Key Features 

Thinking Nation’s teacher and student data reports provide clear, actionable insights to drive instruction and support learning. Teachers can view class and individual student performance on assessments, track progress over time, and identify trends or areas for growth. These easy-to-read reports help educators tailor instruction, while also empowering students to reflect on their learning and set goals for developing stronger historical thinking skills.

Our curriculum units offer comprehensive, standards-aligned content designed to build historical thinking skills. Each unit includes engaging lessons, primary sources, formative assessments that promote evidence-based analysis, and Curated-Research Papers (CRPs). Detailed teacher keys and rubrics support effective instruction and consistent grading. These units help educators deliver rigorous, meaningful social studies instruction with ease.

Thinking Nation’s primary source analysis uses the THINKS strategy to promote deeper student understanding and historical thinking. THINKS provides a step-by-step framework that guides students through careful examination of primary sources. This structured method encourages critical engagement, supports the development of evidence-based arguments, and helps students build key historical thinking skills needed to analyze context, perspective, and meaning in historical documents.

Thinking Nation’s formative assessments are designed to support ongoing learning and skill development. These short, standards-aligned tasks are graded by generative AI, providing quick, consistent feedback. Each assessment targets key historical thinking skills, offering insights into student progress and areas needing support. With clear rubrics and real-time results, educators can adjust instruction and help students deepen their evidence-based historical analysis and understanding.