L.McFarren
@lauramcfarren.bsky.social
MS history teacher / iCivicsEdNet / Retro Report Ambassador / TAC for NCC / KSDE Teacher Leader / 🏀coach / powerlifter || Jesus is my #1
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L.McFarren
@lauramcfarren.bsky.social
· Nov 15
Who needs a new history tshirt?! We’ve added 💚GREEN to our threads; you might see some of those in Boston next week!
#iteachsocialstudies
#historyteacher
#sschat
#bettertogether
#edusky
#historyteeshowdown <— that should be a new feed 😂
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#iteachsocialstudies
#historyteacher
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#bettertogether
#edusky
#historyteeshowdown <— that should be a new feed 😂
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ksche.weebly.com/historyshirt...
Seemed like an appropriate shirt for the day and pulling a lesson from the new @constitutionctr.bsky.social
middle school curriculum!
#ConstitutionDay
middle school curriculum!
#ConstitutionDay
September 17, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Seemed like an appropriate shirt for the day and pulling a lesson from the new @constitutionctr.bsky.social
middle school curriculum!
#ConstitutionDay
middle school curriculum!
#ConstitutionDay
As always, Carl has put together a good episode of remembrance for 9/11. Four minutes for the recap of events and then more images at the end. Use it if you want a short lesson for today on Sept 11 and then have other things to cover.
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worldatoz.org
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worldatoz.org
The WORLD From A to Z
Free, 9-minute daily news for students — hosted by Carl Azuz. Classroom-ready, fact-checked, and built to spark critical thinking and discussion.
worldatoz.org
September 11, 2025 at 11:25 AM
As always, Carl has put together a good episode of remembrance for 9/11. Four minutes for the recap of events and then more images at the end. Use it if you want a short lesson for today on Sept 11 and then have other things to cover.
🗺️ 🍎
worldatoz.org
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worldatoz.org
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Grab some great #primarysource teaching ideas from the TPS Midwest during this free virtual course. I walked away so much smarter! Did I mention that it's free? teachingprimarysources.illinoisstate.edu/development @librarycongress.bsky.social #sschat #socialstudies
September 10, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Grab some great #primarysource teaching ideas from the TPS Midwest during this free virtual course. I walked away so much smarter! Did I mention that it's free? teachingprimarysources.illinoisstate.edu/development @librarycongress.bsky.social #sschat #socialstudies
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#OnThisDay in 1774, the first Continental Congress met in Philadelphia to consider its reaction to the British government’s restraints on trade and representative government after the Boston Tea Party.
Read #ConstitutionDaily for more:
Read #ConstitutionDaily for more:
On this day, the first Continental Congress meets in Philadelphia
On September 5, 1774, the first Continental Congress in the United States met in Philadelphia to consider its reaction to the British government’s restraints on trade and representative government after the Boston Tea Party.
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September 5, 2025 at 8:21 PM
#OnThisDay in 1774, the first Continental Congress met in Philadelphia to consider its reaction to the British government’s restraints on trade and representative government after the Boston Tea Party.
Read #ConstitutionDaily for more:
Read #ConstitutionDaily for more:
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#sschat great stuff from @historycomics.bsky.social!
Opening up class with a discussion on why it’s important to know history…. Going to begin with this hysterical bit from Nate Bargatze. youtube.com/shorts/3JaMt...
September 7, 2025 at 11:14 PM
#sschat great stuff from @historycomics.bsky.social!
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Opening up class with a discussion on why it’s important to know history…. Going to begin with this hysterical bit from Nate Bargatze. youtube.com/shorts/3JaMt...
September 7, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Opening up class with a discussion on why it’s important to know history…. Going to begin with this hysterical bit from Nate Bargatze. youtube.com/shorts/3JaMt...
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Tired of the using the same old photos to teach about the Great Depression? Try this one from the Library of Congress! I recommend using the QFT strategy from @rightquestioninst.bsky.social to elicit student questions as an introduction to the topic. www.loc.gov/item/2014680...
August 2, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Tired of the using the same old photos to teach about the Great Depression? Try this one from the Library of Congress! I recommend using the QFT strategy from @rightquestioninst.bsky.social to elicit student questions as an introduction to the topic. www.loc.gov/item/2014680...
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Crowdsourced collab supported by Data Rescue Project is working to record NPS park signage that may be lost to current attempts to edit "disparaging" language. Upload photos of signs at NPS sites: sites.google.com/umn.edu/save... #sschat #iteachsocialstudies #EduSky #socialstudies #nationalparks
Save Our Signs
Save Our Signs: Celebrate All-American History
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July 21, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Crowdsourced collab supported by Data Rescue Project is working to record NPS park signage that may be lost to current attempts to edit "disparaging" language. Upload photos of signs at NPS sites: sites.google.com/umn.edu/save... #sschat #iteachsocialstudies #EduSky #socialstudies #nationalparks
If you need a good resource for teaching the Bill of Rights, look no further. @lindarmonkjd.bsky.social
🍎🗺️ #sschat
🍎🗺️ #sschat
July 21, 2025 at 12:32 PM
If you need a good resource for teaching the Bill of Rights, look no further. @lindarmonkjd.bsky.social
🍎🗺️ #sschat
🍎🗺️ #sschat
New site. New teacher friends. More opportunities to tell people about @retroreport.org!!
#monticello
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#monticello
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July 14, 2025 at 9:43 PM
New site. New teacher friends. More opportunities to tell people about @retroreport.org!!
#monticello
🍎🗺️ #sschat
#monticello
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July 10, 2025 at 2:26 AM
July 10, 2025 at 2:26 AM
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#OnThisDay in 1835, Chief Justice John Marshall dies in Philadelphia. Learn more about the nation’s longest-serving chief justice in our online exhibit: ow.ly/MpQ750Wj5X3
John Marshall: Patriot, Statesman, Chief Justice - Google Arts & Culture
Explore the character and constitutional legacy of John Marshall—the nation’s fourth chief justice—from the Virginia frontier all the way to the Supreme Court.
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July 6, 2025 at 3:00 PM
#OnThisDay in 1835, Chief Justice John Marshall dies in Philadelphia. Learn more about the nation’s longest-serving chief justice in our online exhibit: ow.ly/MpQ750Wj5X3
Kicked off a week in Philly with a visit to @easternstate.bsky.social while wearing my new @icivics.bsky.social shirt 🙌🏽
#sschat 🍎🗺️
#sschat 🍎🗺️
July 6, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Kicked off a week in Philly with a visit to @easternstate.bsky.social while wearing my new @icivics.bsky.social shirt 🙌🏽
#sschat 🍎🗺️
#sschat 🍎🗺️
A reminder that political enemies can push differences aside to become friends.
Maybe we should try this in 2025. ❤️🤍💙
blogs.loc.gov/headlinesand...
Maybe we should try this in 2025. ❤️🤍💙
blogs.loc.gov/headlinesand...
Deaths of John Adams and Thomas Jefferson on July 4th | Headlines & Heroes
The deaths of former U.S. Presidents Thomas Jefferson and John Adams on July 4, 1826, the day of the Jubilee, the 50th anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence, was an extraordin...
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July 5, 2025 at 4:16 AM
A reminder that political enemies can push differences aside to become friends.
Maybe we should try this in 2025. ❤️🤍💙
blogs.loc.gov/headlinesand...
Maybe we should try this in 2025. ❤️🤍💙
blogs.loc.gov/headlinesand...
My beach read for today… great American history biography of these 4 presidents! @doriskgoodwin.bsky.social
🍎🗺️ #sschat
🍎🗺️ #sschat
May 26, 2025 at 12:09 AM
My beach read for today… great American history biography of these 4 presidents! @doriskgoodwin.bsky.social
🍎🗺️ #sschat
🍎🗺️ #sschat
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Excellent resource @ our National Parks…
Happy #TeacherAppreciationDay !
Happy #TeacherAppreciationWeek
Happy #TeacherAppreciationDay !
Happy #TeacherAppreciationWeek
Have you seen the newest poster from @periodicprez.bsky.social ?
A national parks periodic table?! Yes, please!
🍎 🗺️ #sschat
A national parks periodic table?! Yes, please!
🍎 🗺️ #sschat
May 7, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Excellent resource @ our National Parks…
Happy #TeacherAppreciationDay !
Happy #TeacherAppreciationWeek
Happy #TeacherAppreciationDay !
Happy #TeacherAppreciationWeek
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Always a Frogtastic day when I can wear my Anna May Wong tee for the day’s lesson. What’s my History Tee Showdown buddies wearing? @lauramcfarren.bsky.social @nhtoymc.bsky.social
April 30, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Always a Frogtastic day when I can wear my Anna May Wong tee for the day’s lesson. What’s my History Tee Showdown buddies wearing? @lauramcfarren.bsky.social @nhtoymc.bsky.social
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Happy AANHPI Heritage month! 🎉🗺️🍎 @mrshistorylee.bsky.social @mapm8ker.bsky.social @lauramcfarren.bsky.social @historyherway.bsky.social @nhtoymc.bsky.social
May 1, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Happy AANHPI Heritage month! 🎉🗺️🍎 @mrshistorylee.bsky.social @mapm8ker.bsky.social @lauramcfarren.bsky.social @historyherway.bsky.social @nhtoymc.bsky.social
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Looking for a unique teacher PD week this summer? Check out @easternstate.bsky.social’s summer teacher institute: www.easternstate.org/teach
#sschat 🍎🗺️
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March 10, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Looking for a unique teacher PD week this summer? Check out @easternstate.bsky.social’s summer teacher institute: www.easternstate.org/teach
#sschat 🍎🗺️
#sschat 🍎🗺️
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In and around @easternstate.bsky.social with #JusticeEd collab edus from across the country. Are you an edu interested in Justice Education? Check out the collab and apply! ⚖️🍎🗺️
easternstate.org/justiceedcol...
#edusky #sschat
easternstate.org/justiceedcol...
#edusky #sschat
April 26, 2025 at 10:42 AM
In and around @easternstate.bsky.social with #JusticeEd collab edus from across the country. Are you an edu interested in Justice Education? Check out the collab and apply! ⚖️🍎🗺️
easternstate.org/justiceedcol...
#edusky #sschat
easternstate.org/justiceedcol...
#edusky #sschat
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With any #socialstudies inquiry, it’s all about your compelling question. What are the characteristics of a great compelling question? #FIELDGuide #slowchat #inquiry #sschat @madisonteacher.bsky.social
April 24, 2025 at 12:26 PM
With any #socialstudies inquiry, it’s all about your compelling question. What are the characteristics of a great compelling question? #FIELDGuide #slowchat #inquiry #sschat @madisonteacher.bsky.social
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April 26, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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Did you know that @easternstate.bsky.social offers resources for teachers? Get on their mailing list for regular content releases and #JusticeEd opportunities.
#sschat 🍎 🗺️ #teacher #educator
www.easternstate.org/educator-res...
#sschat 🍎 🗺️ #teacher #educator
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Educator Resources
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Eastern State believes in the power of education as a catalyst for change. We are committed to generating innovative tools that help learners of all ...
www.easternstate.org
April 26, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Did you know that @easternstate.bsky.social offers resources for teachers? Get on their mailing list for regular content releases and #JusticeEd opportunities.
#sschat 🍎 🗺️ #teacher #educator
www.easternstate.org/educator-res...
#sschat 🍎 🗺️ #teacher #educator
www.easternstate.org/educator-res...
Did you know that @easternstate.bsky.social offers resources for teachers? Get on their mailing list for regular content releases and #JusticeEd opportunities.
#sschat 🍎 🗺️ #teacher #educator
www.easternstate.org/educator-res...
#sschat 🍎 🗺️ #teacher #educator
www.easternstate.org/educator-res...
Educator Resources
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Eastern State believes in the power of education as a catalyst for change. We are committed to generating innovative tools that help learners of all ...
www.easternstate.org
April 26, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Did you know that @easternstate.bsky.social offers resources for teachers? Get on their mailing list for regular content releases and #JusticeEd opportunities.
#sschat 🍎 🗺️ #teacher #educator
www.easternstate.org/educator-res...
#sschat 🍎 🗺️ #teacher #educator
www.easternstate.org/educator-res...