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June 30, 2019 Middle East, Social Studies, Teaching

Teaching the “Middle East”

I just returned from a week at Duke University where I attended an incredible institute focused on teaching the Middle

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November 23, 2017 Social Studies, Teaching

Where I’m From and Where I’m Going: Highlights from NCSS

I spent three full days at the National Council for the Social Studies annual conference in San Francisco.  It was

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