November 2023, Thinking Nation commissioned a white paper entitled "A Second Class Subject? Why Social Studies Gets Short Shrift in U.S. Middle and High Schools," published by the Education Week Research Center.
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A Historian-approved Curriculum that engages students
Our Standards-aligned curriculum for grades 6-12 uses a document-based approach to empower students to analyze effectively, think historically, and write persuasively.
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Our Expert reviewers
“I really admire the effort and thought that's been invested in this: it's important, timely and original.”
James Walvin
Professor Emeritus in History, University of York
“Thank you for doing this important work in this strange time when history is being weaponized in all kinds of irresponsible ways.”
Nadya Williams
Professor of Ancient History, University of West Georgia
“It is very thoughtfully done and would be a great contribution to any curriculum on the Revolution.”
Denver Brunsman
Associate Professor, Early American Republic, The George Washington Univeristy
Data-driven instruction made easier We leverage Generative AI to provide immediate feedback to students on complex tasks and give teachers objective data to push learning forward.
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