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Carly Wenner @carlywenner.bsky.social · Sep 3

Thanks, Nathan!

Carly Wenner @carlywenner.bsky.social · Sep 2

My first day of school looks a little different this year as I’ve joined UBC’s Faculty of Education as an Adjunct Professor!

15 years ago, almost to the day, I entered the same building as a student and I’m so excited to be back to share my love of Social Studies with future teachers.

Sign of UBC’s Faculty of Education building

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Carly Wenner @carlywenner.bsky.social · Aug 12

Sent. Thank you so much!

Carly Wenner @carlywenner.bsky.social · Aug 12

Thank you for tagging me!

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Carly Wenner @carlywenner.bsky.social · Aug 12

I’d love one!

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Carly Wenner @carlywenner.bsky.social · Aug 11

It’s me!

Thinking Historically for Canada's Future @thinkhist.bsky.social · Aug 11

Carly teaches at St. George’s School, a large, independent, non-denominational all-boys school in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Learn more about Carly's experiences at: thinking-historically.ca/carly-wenner/

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Lightning Jay @lightningjay.bsky.social · Jul 22

New podcast!!! You can listen to @abbyreisman.bsky.social and I discuss the importance of discussions in the social studies classroom! It get meta!! visionsofed.com/2025/07/21/e...

Episode 216: Observing Classroom Discussions with Lightning Jay & Abby Reisman

In episode 216, Dan and Michael chat with Lightning Jay and Abby Reisman about their article published in Theory & Research in Social Education, “The social studies discourse instrument: Valida…

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Carly Wenner @carlywenner.bsky.social · Aug 7

#historyteacher #iteachsocialstudies

Thinking Historically for Canada's Future @thinkhist.bsky.social · Aug 1

This blog series offers reflections on the History Education in Troubled Times workshop.

Read about it here: thinking-historically.ca/history-educ...

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Thinking Historically for Canada's Future @thinkhist.bsky.social · Aug 1

This blog series offers reflections on the History Education in Troubled Times workshop.

Read about it here: thinking-historically.ca/history-educ...

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Paula Waatainen @sosopolitical.bsky.social · Aug 2

…. My students and I also read this article about “critical ignoring” as in addition to strategies like lateral reading, the authors recommend “self-nudging” in making our own choices in consuming online information theconversation.com/when-critica.... 2/2

When critical thinking isn’t enough: to beat information overload, we need to learn ‘critical ignoring’

Lateral reading, self-nudging and a persistent refusal to feed the trolls are some of the ways one can better manage information.

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Thinking Historically for Canada's Future @thinkhist.bsky.social · Jul 8

Members of Thinking Historically for Canada's Future recently published an article titled
Historical Thinking: Trends, Critiques, and Future Directions.

Read more here: doi.org/10.1016/j.co...

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Edutopia @edutopia.org · Jul 3

Are you students quick to jump to conclusions? A See, Think, Wonder will get them to slow down and look more closely. 🗞️

See, Think, Wonder is a thinking routine developed by Project Zero.

#HistoryTeacher #teachers #SocialStudies #HistoryEducation

Evaluating Primary Sources Through a See, Think, Wonder

By taking the time to observe, make inferences, and ask great questions about historical artifacts and images, students learn to avoid jumping to conclusions.

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Carly Wenner @carlywenner.bsky.social · Jul 3

This would be really helpful to use with students who tend to use the word "bias" as a crutch when analyzing sources #historyteacher #iteachsocialstudies

AskHistorians @askhistorians.bsky.social · Jul 3

/u/mikedash takes a fairly usual request for unbiased sources as an opportunity to discuss how historians interact with ‘bias’ and explains why its impossible, and unhelpful, to write objective, unbiased #history. #Skystorians #twistoriography

mikedash's comment on "Was told to post this here. Unbiased history sources."

Explore this conversation and more from the AskHistorians community

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News Literacy Project @newslit.org · Jul 1

🫣 If you're feeling overwhelmed scrolling social media, you're not alone. Bad actors also take advantage of heavy news cycles with #misinformation that plays on emotions.

👇🏾 Here are some basic #NewsLiteracy tips to stay sharp online.

🔗 Download the poster: bit.ly/7tipsNLP

7 Steps for Staying sharp (short version)
An infographic with 7 boxes.
Headline: Seven Steps for Staying Sharp Online
Each box has a box with a tip. The tips are:
1. Pause
2. Memes aren't news
3. Likes and shares ≠ credibility
4. Take time to assess sources
5. Get to the experts
6. Don't feed the trolls
7. Steer clear of conspiratorial thinking

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ArthurJChapman @arthurjchapman.bsky.social · Jul 2

Just putting this out there… books.google.co.uk/books?id=UVk...

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Trevor Aleo @mraleosays.bsky.social · Jun 19

Teaching literary theory has been the most influential approach I’ve used to improve HS students’ interpretive ability.

Theory helps them see what’s possible with interpretation, not just what’s permitted by “correct” readings.

#literacies #iteachenglish #edusky

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Why I Teach Literary Theory to High Schoolers (and you should too)

Helping students read the word and world-system one lens at a time

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Thinking Historically for Canada's Future @thinkhist.bsky.social · Jun 18

Members of Thinking Historically for Canada's Future recently published an OpEd in The Conversation, Decolonizing history and social studies curricula has a long way to go in Canada . Click here to read more: theconversation.com/decolonizing...

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Carly Wenner @carlywenner.bsky.social · Jun 18

Thank you!

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Carly Wenner @carlywenner.bsky.social · Jun 18

Thanks, Gabrielle! I’d be really interested to take a look at that if you have something shareable.

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Carly Wenner @carlywenner.bsky.social · Jun 17

History Teachers: Does anyone have any resources/activities where students analyze historical interpretations/claims made by others they can share? #historyteacher #iteachsocialstudies #historyeducation

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Edutopia @edutopia.org · May 25

Bring ELA and social studies together in this engaging, creative project! 🤝

Here’s a how-to guide from teachers Dana Haring and Tom Kelner.

#ITeachSocialStudies #ITeachEnglish #MiddleSchool #HistoryEducation

Interdisciplinary Teaching With Historical Journals

Middle school teachers can collaborate to develop an engaging project that gives students the opportunity to tap into their creativity.

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Carly Wenner @carlywenner.bsky.social · May 26

History teachers: this is a really interesting thread on periodization! #historyteacher #iteachsocialstudies

Mateusz Fafinski @calthalas.bsky.social · May 25

Ok, you find it funny or interesting why some centuries are "long" and others are "short" and why do historians use terms like "the Middle Ages" or "the Renaissance" but get cross about it all the time? And keep forbidding things like "the Dark Ages"? Isn't it weird?

Well, no. 1/

a woman in a black dress sits on a couch and says " i forbid it "

ALT: a woman in a black dress sits on a couch and says " i forbid it "

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Mateusz Fafinski @calthalas.bsky.social · May 25

Ok, you find it funny or interesting why some centuries are "long" and others are "short" and why do historians use terms like "the Middle Ages" or "the Renaissance" but get cross about it all the time? And keep forbidding things like "the Dark Ages"? Isn't it weird?

Well, no. 1/

a woman in a black dress sits on a couch and says " i forbid it "

ALT: a woman in a black dress sits on a couch and says " i forbid it "

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Edutopia @edutopia.org · May 20

What does the gradual release of responsibility look like *in practice*?

Educator Kara Douma shifts the responsibility to her students by empowering them to choose their own scaffolding strategies. 🙌

#MiddleSchoolTeacher #EduSky #NewTeachers

Empowering Middle School Students to Create Their Own Scaffolds

By shifting the responsibility of scaffolding to students, teachers can help them be prepared to take ownership of their learning process.

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Carly Wenner @carlywenner.bsky.social · May 20

I’m really curious what an adapted literature review for high school students could look like. Is anyone doing something similar? #iteachsocialstudies

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