Ed Surge – Rachel Burstein
“To be sure, history education has undergone a transformation over the last few decades. Whereas once they had to wait until honors high school courses, students of all levels are now introduced to primary sources in elementary school. For several decades, Advanced Placement history curricula have stressed the importance of using primary sources and building historical arguments. High-quality curricular materials that emphasize historical thinking skills, such as the Stanford History Education Group’s “Think Like a Historian” framework, are now readily available on the Internet. The C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards—already half a decade old—offers a guide on how to build source skills across the grades.” (more)