UC Berkeley History-Social Science Project

High school teachers! Provide students context on the language of "banana republics" and its incorrect and offensive usage. U.S. companies built railroads, established their own banking systems, and bribed government officials at a dizzying pace. Resources to Support Instruction of the Insurrection of 1.6.21: https://tinyurl.com/chssp-1-6-21-resource-list

Government teachers! A useful article for discussions on the composition of the Republican Party. "The anger and vitriol directed at lawmakers who broke with Mr. Trump has left few willing to speak up on even the most seemingly straightforward matters."

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Teachers! How did you talk to students about the inauguration? Lesson on Significance of VP Harris: https://docs.google.com//104MsCIELJGiAxA-O_RieF9a6z2K/edit

Government teachers! Introduce your students to the life and legacy of Victoria Gray Adams. "My skill was in strategizing. And organizing. And facilitation." Making History Significance Module: https://ucbhssp.berkeley.edu//making-/modules/significance

10th grade teachers! A useful article to explore the mythologies of colonialism. "It wasn’t until arriving in England that I began to appreciate that colonialism had furnished not only Zimbabwe but Britain, too, with fiercely held national mythologies. In both countries, colonialism had left behind ideas and institutions that stood in the way of a more honest reckoning with the past." Making History Significance Module: https://ucbhssp.berkeley.edu//making-/modules/significance

Teachers! A prompt for discussion. Join us November 10 to discuss "What's Next?" - https://chssp.ucdavis.edu/events/discordcrisis2020

Teachers! Make today the day to discuss Native American suffrage in the United States. "Though some Native Americans can trace their ancestral roots back more than 30,000 years on land that is now the United States, they weren’t guaranteed or given citizenship, denying them the right to vote." UCBHSSP Compiled Resources on Native History and Contemporary Culture: https://ucbhssp.berkeley.edu/native-history-resources

Teachers! Today might be a day to discuss access to the vote and attempts to prevent it, over time. "But the thing about it is, I didn't feel it should have been this hard. I knew it shouldn't have been this hard." Making History Continuity and Change Module: https://ucbhssp.berkeley.edu//ma/modules/continuity-change

Early elementary teachers! How are you talking about the election with your young learners? Join Rachel and teacher leader Brianna Padilla for the K-2 Grade Group, which starts this Thursday: https://chssp.ucdavis.edu/events/gradegroups Below, Brianna's morning memo on the election.

Teachers! Useful article to prepare students for the process of vote counting and a critical analysis of media coverage of the returns. We have to be incredibly transparent all through the night with what we know and what we don’t know, said George Stephanopoulos, who will anchor the proceedings for ABC News.

10th grade teachers! A useful video to discuss this year's election in the context of the world. "When we showed voters from around the world what American elections are like in practice, they weren’t impressed." Then, join us next week for "What's Next?": https://chssp.ucdavis.edu/events/discordcrisis2020

Teachers! Interview with our very own Devin Hess, about teaching the election. Thinking of you this week, and join us November 10 to talk about "What's Next?": https://chssp.ucdavis.edu/events/discordcrisis2020

Teachers! Before we head into the final weekend before voting ends on Nov 3, remember that we will likely not know who has been elected the next President for some time, and there may be efforts to challenge vote totals. The last line of defense in elections is the American voter, he told me. We're hosting a webinar for teachers on November 10 to talk about what's next: https://chssp.ucdavis.edu/events/discordcrisis2020

What's it feel like to teach during this election? Know that you are not alone in your feelings. We’re all walking on eggshells, he said. I feel like a biology teacher teaching evolution," Paul Taylor, UCBHSSP Teacher Research Group member. Join UCBHSSP Nov 10 to discuss in community, what's next? ... Registration: https://chssp.ucdavis.edu/events/discordcrisis2020

Economics teachers! Useful article for exploring multiple lenses for evaluating economic opportunity. "Indian engineers said they did not always trust that Americans would comprehend the power dynamics underlying caste oppression."

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Teachers! How can you use this resource to prepare students for the not knowing of election day? ORIAS suggests assigning students to follow vote counting in 2-3 states as a way to monitor election returns over time. And, join CHSSP on Nov 10 to reflect on "What's Next?" - https://ucbhssp.berkeley.edu/events

Teachers! Share this Ballet Folklorico celebration of Dia de los Muertos with your students.

6th grade teachers! A great way to reinforce that we regularly gain new information and understanding of the ancient past. "Zeolite provided the people of Tikal with safe drinking water for more than 1000 years. It not only represents the oldest Indigenous water filtration system of its kind in the Western Hemisphere, it greatly predates by millennia comparable methods of water purification developed by other cultures in the Old World." Making History Significance Module: https://ucbhssp.berkeley.edu//making-/modules/significance

11th grade teachers! Introduce your students to Unita Blackwell. But I think what hit me again, inside of me. That this must really be something. It must be really something when they see these people come with guns, to defend. To keep us down, from this. Registering to vote. This vote must really be about something. Making History Significance Module: https://ucbhssp.berkeley.edu//making-/modules/significance