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Shannon Salter @civicswithsalter.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

Recording this episode with Mary Beth Tinker and Elizabeth Evans was a DREAM! We discuss teaching and protecting free speech in the classroom. Give it a listen! civics.asu.edu/America250

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Civics in a Year | Center for American Civics

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Boolassa @dalassa.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

Grading should be about mastery of the subject being taught. Putting everyone on a normal distribution is fundamentally unfair.

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Shannon Salter @civicswithsalter.bsky.social · 27/07/2025

Looking for help teaching media literacy? Help is here!

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Rebecca Nagle @rebeccanagle.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

Native history is often treated like a tragic, distant chapter of the American story & the legal terrain it created like a siloed, backwater of American law. But it is foundational. Not knowing this history is like not knowing you have cancer. One day it will take over. Read more: buff.ly/nQuKg7p

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Stop comparing #AlligatorAlcatraz to Nazi concentration camps. The U.S. gov has built concentration camps before.

What Trump is doing is not un-American. The worst things he could do are things our government has already done.

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Shannon Salter @civicswithsalter.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

“And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor.” What will you pledge?

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Shannon Salter @civicswithsalter.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

@lucykirchh.bsky.social Hi! I’m so excited- I’m registering for your digital citizenship class (ISTE)! I’m tasked with writing a new digital citizenship elective for my HS over the summer.

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Tammy Duckworth @duckworth.senate.gov · 22/06/2025

Trump bombing Iran was illegal and unjustified. I ran for Congress to make sure our leaders consider the true costs of war. And I will be in the Senate, standing on my titanium legs, demanding answers from Trump. My statement:

Duckworth statement on Trump’s strikes against Iran nuclear sites.

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

If you think it can’t happen here, remember that it already did. In 1942 soldiers came with rifles to our home and ordered us out. They put us in internment camps. Most of us were citizens.

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Shannon Salter @civicswithsalter.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

It becomes frustrating to see elementary and middle schools refusing to implement the consistent evidence that the pathway to literacy travels through authentic reading and writing in content…social studies and science.

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Shannon Salter @civicswithsalter.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

The Constitution doesn’t give rights to Presidents. It gives rights to the people. The very fact that she started there shows the dangerously unconstitutional mindset we’re seeing in action now. With regard to Lincoln, his suspension (not use) of habeus corpus was quite controversial.

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Shannon Salter @civicswithsalter.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

Today on FB, @committeeof70.bsky.social is hosting an Election Day Edition of Studio C70. Join me at 3:30 as we discuss civic education and how the Educating for American Democracy Roadmap can help us deliver quality civic preparation for all students.

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Shannon Salter @civicswithsalter.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

@herberthistory.bsky.social so I guess #HATM can’t do Air Force One ‘cause it’s a rental/purchase on Prime. Sigh. It’s totally a history movie.

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Shannon Salter @civicswithsalter.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

I do not understand how anyone could be less than outraged about this.

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Shannon Salter @civicswithsalter.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

I Let them see me make mistakes and recover from them. I say “I don’t know, let’s find out,” a lot. #engsschat

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National Council for the Social Studies @socialstudies.org · 07/04/2025

The National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) is deeply disappointed in the recent decision to eliminate funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) for the National History Day (NHD) program. ➡️ Full statement here: hubs.li/Q03g6D4r0

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Shannon Salter @civicswithsalter.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

The community of Allentown hid the Liberty Bell from a hostile invasion from 1777 to 1668. The new EO targets Independence NHP by name. Just sayin’…we could lift up those floorboards again…

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Shannon Salter @civicswithsalter.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

Some of the finest history educators I know serve at the Smithsonian and the National Park Service. These institutions are and must be dedicated to telling the history of US- all of us. Stand with them!

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Shannon Salter @civicswithsalter.bsky.social · 23/03/2025

“Just because you do not take an interest in politics does not mean that politics will not bother with you.” (Pericles)

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Shannon Salter @civicswithsalter.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

I hope to see you all this afternoon- especially my PA Educator Colleagues!

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King Algamemnon @adamrothman.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it, and those who can remember the past are like, what the hell, man?

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Shannon Salter @civicswithsalter.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

I am proud to be joining PA Civics for this #CivicLearningWeek virtual event. We’re heading into America’s 250th with new energy around Civic Education in the Commonwealth. I hope you’ll join us! www.pacivics.org/stateofcivic...

Promotional image for PA Civics-hosted Civic Learning Week event, “The State of Civic Education in Pennsylvania,” featuring legislators, teachers, and Governor Josh Shapiro. March 10, 2025, registration link is in the post.

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Shannon Salter @civicswithsalter.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

Repost with the first album you bought with your own money.

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Shannon Salter @civicswithsalter.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

Retaining presidential records while assuring public access has been a benefit of bringing the modern presidential libraries under NARA. But now we are censoring the legacies of our past leaders.

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Shannon Salter @civicswithsalter.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

Added today: Schools nationwide received quite the Valentine from the DOE. Read the “Dear Colleague” letter that threatens schools for ensuring that all students have access and opportunity to learn and succeed: www.ed.gov/media/docume...

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Shannon Salter @civicswithsalter.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

Teacher voice is so important, and so the second resource contained in this collection that I'd like to highlight is the rapid and unequivocal response shared by @markjwestpfahl.bsky.social and the Minnesota Council for the Social Studies: mcss.wildapricot.org

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Minnesota Council for the Social Studies - Home

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Shannon Salter @civicswithsalter.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

People who demand the removal of books from public spaces are never the good guys.

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Isaac Rowlett @isaacrowlett.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

from “Parable of the Talents” by Octavia Butler

From EARTHSEED: THE BOOKS OF THE LIVING
Choose your leaders with wisdom and forethought.
To be led by a coward is to be controlled
by all that the coward fears.
To be led by a fool is to be led
by the opportunists who control the fool.
To be led by a thief is to offer up your most precious treasures to be stolen.
To be led by a liar is to ask to be told lies.
To be led by a tyrant is to sell yourself and those you love into slavery.

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Shannon Salter @civicswithsalter.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

In our just outrage at the oligarchs (one in particular) currently threatening our democracy, let's be mindful to separate employees from their bosses. The innovative engineers and technicians at companies like Tesla and SpaceX combine knowledge, skills, and a sense of mission in their careers.

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Shannon Salter @civicswithsalter.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

The first resource in this collection comes from @socialstudies.org, the strongest national teacher-serving and teacher-led organization. Thank you @jenmorganwi.bsky.social and @oldmanhistory59.bsky.social for your swift and clear response www.socialstudies.org/current-even...

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Statement on "Executive Order Ending Radical Indoctrination in K–12 Schooling"

A Current Events Response by National Council for the Social Studies

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Shannon Salter @civicswithsalter.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

If they’re trying to make it harder for you to vote, ask why. I see no suggestion that any of the alleged problems with registration drives were actually happening. Voter suppression always looks like a solution in search of a problem.

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Shannon Salter @civicswithsalter.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

Some of the finest educators I’ve ever met have been NPS interpreters.

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Shannon Salter @civicswithsalter.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

@mapquest.com has social media game! 10/10 recommend following.

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Shannon Salter @civicswithsalter.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

Times like this call for the Constitution Lady herself. Thank goodness for @lindarmonkjd.bsky.social !

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Shannon Salter @civicswithsalter.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

@jbf1755.bsky.social a thread for you. Hope it cheers you up as you are convalescing 💜

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Shannon Salter @civicswithsalter.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

My mantra is “no talking about education without educators.” Teachers are too often absent from the places where teaching is discussed. This has been evident in the public responses to Pres. Trump’s 1/29 EO: “Ending Radical Indoctrination in K-12 Schooling.”

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Responses to EO "Ending Radical Indoctrination in K-12 Schooling"

For teachers and our allies: Looking for language to discuss what we really do in K-12 Education - especially social studies/civics classrooms? Looking for inspiration and resources to share? This i...

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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

Abolishing the Department of Education will further decimate rural schools... And, for what? The Dept of Ed does not write curriculum -- that is done at the local and state level. The funding from the department mostly supports economically disadvantaged school systems. The poorest schools...

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American Historical Association @historians.org · 05/02/2025

The AHA & the @oah.org have released a joint statement on the presidential executive order “Ending Radical Indoctrination in K–12 Schooling.” “We reject the premise that it is ‘anti-American’ or ‘subversive’ to learn the full history of the United States.” 🗃️

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AHA–OAH Statement on Executive Order “Ending Radical Indoctrination in K–12 Schooling”

The American Historical Association and the Organization of American Historians (OAH) have released a joint statement on the presidential executive order “Ending Radical Indoctrination in K–12 Schooli...

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Annie Evans @MapM8ker 🗺️📜🇺🇸🏘️📖 @mapm8ker.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

Mark your calendars for a #sschat #CivicLearningWeek slow chat the week of March 10-14!! Co-hosted by @newamericanhistory.bsky.social and our friends at AllSides

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National Council for the Social Studies @socialstudies.org · 04/02/2025

NCSS President Jennifer Morgan and Interim Executive Director Anton Schulzki have issued a statement on the January 29 Executive Order Ending Radical Indoctrination in K-12 Schooling: hubs.li/Q035dq8Y0

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Shannon Salter @civicswithsalter.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

#HATM and if Hegseth could get his way Fort Gregg-Adams would revert to Fort Lee #HATM

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Shannon Salter @civicswithsalter.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

#HATM I have another confession. I found it mind boggling that anyone expected successful mail delivery during a world-spanning war.

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