Learn about the AI-powered AP Practice Exams for AP U.S. History, AP European History, AP World History, and AP Government and Politics students.
Conferences
📰 Press Release
February 19, 2025
Thinking Nation leadership will lead sessions that focus on civic learning, literacy, AI, and innovative approaches to teaching social studies.
Predictions for 2025
📰 Press Release
January 24, 2025
Thinking Nation's Zachary Cote writes about these five, evolving predictions on the state of social studies and civics education in the United States.
Partnership News
📰 Press Release
January 22, 2025
Thirty-eight public charter school social studies teachers will join Thinking Nation at the National Archives Building for a historical thinking workshop.
PBS Great Migration
📰 Press Release
January 9, 2025
Thinking Nation to make historical thinking resources available with the release of the new PBS docuseries: Great Migration: A People on the Move.
The Fulcrum
📝 Article
December 4, 2024
Roughly half of the country disagrees with the other half, but polarization, not an individual or party, may be the biggest threat to our democracy.
Civic Discourse
📰 Press Release
December 10, 2024
TN announced additional steps it is taking to advance pluralism and reduce polarization so today's social studies students are empowered with the skills and dispositions.
Equitable Access
📰 Press Release
November 26, 2024
Thinking Nation has pledged to direct all donations received between now and year end to the creation of new, open educational resources that foster historical thinking and support educational opportunity for all.
NSSLA & NCSS
📰 Press Release
November 13, 2024
Thinking Nation experts will lead sessions on disciplinary thinking, the future of social studies education, and innovative teaching methods that incorporate movement to enhance student engagement.
Cultivate Thinking
💻 Webinar
October 17, 2024
Thinking Nation announced a free webinar in helping build a healthy intellectual community in our classrooms for students to wrestle, with complex ideas, out loud and with others.
AI & Thinking Nation
📰 Press Release
February 12, 2024
Thinking Nation will showcase how AI functionality within the platform, will revolutionize the grading of curated research papers, personalizes learning experiences, and tracks student development.
New Board Members
📰 Press Release
January 29, 2024
Each new member brings a wealth of expertise, a commitment to excellence, and a unique perspective that will positively impact our efforts to foster thoughtful citizens and build a more democratic future
Civics Education
📝 Article
October 11, 2023
The future of our democracy will depend on our ability to provide a quality civics education, but we must broaden its definition. Being equipped as citizens goes beyond remembering facts.
NAEP Scores
📝Article
May 15, 2023
The recent NAEP scores are a powerful argument for the need to legitimize history education. In this Education Week article, Zachary Cote contextualizes the situation for teachers.
The Fulcrum
📝 Article
April 21, 2023
Let’s support teachers around the country as they look for opportunities to have students listen to the past. These conversations are foundational for the preservation of our constitutional democracy.
Second Class Subject
📝 Research/Article
October 11, 2023
Social studies education is getting the short end of the stick in the United States. This is impacting student learning and the ability of teachers to meet the needs of the job.
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