Glenn Wiebe

Teaching at the higher ed level, I'm so grateful to have taught middle schoolers for 15 years. At every level, our students deserve a level of empathy and grace that the world isn't offering.

I can feel some of my students needing to be seen. That alone motivates the hidden curriculum in my work.

Excited to be a part of #civiclearningweek with @pbsnewsclassroom.bsky.social . See you on Monday!

#comics #teacher

The Bygone Era of Supreme Court Support for Voting Rights Sixty years after upholding the Voting Rights Act, the Court has dismantled most of it.

Tomorrow marks the 61st anniversary of Bloody Sunday in Selma, Alabama. It also marks the 60th anniversary of the Supreme Court first upholding the Voting Rights Act.

We have gotten so, so far away from a Court that cares about democracy.

New from me at @brennancenter.org:

Wearing my shirt designed by Jarrett j. Krosoczka in front of my Jerry Craft Read poster holding a Ms Marvel book, next to my Ms Marvel Stand-up during Ramadan and Read Across America Week and Will Eisner Week is my new flex.

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Fantastic day spent with a fantastic group of educators at the Kansas Social Studies Conference! Phenomenal 🎤keynote by @glennwiebe.bsky.social! Thank you, @kchekansas.bsky.social, KCSS, KGA, KCEE for organizing this amazing conference!

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I love my social studies grade book out of context:
*Spider-Man and 9/11
*Napoleon’s Pants
*Stormtrooper Essay
*Modern Fairytale Comic
*Aliens Invade NJ
*Nat Turner Comic interpretation
*Imperialism Children’s Book
*Madaya Mom
Like - what’s he even doing? 😂

Building contextualization in the elementary classroom using artifacts? Yes!! @ksde.bsky.social Teacher Leader Rachel Swearengin taking the @historyed.bsky.social History for All cohort through this fun and engaging activity. #KSHGSS @glennwiebe.bsky.social

What could be more dangerous and fun than taking a group of social studies 📚nerds🤓 to the newly renovated Kansas History Museum? 🤷 Thank you for the tour, Trae!! @historyed.bsky.social @glennwiebe.bsky.social #KSHGSS

Elementary, Middle, High School?? It doesn’t matter! @ksde.bsky.social Teacher Leader Rachel Swearengin’s Linking Language Social Studies Literacy activity is amazing! @historyed.bsky.social #KSHGSS @glennwiebe.bsky.social

Great day learning alongside @essdack.bsky.social PLC teachers & Casey Meier! #HardHistory #historicalthinking as media literacy. @constitutionctr.bsky.social resources. I always walk away smarter! @nhtoymc.bsky.social @ksde.bsky.social
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Any day that I get to spend with #socialstudies teachers,
@nhtoymc.bsky.social, and Rachel Swearengin is a good day! Learning together with @historyed.bsky.social History4All teachers at the KS History Museum.
@jessellison.bsky.social #primarysources #historicalthinking

I am so excited! The best-kept secrets in Kansas are the
Kansas History Museum and the 𝙺̳𝚂̳ 𝚂̳𝚘̳𝚌̳𝚒̳𝚊̳𝚕̳ 𝚂̳𝚝̳𝚞̳𝚍̳𝚒̳𝚎̳𝚜̳ 𝙲̳𝚘̳𝚗̳𝚏̳𝚎̳𝚛̳𝚎̳𝚗̳𝚌̳𝚎̳!! Use the QR code or link and register today.
And if you haven't heard 📢 Glenn Wiebe is the Keynote Speaker!! 📢
@kchekansas.bsky.social KCSS KCEE KGA @glennwiebe.bsky.social

It's officially official! Am coming home to the Sunflower State for 2026 Kansas Social Studies Conference. Excited to open conference in newly renovated @KSHS museum! Bucket list checked. See you there! bit.ly/KansasSSConf @KansasCouncilSS @KCHEKansas #sschat

Love the DBQ Project! Looking forward to their @nsslasocstudies.bsky.social webinar this Thursday, 7:30 ET essdk.me/nssla. Resources, ideas, freebies! #sschat #socialstudies #primarysources

While writing the #FIELDGuide, our focus was on teachers. So it’s exciting to hear that coordinators/coaches/pre-service instructors are using it too! Book studies. PLCs. Assigned reading. How are *you* using the book? socialstudiesfieldguide.com #sschat #socialstudies @madisonteacher.bsky.social

Had a great #FIELDGuide session today at #TXCSS2025! #historicalthinking #primarysources @inquiry #edtech All the good stuff. Got the chance to learn alongside some amazing TX #socialstudies teachers - thx! @txcss.bsky.social @essdack.bsky.social @madisonteacher.bsky.social

Starting to get organized for #txcss2025 trip! Excited to share #FIELDGuide Hike goodness (Fri 1:10), eat some BBQ, get smarter, & meet some amazing teachers! #sschat #socialstudies @essdack.bsky.social @madisonteacher.bsky.social

Feeling overwhelmed by the constant chaos in the world? It's all part of a strategy to discourage dissent. But don't lose hope! Embrace hope as a powerful form of resistance. Let these inspiring stories be your armor against the turmoil.


#WayToFightFriday #Wins #Resist

Donna Hicks' book "Dignity" surrounded by table conversation cards

At the start of the Dignity Leadership Summit this evening. I'm looking for familiar faces.

Lottery winners! @essdack.bsky.social K-5 #socialstudies PLC teachers hacked the Timeline game - first time any group has placed themselves correctly! (BTW - also learning tons about #HGSS / #ELA integrations.) @ksde.bsky.social @nhtoymc.bsky.social #sschat #edusky

Had a great week learning alongside elementary #socialstudies teachers as part of the amazing History for All project from @historyed.bsky.social! #kansashistory #sschat #historicalthinking #inquiry @nhtoymc.bsky.social @jessellison.bsky.social

Tell me that you *are* using the newly redesigned Chronicling America digital newspaper site from the @librarycongress.bsky.social. Cause if you're not, we can't stay friends. It's just that good. loc.gov/item/prn-25-045 #sschat #socialstudies #primarysources

Maps! #inquiry! #primarysources! Hands-on materials! Free stuff! Looking forward to learning alongside #txcss2025 teachers in a few weeks at #FIELDGuide session. You're gonna walk away smarter! #sschat @socialstudiestx.bsky.social @madisonteacher.bsky.social @corwinpress.bsky.social

I really needed a sign today that what I do as a historian matters. I did not expect to literally see a sign. On the sidewalk. And in the window. Hooray for local bookstores! Water Street Bookstore totally made my day! 🗃️
@uncpress.bsky.social @sonyabonczek.bsky.social

@nytimes.com just published "The 25 Most Influential Magazine Covers of All Time." nytimes.com/2025/10/01/t-magazine/magazine-covers-esquire-rolling-stone.html Agree? Disagree? How to use in K-12 #socialstudies class? Talk about context? Expand to most influental photos? Headlines? #sschat #edusky

You reeled me in with your amazing tips! #sschat

"Swim beyond your school!" And other hilarious and fishy advice from the @shearites.bsky.social program committee! 🗃️

When critical thinking isn’t enough: to beat information overload, we need to learn ‘critical ignoring’ Lateral reading, self-nudging and a persistent refusal to feed the trolls are some of the ways one can better manage information.

…. My students and I also read this article about “critical ignoring” as in addition to strategies like lateral reading, the authors recommend “self-nudging” in making our own choices in consuming online information theconversation.com/when-critica.... 2/2