David Edelman

My students and I are featured on this week’s episode of A Citizen’s Guide to Preserving Democracy on PBS @ThirteenWNET pbs.org/wnet/preservin… @gencitizen @dosomething @manhattanhs @democracyready @Civics_For_All

During #CivicsWeek, student voter ambassadors @usahsnyc registered students to be new voters & we visited @LiveOnNY to learn about organ donation from doctors, recipients & the namesake of Lauren’s Law which puts it on NY’s voter registration form @manhattanhs @Civics_For_All

Helen Keller Comes Home Through U.S. History Teacher David Edelman: Preserving Helen Keller’s Legacy & Embracing “Civics for All” ⁦@Civics_For_All⁩ ⁦@manhattanhs⁩ foresthillstimes.com/2026/01/20/hel…

My students @usahsnyc have created Storybooth Podcasts @dosomething that connect community issues they are most passionate about to modern politics & historic Federalist Papers. See the project: tinyurl.com/3m26235d @Civics_For_All @BRInstitute @LiveOnNewYork @manhattanhs

On this Civics Friday, students @usahsnyc developed capital proposals for @NYCCEC’s participatory budgeting process with @LWVNYC. Yesterday students met w/ @NYC_SCA reps to learn how PB funds will renovate our school’s bathrooms @Civics_For_All @manhattanhs @CMCarlinaRivera

Happy 200th Birthday to The Erie Canal! It opened October 25, 1825 wnycstudios.org/podcasts/all-o…

👏 Congrats to David Edelman, Union Square Academy (NY), finalist for BRI’s National Civics Teacher of the Year! His classroom is a “laboratory for civic engagement.” 🔗 Check out how David’s inspiring his students: bit.ly/41AZyhl #CivicTeachers #CivicEducation

Incredibly proud and honored to be one of these 10 teachers. Fostering students’ civic engagement is my top priority as an educator. It has helped infuse purpose and joy into all things teaching & learning @manhattanhs @usahsnyc @Civics_For_All

Celebrating its 150th anniversary this year @FlushingHS opened in 1875 and is the oldest public school in NYC

generationcitizen.org/blog/student-l… I’m so proud of my students @usahsnyc who worked together to secure $150,000 in city funding through New York City’s participatory budgeting process to improve our school’s bathrooms @PB_NYC @CMCarlinaRivera

Had to share the most heartwarming use of AI I’ve seen yet. A teacher made AI-generated images of her students as adults living their dream careers (ex: astronaut, football player, cartoonist, veterinarian) 🫶

Today I completed the summer intensive portion of The Hollyhock for The Humanities Fellowship. Two intense weeks devoted to practing the art of close reading, discourse and learning centered on American Reconstruction. Best domestic teacher learning experience to date @RelayGSE

Let’s create a NYC Museum of Education and find a home for Martin Raskin’s one of a kind collection of school history. Read the article online: queensledger.com/2025/07/16/hel…

Today I am learning all about the history of Washington Square Park with the @BoweryBoys & @WSPConservancy. It was used as a potter’s field and contained thousands of bodies. It is also the location of the “Hangman’s Elm” the oldest tree in Manhattan.

So proud of my students @usahsnyc who won this essay contest. They were celebrated and spent time with a cop from their neighborhood precinct

@NYCSchools I love teaching in NYC and love working at a CTE high school :)

We’re excited to share some key accomplishments made possible by our educators, staff, and school communities. From strengthening students' reading and math skills to preparing them for bold futures, we are proud of the progress we’ve made and committed to the work ahead.

My students @usahsnyc received the Class Changemaker Award at Civics Day for educating their peers about truths & falsehoods surrounding organ donation, increasing registration rates as students preregister to vote @manhattanhs @LiveOnNewYork @Civics_For_All @NYCBarAssn

Today students @usahsnyc completed @BudgetChallenge. For the last 10 weeks students analyzed contracts, paid bills, invested & even contact customer service to dispute charges! Thank you @NEAFoundation for funding my grant: tinyurl.com/3xrz63dz @manhattanhs @NYCCTE @EconEdLink

@ConstitutingUSA I made a typo and reposted. Sorry

Our judges are excited to receive your entries: constitutingamerica.org/enter-new/

I am so proud of my students that submitted their final projects to We The Future @ConstitutingUSA. Students need opportunities to extend learning beyond the classroom & share their connections to The Constitution @Civics_For_All @manhattanhs ⁦@democracyready⁩

I am so proud of my students who created a Redesign of The US Citizenship Exam @USCIS for @Gilder_Lehrman. Students need to take action to improve their communities & make connections to the Constitution @Civics_For_All @manhattanhs @usahsnyc @democracyready