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The New Minimum Standard: Rooted in Historical Thinking

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Can you play soccer without a soccer ball? Can you have a dance withou...

The New Minimum Standard: Why Inquiry Matters and Supporting Student Questioning

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History is a discipline, not a content. In my professional life, I mig...

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Not Your Typical New Year’s Blog Post

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Everywhere you turn right now, it’s “New Year, New You!” Fresh starts,...

OPED: For the Sake of Democracy, We Need to Rethink How We Assess History in Schools

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On December 2, The Fulcrum published my article on why we need to chan...

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NCSS RECAP 2025

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I’m almost fully recovered from an insanely busy time at the National ...

Cultivating Thinkers: Our 2024-2025 Impact Report

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As we reflect on the past year, we are inspired by what happens when t...

Reflecting on Experience: A Year-End Guide for Teachers

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There were a lot of things that went wrong during my first year of tea...

Happy Teacher Appreciation Week!

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At Thinking Nation, we are so fortunate to work with such dedicated ed...