MediaWise Initiative
"Our new work will support the creation of classroom-ready materials that will prepare students to confront the challenges of a digital society."
Updates
Inside Higher Ed Article
Do We Know What History Students Learn? It's not enough to say that they pick up critical thinking skills, write Sam Wineburg, Joel Breakstone and Mark Smith. It's time to offer evidence. Read more at https://www.insidehighered.com/views/2018/04/03/historians-need-measure-what-their-students-learn-opinion
Why we need a new approach to teaching digital literacy
Learn why we need a new approach to teaching digital literacy in our new article out in Phi Delta Kappan.
4 Tips for Assessing Digital Literacy in Your Classroom
Read our post "4 Tips for Assessing Digital Literacy in Your Classroom" on the Teaching Channel blog.
Sam Wineburg Op-Ed
In Sam Wineburg's newest op-ed, he writes that "education, not regulation" is the answer to the problem of online disinformation.
New Research Featured by NPR & The Chronicle of Higher Ed
SHEG's research on how fact checkers evaluate information online is featured by NPR and The Chronicle of Higher Education.
How Fact Checkers Evaluate Information Online
Our latest research investigates how fact checkers engage with unfamiliar content on the internet.
SHEG in WaPo
Read our research on how multiple-choice questions from the National Assessment of Educational Progress fall short of tapping historical thinking processes.
The Challenge That's Bigger Than Fake News
Our cover article "The Challenge That's Bigger Than Fake News" for American Educator is out now.
Library of Congress Materials
Explore our newest lesson plans that feature documents from the Library of Congress.
Stanford Teaching Festival 2017
A big thank you to the forty-five teachers from across the country and around the world who attended SHEG's professional development workshop “Core Practices for Inquiry-Based History Teaching” at the Stanford Teaching Festival! We appreciated the expertise and enthusiasm you brought each day to the course.
New School Year, New Materials
Here's a complete list of the new, revamped, or translated lessons and assessments that we've published since the last school year started (fall 2016):
Mexican American History Materials
Looking for Mexican American history curricular materials? Explore our newest lessons and assessments!
Late 20th Century & Early 21st Lesson Plans
For those who have asked about more recent history materials, we've recently posted three new lesson plans on late 20th-century and early 21st-century topics.
Knight Foundation Grantee
The Knight Foundation has selected SHEG to receive a grant aimed at improving the flow of accurate information. As part of this initiative, we will create professional development resources for teachers to become better consumers of digital content and classroom-ready materials that teachers can use to help students find and assess information online.