Blake Busbin
@BlakeBusbin
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K12 social studies specialist for state of Alabama, PhD social studies ed (War Eagle!), promoter of social studies for developing future citizens
Auburn, AL
Joined January 2012
RT @HistoryMatrs: Content-rich curriculum + intentional writing = powerful learning outcomes. Students thrive when they write to think, qu….
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I have officially entered the World War II history phase of my life (kind of like a pre-party for the 100th anniversary). What are your favorite or must-read WWII history books? #sschat #militaryhistory #AlabamaHistory.
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Frozen education funds could be part of future rescission package
politico.com
The No. 2 House Republican says GOP leaders and the administration are in active talks about what rescissions bill to bring up next, and when.
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RT @Trish_Crain: Psssst: Folks are paying attention to what @AlabamaAchieves and our schools are doing. #aledchat.
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Thank you @SenKatieBritt for supporting Alabama schools as we get ready for the 2025-2026 school year.
Alabama @SenKatieBritt is one of the 10 Senate Republicans who signed the letter requesting the release of $6.9 billion in frozen federal education funding. #aledchat.
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I'm having a great time at the Alabama MEGA Conference, but the youngest Busbin is living his best life at golf camp today
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We were told to wear blue today for the opening of the MEGA Conference for Alabama educators. I think I am ready.
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RT @Pontifex: Looking without walking by, halting the frantic pace of our lives, allowing the lives of others, whoever they may be, with th….
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Another great week working with social studies teachers across Alabama with workshops in.☑️Mobile.☑️Florence.☑️Montgomery.Now, getting ready for an amazing MEGA conference. Join me Tuesday in learning more about our new standards. #AlabamaAchieves #AlabamaHistory
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RT @KoreanLegacy: Do you teach the Korean War? Do you want to learn more about the war that never ended?. Check out History Chapters, a uni….
koreanwarlegacy.org
Topics from the Korean War for teachers, annotated with veteran video clips as primary source materials
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Had a great conversation with these amazing educators about Alabama's new standards and expanded coverage of civil rights. Thank you @ALHumanities for the invitation to speak at "Stony the Road." #AlabamaHistory #TeachCivilRights
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These make great teaching resources in elementary grades to teach standards on the importance and variety of state parks as well as resources #AlabamaHistory.
These promotional brochures have been digitized just in time to remind us that Alabama's state parks are a "vacationer's paradise!". They are from the Division of State Parks of the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, dating from the 1930s to early 2000s.
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RT @geohisteach4319: I am honored to represent ALCSS at #MEGA 2025 next week! We would love to see you! @BlakeBusbin #socialstudieseducatio….
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And you and said map engaged in frequent battle over whether it would roll back up or not?.
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RT @Gilder_Lehrman: Explore our new Annotated Declaration of Independence this #4thofJuly! . These annotations provide historical backgroun….
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“Independence Day: freedom has its life in the hearts, the actions, the spirit of men and so it must be daily earned and refreshed — else like a flower cut from its life-giving roots, it will wither and die.” — Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Another potential federal funding issue to keep an eye on for the education field
politico.com
Some $5 billion of federal funding is at stake, according to estimates from education advocacy groups.
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RT @JackMillerCtr: .@NEHgov invites applications for "Celebrate America!" grants, which will fund projects that focus on the founding of th….
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RT @eji_org: On this day in 1958, a bomb exploded outside Bethel Street Baptist Church in one of Birmingham, Alabama's Black neighborhoods.….
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On this day, a bomb exploded outside a Black church in Birmingham, Alabama.
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