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June 5: Join us for Tech+Social Studies Live
June 5: Join us for Tech+Social Studies Live

Join KidCitizen and a pack of interesting Social Studies tech innovations, Saturday June 5, noon to 5.

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Herbert SnowJune 5, 2021
Barbara Pope was the Rosa Parks of DC
Barbara Pope was the Rosa Parks of DC

Half a century before the civil rights movement, Barbara Pope boarded a train and challenged Virginia’s Jim Crow law. Soon, her story was mostly forgotten.

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Herbert SnowApril 21, 2021
Machine Learning in the Social Studies
Machine Learning in the Social Studies

KidCitizen’s Dr. Ilene Berson and Dr. Michael Berson write about engaging with Machine Learning in the Social Studies classroom.

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Herbert SnowApril 10, 2021
USF receives AACTE Technology Award
USF receives AACTE Technology Award

USF and our own Ilene and Michael Berson recognized with AACTE Technology award.

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Herbert SnowMarch 1, 2021
Teaching the King Holiday day of service with KidCitizen
Teaching the King Holiday day of service with KidCitizen

In recognition of the King Holiday Day of Service, our KidCitizen team would like to share useful lesson plans and resources from the Library of Congress and other sources about this Day of Service and the throughline from MLK to Black Lives Matter.

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Herbert SnowJanuary 18, 2021
Ilene and Michael Berson talk about engaging young students in Inquiry with primary sources
Ilene and Michael Berson talk about engaging young students in Inquiry with primary sources

A wonderful presentation for the National Council for History Education (NCHE) on engaging young (K-5) children in inquiry, using primary source photographs from the Library of Congress.

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Herbert SnowDecember 3, 2020
Thankful for teachers this Thanksgiving
Thankful for teachers this Thanksgiving

An interesting story for this Thanksgiving.

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Herbert SnowNovember 23, 2020
KidCitizen and NCHE present: The People in Our Neighborhood - A Primary Source Mystery
KidCitizen and NCHE present: The People in Our Neighborhood - A Primary Source Mystery

November 5, our own Ilene and Michael Berson present a webinar for K-5 teachers, in collaboration with NCHE.

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Herbert SnowNovember 4, 2020
Flying Over and Zooming In: Ideas from KidCitizen Teacher’s Guides
Flying Over and Zooming In: Ideas from KidCitizen Teacher’s Guides

This is the first in a series of posts highlighting insights that can be found in the Teachers Guides for each KidCitizen Episode. This one comes from the Guide to A Bird’s Eye View: Wondering with Maps.

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Herbert SnowOctober 26, 2020
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