Well hey! It’s me Andrea Runnels, aka The Social Studies Whisperer, here to bring you Episode 6 of my Weekly TOP HITS show and this companion historical happenings blog post. What’s a TOP HIT you ask? Well they are three historical events that occurred this week so that you can plan ahead. These helpful ideas integrate literacy, technology, and support a wide range of learners. Before I get started with this week in history, I wanted to take a minute to talk about why I am doing this series in the first place. I mean besides my quest to be viewed as the Bill Nye of Social Studies. So I recently relocated from metro Atlanta to Asheville, North Carolina. I am returning to the classroom full time after about 3 years out. Last year I was a long term sub. Well what I’ve found to be the case is that Social Studies is even less of a priority in education than it was 3 years ago. Y’all, Georgia crushed it at the state level with resources and their state conference, etc. I’ve been pretty disappointed in my current state’s take on humanities.From what I’ve seen doesn’t seem to be at … Continue reading Historical Happenings of September 10-15