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Replying to @charlesmurray
If you like Coreknowledge, your mind will be blown by what’s coming out of @Hillsdale K12.

Here at @Hillsdale College K-12, we're proud to release a the new edition of our American History and Civics Curriculum, a primary-source driven approach to teaching the story of America to students K-12. The curriculum is full of accurate, engaging lessons woven into one cohesive American story—now available at no cost in a refreshed, beautifully redesigned format with additional resources to make teaching easier and more effective. It's written by some of the best teachers and has been used for decades in K-12 schools across the country. Now it's available at no cost to anyone who wishes to learn about the American story and great teaching. It's useful in any school setting and available now, in time for teachers and schools to review before the new academic year. Here's what we've produced: 📘American History Curriculum The Hillsdale K-12 American History Curriculum provides complete lesson plans in a simple, easy-to-follow format, clear connections between topics and assessments, and PDF downloads plus optional bound copies you can purchase. Each unit is supplemented with a carefully curated collection of primary sources, maps, images, and videos to help bring your lessons to life! 📕Civics Curriculum The Hillsdale K-12 Government & Civics curriculum provides middle and high school teachers with complete courses, Hillsdale College-vetted book, an online course, and resource recommendations. It also includes student-ready primary sources, sample assignments, activities, and assessments, a comprehensive introduction that outlines the curriculum’s principles, and offers pedagogical guidance and practical advice for adopting the program. 👩‍🏫Online Course (coming May 2026) What makes an excellent history or civics class? In this masterclass, learn from veteran teachers from across the nation as they use their knowledge and experience to bring Hillsdale's K-12 American History & Civics curriculum to life. Go beyond theory and into practice—covering everything from planning and storytelling to discussions, assessments, and classroom setup. Watch live model lessons unfold across all four grade bands (K-2, 3-5, 6-8, and 9-12) and leave with fresh ideas, practical tools you can use immediately, and nearly 5 hours of professional development.
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Replying to @Gayu_BTC
Pls take note not ordinary knowledge, instead #coreknowledge
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After working with Core Knowledge materials for many years, I was thrilled to finally attend—and present at—the first Core Knowledge Foundation Conference in over a decade! ✨🌏 A powerful gathering of educators committed to knowledge-rich curriculum. #CoreKnowledge @ckschools
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Personal experience and everything I read about the stickiness of narrative suggests elementary history instruction should make MUCH greater use of it. Exciting to see the @coreknowledge offer this new series of FREE biographies. @historymtrs coreknowledge.org/product/ck….

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We are proud to invite you to a virtual training session hosted by the @NREL: "#ElectricVehicles and #ChargingInfrastructure on Islands: #CoreKnowledge and #Strategies" Register now to secure your spot: bit.ly/49IwqHX To Know More: shorturl.at/vqgff
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🚨Good News Alert! Colorado’s classical-core knowledge schools are kicking ass & taking names.🚨 It’s amazing what happens when schools: * involve parents in all things (including a parent-run board) * have structure & discipline * do not teach the test * and STICK TO ACADEMICS!!! Classical, Core-Knowledge *public* charters are the TOP FOUR schools in the state of Colorado and the top two in my district. Merit Academy is only in its 4th year, and it’s already the top-performing school in its district. The teachers unions and departments of education are **terrified** of classical charters. Why?? Because they are parent-run, canNOT be controlled, and prove that just focusing on academics (including the scientific method and critical thinking skills) works. The teachers union led government machine is non-stop fighting their existence and forcing new legislation on them. One of my kids goes to the top-scoring school in the state: a classical, core-knowledge charter. In 25 years of existence, they’ve never fallen below #4 ranked school in the state (this year they are #1) … Yet this year, my radical school board threatened to close them with a 4-3 vote to barely renew their charter. AND they’ve never researched the school to see why it’s so successful. They hate the school — because it highlights their major failures as a district. Instead of taking any accountability or trying to improve? They do more DEI, more mental health counseling, more back-door curriculum deals, more secret-keeping, and WAY MORE transgender pushing (and now they’re also asking for more money.) Parents: please consider classical, core-knowledge charters as an alternative. Support the people trying to start them in your community. Stand up against legislation aimed to hurt/eliminate them. At the very least, challenge your district to emulate their successes! This is the way… #classicalschools #coreknowledge #charterschools #schoolchoice #parentalrights @CPANColorado @LibertyCommon @Hillsdale
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We wrote to Kate, a CKLA book character, and Core Knowledge wrote back to us! We were so excited! 😁 #amplify #coreknowledge
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First graders in Mrs. Kleindorfer’s class are learning about different types of rocks and how to classify them based on their characteristics! 📖🪨🔎 #metamorphic #igneous #sedimentary #younggeologists #CKLA #CoreKnowledge
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Planning retrieval quizzes for Year 10 and 11 - simple yet effective way of assessing knowledge gaps and identifying misconceptions and common errors. #retrieval #coreknowledge #knowledgegaps #misconceptions #timetoforget #lowstakes #examprep #geography #geographyteacher #AQA
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Adapted an amazing idea from the wonderful @missgeog92 for AQA - a 100 day countdown of mini tasks for Y11 to support with revision. All topics covered and interleaved. #geography #geographyteacher #year11prep #revisiontool #interleaved #coreknowledge
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In Science this afternoon, Year 4 were introduced to the concept of ‘sound’ and went on a sound hunt around the school👂 We began discussions about pitch and volume 🔊 @KingsHeathPri @d_khpa
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Kindergarteners had a GHOULISH good time in the Halloween 5 Senses laboratory! 👻💀🎃 Exploring the 5 senses was part of their CKLA domain. They 🧡loved🧡 the hands on activity! It really brought the lesson to life! #CoreKnowledge #CKLA #LPSRocks #TeamDCS
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The Sad, Sad Story of the Hollow Curriculum: Who Knew? The late Kieran Egan flagged this trend in his 1983 article, "Social Studies and the Erosion of Education" You would enjoy the piece, ⁦@MrZachG#CoreKnowledge educationrickshaw.com/2022/0…

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Today in #CKLA we read about knights and why they were needed in the Middle Ages. My outfit is more page-like, but I might be ready to take on the joust! @Amplify #teachertwitter #4thgrade #coreknowledge #scienceofreading #wildcard
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#CarnegieElementary is concentrating on building #coreknowledge a hallmark that underpins #structedliteracy the #theScienceofReading informs connecting cross content topics and themes to #relevant #learner #experiences #CougarsthatCAN
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It’s nearly time everyone! Next week is our first Masters of Recall of the year. Can you beat your last score? Will Y7 beat Y8 and Y9? #coreknowledge #recall
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A lovely number for my first Y11 intervention - and of course it had to be Global Atmospheric Circulation as a focus. Core knowledge taught, followed by self-quizzing #timetoforget #geographyteacher #coreknowledge #selfquizzing #biscuits!
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The 👨🏽‍⚕️👩🏼‍⚕️Doctors🧑🏼‍⚕️👨🏼‍⚕️are in! #OperationDay #CoreKnowledge #TeamDCS #LPSRocks
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