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AP Practice Exams

📰 Press Release

March 19, 2025

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.

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Conferences

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February 19, 2025

Thinking Nation leadership will lead sessions that focus on civic learning, literacy, AI, and innovative approaches to teaching social studies. 

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Predictions for 2025

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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. 

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Partnership News

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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.

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PBS Great Migration

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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.

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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.

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Civic Discourse

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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.

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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.

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NSSLA & NCSS

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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.

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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.

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AI & Thinking Nation

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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.

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New Board Members

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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

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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.

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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. 

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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.

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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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