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Here are a few teaching ideas for tomorrow (teachers have given me permission to share their tweets):
– Starting by covering the process of electoral college voting verification and the Georgia senate election. – give students a chance to take a look a three different news sources on what happened today at capital hill (2)
— Nicole Pate (@MrsPateHistory) January 7, 2021
– give them the definitions of coup, domestic terrorism, sedition, and insurrection. I will ask them to decide for themselves what they believed happened on the capital should be named. Then have them take a dive into the media new sources and see what the media calls it.
— Nicole Pate (@MrsPateHistory) January 7, 2021
My go to to process:
Put 4 questions on the board – silent reflection to start
1) What do you notice?
2) What do you wonder?
3) What questions do you have?
4) What do you want people to know?
And then I lead a discussion on #3 with students who volunteer. 1/2— Erin Stevenson (@MrsStevensonSS) January 6, 2021
INCREDIBLE TWEETS ABOUT TODAY’S INSURRECTION AT THE U.S. CAPITOL
‘So educators, I ask you in all sincerity: What are you teaching tomorrow?’ is from The Washington Post.
RESOURCES FOR TEACHERS ON THE DAYS AFTER THE ATTACK ON THE U.S. CAPITOL. is from Beyond The Spotlight.
Here’s a video from Politico that could be useful (note that the F word can be heard near the end):
We know you’ll be talking about today’s news with the teens in your life, and we hope this NYT analysis and our Q’s can help. Please invite them to weigh in. https://t.co/Mcaj66m1hF
— NYT Learning Network (@NYTimesLearning) January 7, 2021
TEACHERS: Use Thurs. w/ your students!
3 ways to engage students in civil discourse following events at U.S. #Capitol | PBS @NewsHour EXTRA Classroom Resource
Thank you teacher @spinedu! #WashingtonDC #Capitol #sschat #apgov #hsgovchat https://t.co/wujtiBj5FZ
— PBS NewsHour Extra (@NewsHourExtra) January 7, 2021
Teachers are always, in a sense, the nation’s first responders to world historical developments.@Stephen_Sawchuk and I talked to civics teachers who are scrambling to figure out what to say to students tomorrow. https://t.co/bSD3lX1XIL
— Maddy Will (@madeline_will) January 7, 2021
Some teaching ideas from @facinghistory on today’s insurrection. https://t.co/DGCij242W0
— Gretchen Hazlin (@libraryms) January 7, 2021
Four Prior Presidents have released statements, these can be used as texts to hold dialogue space for students. pic.twitter.com/IgNRSJBC0D
— Fabiola Bagula (@FabiBagulaPhD) January 7, 2021
How the world is reacting to the storming of the US Capitol is from Vox.
Myriad discussions of yesterday’s astonishing, terrorizing events will surely make their way into classrooms. They must. Our democracy depends on civil discourse and dialogue. It’s especially confusing & disheartening for immigrant students to see this. https://t.co/s1hKvaJtrO
— Giselle Lundy-Ponce (@LundyPonce) January 7, 2021
NYC’s schools chief is encouraging teachers to talk about yesterday’s mob attack at the capital: “You will have the opportunity, and responsibility, to acknowledge and discuss these events.” He also shared this link w/ teaching resources:https://t.co/4776wwGwSU pic.twitter.com/HWg1MCU6L0
— Alex Zimmerman (@AGZimmerman) January 7, 2021
Teenagers: We want to know how you felt, what you saw, and what questions you had as yesterday’s events at the Capitol unfolded. https://t.co/z5jEB3LK0n
— NYT Learning Network (@NYTimesLearning) January 7, 2021
Pro-Trump mob storms U.S. Capitol, tries to overturn election is from Newsela.
Conversations about the events at the Capitol are happening all over the country. Here are some educator resources that may help, compiled by @WeAreTeachers. https://t.co/uTxsY68B3m
— MindShift (@MindShiftKQED) January 7, 2021
Insurrection at the U.S. Capitol: This @ColorinColorado resource list includes #ELL resources & considerations | https://t.co/eq8XsCQGkb #ellchat
Resources from @sharemylesson @facinghistory @Tolerance_org @Larryferlazzo & more pic.twitter.com/LaNjbPbSPZ— Colorín Colorado (@ColorinColorado) January 7, 2021
How to Teach the U.S. Capitol Attack: Dozens of Resources to Get You Started is from Ed Week.
Lessons from an Insurrection: A Day After D.C. Rampage, How 15 Educators From Across U.S. Helped Students Make Sense of the Chaos @The74 https://t.co/6kXO5Eopbl
— JoAnne Wasserman (@Bkjowasserman) January 8, 2021
Leading Conversations After the Insurrection in Washington D.C. is from Teaching Tolerance.
Dozens of lesson plan ideas, activities and Times materials for exploring the causes and consequences of the assault on the U.S. Capitol – and on democracy. #civics https://t.co/IFb3zixojY
— NYT Learning Network (@NYTimesLearning) January 8, 2021
Teachers across the country work to explain an unforgettable day in American history is from The Washington Post.
— Ms. Janice Alvarez (@TeachAlvarez) January 8, 2021
Lesson idea for Monday: Have students write “6 Things You Should Know About the Events of the Last Week.” This is modeled after a column that used to run in ESPN magazine. Have them weave in photos, memes, headlines, etc. Maybe students do this w partners? pic.twitter.com/05AMRZs8iU
— Kelly Gallagher (@KellyGToGo) January 9, 2021
NEW: Talking to Our Students about the Capitol Riots #mschat #sschat @Larryferlazzo
US history teacher Lauren Brown plans what she’ll say to students Mon. about the Capitol riots. “To say nothing says way too much.” See her teaching ideas for now & later.https://t.co/PgoTrcoiPg pic.twitter.com/5ovpHlLfKD— MiddleWeb (@middleweb) January 9, 2021
THIS MOMENT IN TIME: NAVIGATING UNPRECEDENTED HISTORICAL EVENTS is from Share My Lesson.
Stunned teachers and scared, confused students: How the Capitol insurrection is overtaking lessons is from The L.A. Times and includes some useful links.
What Happened During the Insurrection at the US Capitol and Why? is from Facing History.
6 Ways to Help Students Make Sense of the Capitol Siege is from Ed Week.
How To Talk To Kids About The Riots At The U.S. Capitol is from NPR.
‘Kids can handle hard truths’: teachers and their students reckon with capitol attack is from The Guardian.
The Hope and Fragility of Democracy in the United States is from Facing History.
After the Capitol Was Stormed, Teachers Try Explaining History in Real Time is from The NY Times.
Teaching About the Capitol Insurrection is from On Social Studies and Education.
Here’s a lesson from Facing History published a year after the event.
How will you cover the events of January 6 in your classroom? For the next few days, we’ll be posting lessons and content to help situate the violence in the Capitol in history. First up, this lesson from @kloyola:https://t.co/Etc6a4ygBg#sschat #APUSH pic.twitter.com/cGZu8JvRzL
— PBS NewsHour Classroom (@NewsHourExtra) January 3, 2022
One Year Later–The Capitol Insurrection is from Learning For Justice.
Mob Violence, Human Behavior, and the Capitol Insurrection is from Facing History.
8 ways teachers are talking about Jan. 6 in their classrooms is from NPR.
My Students Still Have Questions About the Capitol Riot. They Deserve Honest Answers is from Ed Week.
Lesson of the Day: ‘Jan. 6 Panel Faces Difficult Questions as Anniversary of Capitol Riot Approaches’ is from The NY Times Learning Network.
This is a moment-by-moment look at some of the events on Jan. 6, 2021, when thousands of protesters flooded the Capitol grounds and many rioters came within steps of members of Congress, who were gathered to certify the presidential election results. https://t.co/ofeLx9m8mA
— The New York Times (@nytimes) June 9, 2022
The poop desk sculpture is great public art, actually is from The Washington Post.
Student guide to Jan. 6: Lesson plans, timeline, key terms is from PBS.
The hardest part for me is having this discussion with beginning ELs.