Most states adopted their own History or Social Studies standards or expectations for learning objectives. \u00a0The National History Education Clearinghouse maintains a useful and searchable database of these standards<\/a>. \u00a0 “Searchable” in this case is quite helpful, because it allows us to seek out “Abraham Lincoln” in various standards. \u00a0You can check out those results here<\/a> (as of Summer 2014 there were\u00a0nearly 70\u00a0“Abraham Lincoln” results out of more than 700 individual standards documents). \u00a0On this page, we have provided a discussion forum featuring short personal narratives from various K-12 educators from across the country who have described their experiences (and challenges) using new technologies and the resources of\u00a0Lincoln\u2019s Writings<\/em>\u00a0to help meet their own state history or social studies standards.<\/p>\n Illinois:<\/strong> Megan VanGorder, Lincoln’s Bloomington: The National Lincoln Story Through a Local Lens<\/a>,\u00a0Storify,\u00a0<\/em>August 2014<\/p>\n Missouri:\u00a0<\/strong>Matt Heet, What Does Lincoln Mean To Missouri High School Social Studies<\/a>,\u00a0Storify,\u00a0<\/em>August 2014<\/p>\n New Jersey:\u00a0<\/strong>Evan Oftedal, Lincoln and Civil Liberties: My Journey<\/a>,\u00a0Storify,\u00a0<\/em>August 2014<\/p>\n New York: <\/b>Christina Iannacone, Bringing Lincoln to Life in the 21st Century Classroom<\/a>,\u00a0Storify,\u00a0<\/em>August 2014<\/p>\n New York:\u00a0<\/strong>Jamie Sharpe, Lincoln Was Not the Great Emancipator We Thought He Was!<\/a>,\u00a0Storify,\u00a0<\/em>August 2014<\/p>\nDiscussion Forum<\/h3>\n