Getting smarter about teaching and history at CU Boulder.https://bsky.app/profile/lightningjay.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/lightningjay.bsky.social/post/3mks7blygvs25If the paper seems too long, read the blog! On teaching slavery, student discursive power, and third-space discussions. From me, @abbyreisman.bsky.social and Jenni Conrad https://hep.gse.harvard.edu/blog/2026/04/24/facing-the-complexity-of-facilitating-classroom-discussions-about-the-past/ [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 May 2026 13:10 +0000at://did:plc:7gdp4qf7pjphpew2wharzabu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mks7blygvs25https://bsky.app/profile/lightningjay.bsky.social/post/3mkq6gathhs24New paper! What does it look like for students to dictate how and what they learn about the history of slavery? With @abbyreisman.bsky.social and Jenni Conrad https://www.harvardeducationalreview.org/content/96/1/1330 Apr 2026 17:50 +0000at://did:plc:7gdp4qf7pjphpew2wharzabu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkq6gathhs24https://bsky.app/profile/lightningjay.bsky.social/post/3mhqixfhtbc2jNow with an open-access link https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/epdf/10.1086/740263 [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Mar 2026 16:43 +0000at://did:plc:7gdp4qf7pjphpew2wharzabu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhqixfhtbc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/lightningjay.bsky.social/post/3mhiwdrhhok2qNew paper! When teachers are learning about what to do in the classroom, they are also implicitly learning about students. What do their teacher education methods courses tell them about their future pupils? https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/epdf/10.1086/74026320 Mar 2026 16:21 +0000at://did:plc:7gdp4qf7pjphpew2wharzabu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhiwdrhhok2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/lightningjay.bsky.social/post/3mddfe5hnlc26New explainer with a Ana Ros, a Binghamton colleague. If we don't teach students to understand American violence abroad, they won't understand American violence at home. https://theconversation.com/a-more-complete-latin-american-history-including-centuries-of-us-influence-helps-students-understand-the-complexities-surrounding-nicolas-maduros-arrest-27298426 Jan 2026 13:53 +0000at://did:plc:7gdp4qf7pjphpew2wharzabu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mddfe5hnlc26https://bsky.app/profile/lightningjay.bsky.social/post/3lxtzd5nmes2mNew Article! What do high school students learn about rightwing history? Not very much. https://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/C7MT4BTRCVGAVASQJQ2I/full?target=10.1080/00220272.2025.254829902 Sep 2025 11:30 +0000at://did:plc:7gdp4qf7pjphpew2wharzabu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxtzd5nmes2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/lightningjay.bsky.social/post/3lxcm6qrkjs2nShould Project 2025 be required reading for high schoolers? In our new article, @abigailrd.bsky.social and I explore two ways for teachers to bring challenging texts into the classroom. https://www.socialstudies.org/social-education/89/426 Aug 2025 13:20 +0000at://did:plc:7gdp4qf7pjphpew2wharzabu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxcm6qrkjs2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/lightningjay.bsky.social/post/3lukz4jhuk22oNew podcast!!! You can listen to @abbyreisman.bsky.social and I discuss the importance of discussions in the social studies classroom! It get meta!! https://visionsofed.com/2025/07/21/episode-216-observing-classroom-discussions-with-lightning-jay-abby-reisman/22 Jul 2025 17:17 +0000at://did:plc:7gdp4qf7pjphpew2wharzabu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lukz4jhuk22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/lightningjay.bsky.social/post/3lsj7mer5ps26New paper! Real Talk: Designing Practice-Based Teacher Education for Family Communication https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7102/15/7/81426 Jun 2025 13:18 +0000at://did:plc:7gdp4qf7pjphpew2wharzabu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsj7mer5ps26https://bsky.app/profile/lightningjay.bsky.social/post/3lnzwy62kfc2w#AERA is such an intense conference. I always come back with so many ideas. This year, I'm also coming back with an award! So grateful to the Social Studies SIG and my co-authors for the Outstanding Paper recognition.30 Apr 2025 13:53 +0000at://did:plc:7gdp4qf7pjphpew2wharzabu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnzwy62kfc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/lightningjay.bsky.social/post/3lmi7tvtvss25Some great news! [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Apr 2025 19:18 +0000at://did:plc:7gdp4qf7pjphpew2wharzabu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmi7tvtvss25https://bsky.app/profile/lightningjay.bsky.social/post/3lksydqnisc24So smart of my alma mater to comply in advance with all the administration's demands. Can you just imagine what kind of capricious attacks on Penn's funding might have happened otherwise? https://whyy.org/articles/penn-trump-trans-athlete-funding/20 Mar 2025 15:13 +0000at://did:plc:7gdp4qf7pjphpew2wharzabu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lksydqnisc24https://bsky.app/profile/lightningjay.bsky.social/post/3lksu4334dk2nFun detail about writing in 2025. This article came out yesterday. The same day, I saw an AI slop version of my writing on a different website. An obvious "rewrite this article in worse language" prompt. Same pictures and everything. https://theconversation.com/why-history-instruction-is-critical-for-combating-online-misinformation-24852820 Mar 2025 13:57 +0000at://did:plc:7gdp4qf7pjphpew2wharzabu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lksu4334dk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/lightningjay.bsky.social/post/3lksoqprsos2nNew Article! Better thinking about online information requires skills, practice, AND knowledge. I make the case that this new crisis highlights just how badly we need great history classes. https://theconversation.com/why-history-instruction-is-critical-for-combating-online-misinformation-24852820 Mar 2025 12:21 +0000at://did:plc:7gdp4qf7pjphpew2wharzabu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lksoqprsos2n