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Slide Historical Thinking Empowers.


Historical Thinking Promotes Equity.


Historical Thinking Cultivates Citizens. Our vision is that all students will mature into thinking citizens, equipped with the essential skills to participate in a robust democracy. Therefore, with constitutional principles as our foundation, students will be empowered to analyze information effectively, think historically, and write persuasively in order to build a more democratic future.

Slide Our Team GET TO KNOW US. Our team is made up of passionate educators who believe that thinking historically is essential for good citizenship. Spenser Mix Chief Operating Officer Elizabeth Connolly Chief Partnership Officer Zachary Cote Executive Director Johanna Mancia School Success Manager Annie Jenson Director of Curriculum VALENTINA CARVAJAL BUENO Data Consultant TIANA DAY Community Outreach Manager Zach Zachary Cote Before Thinking Nation, Zachary taught history at both the middle and high school levels for five years at Bright Star Schools. As a teacher-mentor and department leader, his passion was to ensure that a rigorous history education that emphasized historical thinking was available to all students. He earned his BA in History from CSU Channel Islands, where his love for history and history education blossomed. He holds a MA in American History from Pace University.
Spenser Spenser mix For Spenser, working in education has always been a dream. Prior to Thinking Nation, he taught 6th and 8th grade English for 3 years at James Jordan Middle School. Spenser earned his bachelor's degree from CSU Northridge with a major in Liberal Studies and a minor in Business Management. Spenser earned his MBA from Pepperdine University.
 Johanna Johanna Mancia Johanna always knew that she wanted to work with kids, and fell in love with the process of education and teaching when she was attending CSU Northridge, where she earned her BA in Liberal Studies and multiple subject teaching credential. She spent 8 rewarding years teaching 6th grade ELA and Social Studies in charter schools. Her passion for writing and project-based learning lent itself to a seamless blending of historical content and a creative outlet for her students. Annie Annie Jenson Annie has more than a decade of teaching experience in both rural and urban schools. She earned a B.A. in Social Studies Education from Bethel University and her M.A. in Education: Curriculum and Instruction from St. Catherine University. She completed her M.A. in American History from Pace University. Her passion is teaching American History with an emphasis on social justice. Allowing students to connect with a wider net of historical narratives has been a large focus of her curriculum development. Valentina Valentina
Carvajal Bueno Valentina recently completed her master’s degree in Business Analytics from Pepperdine University. Throughout her life, she has always been involved in leadership roles in education as she believes it is key to better citizens and a better world. She was born in Colombia and came to USA at 17. Her passion for numbers also brought her to Thinking Nation; she is very data-driven and focuses her work on developing new discoveries that Thinking Nation leaders can use to inform future business decisions and strategies. Liz Liz Connolly Liz believes that education is our greatest equalizer and has dedicated her professional life to helping others achieve their dreams by successfully navigating educational pathways. Prior to Thinking Nation, she served on the faculty at Nova Southeastern University where she taught literature and comparative studies. In recent years, she has worked for multiple educational, non-profit and corporate organizations focused on improving student outcomes. Liz earned her B.A. in Theatre from Randolph-Macon Woman’s College and an M.A. in Liberal Studies from Nova Southeastern University. Tiana Tiana Day Tiana Day is a 20-year old community organizer, activist, speaker and the founder of the
501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, Youth Advocates for Change. Tiana's nonprofit aims to bridge
the gap between arts and activism for youth and teens by merging student passions with
projects that inspire social change.

Slide Our Board of Directors DINAH RUCH, Board President and CEO
Attorney
ARI ENGLEBERG, Secretary/ Treasurer
Head of Communications & Strategic Initiatives, Harvard-Westlake School
ROBERT LEE
Associate Professor of Accounting, Pepperdine University
WILLIAM PULGARIN
Principal, The Columbus School

Slide Our Curriculum is Historian Approved Thinking Nation asks expert historians to review our curriculum before it is used in the classroom. We believe that students should engage with history in a way that mirrors the conversations happening at the scholarly level. Also, by including expert historians in the curriculum-writing process, we can build a better bridge between secondary classrooms and the university.

Slide As a nonprofit, Thinking Nation cannot serve students without the generosity of others. We're especially grateful for the scholars who have donated their time and expertise to making our resources stronger. Dr. Carol Berkin
Baruch College (Emeritus)
Dr. Denver Brunsman
The George Washington University
Dr. Paul Cheney
The University of Chicago
Dr. Pearl Young
University of Houston-Clear Lake
Dr. H. Paul Thompson, Jr.
North Greenville University Dr. Manisha Sinha
University of Connecticut
Dr. Marc Van De Mieroop
Columbia University
Dr. Vincent J. Cannato
University of Massachusetts Boston
Dr. Robert Elder
Baylor University
Dr. Sheen Rajmaira
California State University, Channel Islands Dr. James Walvin
University of York (Emeritus)
Dr. Nadya Williams
University of West Georgia
Dr. Benjamin Foreman
The Master's University - IBEX
Dr. Andrew Robertson
Lehman College

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Skills-Based Curriculum
Our DBQ-Based Curriculum allows students to practice interdisciplinary reading, writing, and analysis skills necessary for success in all subjects.
Standards-Aligned Rubrics Our rubrics are common-core aligned and focus on key writing skills measured across disciplines and on high stakes exams. computer
An Online Platform Our curriculum can be administered exclusively online or in PDF form, allowing teachers to assign and teach DBQs both virtually and inside the classroom.
Measurable Data for Student Growth Teachers are given easy-to-read data reports on student performance so that they can better tailor instruction to maximize student growth.
Expert Teacher-Graders Our graders are teachers too! They have classroom experience and are thoroughly trained using Thinking Nation rubrics in order to ensure personal, yet cohesive, feedback on student essays.
Performance Tasks without Time-Consuming Grading One of the biggest deterrents for administering rigorous performance tasks is the hours of grading that comes after. Our grading service gives teachers this critical time back.

Slide Interested in becoming a grader for Thinking Nation? We are looking for talented educators to become graders for our Thinking Nation Document Based Question assessments. Graders have great flexibility in when they grade, which essays they grade, and how many essays they wish to grade. Grading DBQs is also a great opportunity to gain a more broad perspective of student writing skills across schools. Contact Us

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