ED Surge

DECEMBER 28, 2021

In 2021, we told the story of a student who was surprised to learn that the professor featured in his online course lecture videos died years ago. And last but not least, listeners gravitated to episodes we did that revisited the history of longstanding educational narratives and looked how we got here.

EdTech 97

EdTech K-12 Tutoring History 97

Women's History Network

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

We are delighted to announce the winners of our annual book prize for 2021 and 2022.

History 111

History 111

ED Surge

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Resources for learning and teaching the fullness of Black history all year round. Humanizing pre-colonial history catapulted a spiritual reckoning and unlocked a familiar wholeness for me. From studying African and Black American history, I developed what Joyce E. 2021) Dillard’s “Spirit of Our Work” is transformative.

History 106

History Teaching Sociology Oral History 106

Anthropology.net

MARCH 11, 2025

Now, a study published in the Journal of Archaeological Science 1 has used ancient DNA and isotopic analysis to answer that question—and in doing so, has provided new insight into a war that shaped the history of East Asia. To clarify the history of the fortress, archaeologists turned to the remains of those who died there.

Archaeology 88

Archaeology Artifacts History Research 88

Becoming a History Teacher

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

They struggle to distinguish between high value and low value tasks (Hall, 2021). History and Literacy in Year 7, History in Practice. 3 This week, in history…how I use card sorts (and why I’ve fallen back in love with them). Retrieved from Curricular Pasts: Reflections from a History Classroom: [link] Hall, L.

Lesson Plan 68

Lesson Plan Pedagogy History Teaching 68

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

More schools around the country, from Baltimore to Michigan to Colorado , are adopting these content-filled lessons to teach geography, astronomy and even art history. If these efforts arent allowed to elbow sound reading instruction aside, they cannot hurt and, in the long run, they might even help, he wrote in a 2021 blog post.

Teaching 137

Teaching Charter School Social Studies Geography 137

Anthropology.net

MARCH 26, 2025

The early human settlement of South America stands as one of the last great migrations in human history, yet the environmental conditions that shaped this journey remain debated. Late Pleistocene South American megafaunal extinctions associated with rise of Fishtail points and human population."

Humanities 94

Humanities Archaeology Cultures Tradition 94

Anthropology.net

DECEMBER 4, 2024

The Study of Ancient Alaskan Canids To explore this complex history, a team of archaeologists led by François Lanoë from the University of Arizona analyzed 111 sets of bones from canids unearthed at archaeological sites across interior Alaska. Journal : Human Ecology , 2021. Van den Broeck, M.,

Humanities 98

Humanities Archaeology Anthropology History 98

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 7, 2022

history and civics curriculum to be more inclusive and equitable? As an Asian American, my lived experience and this research make me firmly believe that we must do a better job of teaching Asian American history and culture in the U.S. — We must do a better job of teaching Asian American history and culture in the U.S.

American History 109

American History History Teaching Primary Sources 109

Anthropology.net

MARCH 15, 2025

These were once living people, with families and histories. The authors argue for several key reforms: Transparency in Collection Histories : Museums and universities should fully document and disclose the origins of their skeletal collections. Several high-profile cases have highlighted the issue.

Humanities 78

Humanities Research Anthropology Museum 78

ED Surge

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

What started as a part-time gig for a couple of students in 2021 now keeps her busy six days a week. Perez says her third and fourth grade students catch up quickly with individual support, where shes able to tailor each lesson to their personal interests depending on whether students are history buffs or go crazy for dinosaurs.

Tutoring 124

Tutoring Government Library History 124

Anthropology.net

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Deciphering the Plaques: A History of Theories Since the 1800s, scholars have speculated about the meaning of these artifacts, numbering around 1,626 recovered to date. Journal : Revista Portuguesa de Arqueologia , 2021. Blanco, G., & Rodríguez-Rodríguez, E.

Archaeology 98

Archaeology Artifacts Ancestry Anthropology 98

Edthena

JULY 22, 2021

From teaching Black history year-round to social and emotional wellness for teachers, we have highlights and article links for you–easy to read, even beachside. Don’t confine teaching about Black history to February. During Black History Month, resources for teaching about Black history abound.

History 98

History Pedagogy Professional Development Teaching 98

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 6, 2023

Ron DeSantis or the College Board to curate and disburse Black history to us. As despicable and harmful as the Florida governor’s recent rejection of the pilot Advanced Placement (AP) African American Studies course was, DeSantis does not get to decide when and how we learn Black history. DeSantis’ playbook is plagiarized.

History 113

History American History Social Justice Leadership 113

Anthropology.net

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

The Footprints That Rewrite History In the shifting gypsum sands of White Sands National Park in New Mexico, a series of fossilized human footprints have surfaced, casting a striking new light on the ingenuity of Ice Age inhabitants. Quaternary Science Advances. DOI: 10.1016/j.qsa.2025.100274 2025.100274 Bustos, D.

Humanities 94

Humanities Artifacts Tradition Research 94

Edthena

MAY 27, 2021

Addressing this in the classroom is important to make it visible and to help students process both history and what is currently happening. Racism and violence against Asian Americans are not new but have seen a recent surge.

History 98

History Humanities Education EdTech 98

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 16, 2024

I don’t know if there’s one thing — I think it’s a blend,” said Louie Rodriguez, vice provost and dean for undergraduate education at UC Riverside, where in the 2021-22 school year 46 percent of freshmen received Pell Grants and 75 percent of Pell recipients graduated within six years.

Tutoring 134

Tutoring Social Science Cultures Research 134

Anthropology.net

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

However, this new genomic study, led by Francesco Ravasini and colleagues, reconstructs the biological history of the Picenes using DNA extracted from 102 ancient individuals spanning over 1,000 years of history. While the Picenes eventually faded from history, absorbed into the expanding Roman state, their genetic legacy persisted.

Ancestry 75

Ancestry Archaeology Cultures History 75

Anthropology.net

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Within a few decades, they built an empire that stretched from the Eurasian steppe to the heart of Central Europe, reshaping political landscapes and leaving an imprint on European history. DOI: 10.1038/s41586-018-0094-2 Examines the genetic history of steppe populations, including the Scythians, Sarmatians, and early Turkic groups.

Ancestry 72

Ancestry Archaeology Museum Anthropology 72

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

A battle over New Hampshire’s “divisive concepts law” has been brewing in the state since 2021. Most (94 percent, or 248 letters) supported repeal, citing concerns such as a climate of fear among teachers and the worry that history couldn’t be taught fully and honestly.

History 88

History K-12 Social Studies Public School 88

Anthropology.net

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

21 , and photos taken of the remaining artefact collection at the Institut des Sciences Anthropologiques de Développement (ISAD) in 2021. Quarrying activity at Anyama between 2020 and 2021 irreversibly damaged much of the Bété I site, erasing priceless evidence of our past. "It

Humanities 52

Humanities Archaeology History Research 52

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

NEW YORK — There’s a new look to history classes in New York City schools: a curriculum in Asian American and Pacific Islander history. history instruction include an Asian American and Pacific Islander K-12 curriculum. Now, they say, it’s time for their history classes, educators and textbooks to catch up. KELLEN ZENG.

History 107

History Heritage K-12 American History 107

Life and Landscapes

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

uses Fort Knox as the focal point in his new, expansive book about the history of an area that contains part of Kentucky and Southern Indiana. Of his travels, Van Stockum proclaims, “I love making loops of history by tracing road through topography rarely ridden.” Kentucky author Ronald R. Van Stockum Jr.

History 52

History Research Cultures 52

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

In the post-war boom of the 1950s, college students were confident of their economic futures and many studied liberal arts subjects such as English, history and philosophy. Unemployment dropped below 5 percent and the stock market soared, posting one of the best decades in history. History is seeing a similar collapse, down 35 percent.

Humanities 143

Humanities Economics History Psychology 143

Digital Promise

MARCH 7, 2022

Digital Promise has received a $20 million gift, the single largest unrestricted gift in the organization’s history, from MacKenzie Scott. Following its 10-year anniversary in fall 2021, Digital Promise unveiled a new strategic framework and North Star goals to guide its work in the next decade and beyond.

Learning Science 160

Learning Science Educational Technology History Research 160

Living Geography

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Since the first eruption in March 2021, numerous fissures have opened across five locations, heavily affecting the town of Grindavík. A cross-posting from my Fieldnotes from Iceland blog. Discover the World has made available a new resource. Iceland's Reykjanes Peninsula has awakened after more than 800 years.

Humanities 52

Humanities History Teaching Education 52

Zinn Education Project

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

Each month we learn from people’s history scholars in our Teach the Black Freedom Struggle classes. Heather McGhee on Everyday Solidarity and The Sum of Us  Khalil Gibran Muhammad on The Condemnation of Blackness  Michael Hines on the Fight for Black History in Schools Blair L. 15, 2021  Kidada E.

History 52

History Pedagogy Teaching Education 52

Anthropology.net

MARCH 13, 2025

Leopard cats, roughly the size of modern house cats, are adaptable predators with a long history of interaction with human societies. However, subsequent DNA analysis overturned this assumption, revealing that the remains actually belonged to leopard cats, not domesticated felines. DOI: 10.1038/s41559-017-0139 Haruda, A. 1 Han, Y.,

Archaeology 59

Archaeology Humanities Museum Geography 59

ED Surge

DECEMBER 12, 2022

On March 16, 2021, a 21-year-old white man went on a targeted shooting rampage across Atlanta, driving 30 miles to three massage businesses and killing eight people, the majority of whom were Asian women. A vigil attendee honored the victims of the anti-Asian spa shootings in Atlanta by remembering their names on March 21, 2021.

K-12 144

K-12 Ancestry Education Geography 144

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

At OHDELA, enrollment more than doubled to about 5,200 students in the 2020-2021 school year, according to state data. million on TV ads in just the first quarter of 2021, up from $1.2 At Stride Inc., They also say they are taking steps to improve retention and graduation rates. And I said, ‘You guys aren’t doing anything wrong.

Charter School 139

Charter School Education Policy Public School History 139

NCHE

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Since 2021, the National Council for History Education has partnered with the Library of Congress’ Teaching with Primary Sources program on a nationwide program, “The Rural Experience in America”. Read the blog post about The Source on the Library of Congress’ website here.

Library 130

Library Primary Sources Local History Professional Development 130

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Originally designed as an academic conference to share research, the event brought together Florida K-12 and college teachers and students, national journalists and professionals from libraries and museums whose work focuses on history and civics. One of Robinson’s fellow panelists at the conference, Hayley McCulloch, a U.S. Florida Gov.

Civics 145

Civics K-12 Museum American History 145

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 25, 2021

Educators will have to do something different for the 2021-22 school year to make up for those losses. And the pandemic’s fits and starts in instruction are unprecedented in the history of American public education and have affected students unevenly. There’s no silver bullet. No catch-up strategy can possibly benefit all students.

Tutoring 145

Tutoring High School Charter School Research 145

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

million students calculated that in the spring of 2021 students in each grade scored three to six percentile points lower on a widely used test, the Measures of Academic Progress or MAP, than they did in 2019. Students in grades 3 through 8 slid 6 percentage points in reading on state tests in the spring of 2021 compared to 2019.

Elementary School 145

Elementary School Library Middle School Tutoring 145

ED Surge

MARCH 22, 2022

From that moment in July 2021, her world changed. If only she could spell just one more word correctly. With the word “Murraya”—and a sly reference to comedian Bill Murray—Zaila became the first African-American and first Louisianan to win the bee.

History 111

History Educational Technology Education 111

Political Science Now

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Nau III Assistant Professor of the History and Principles of Democracy at the University of Virginia. The research for this project earned the 2020 APSA Best Fieldwork Award and the 2021 Juan Linz Prize for Best Dissertation in the Comparative Study of Democracy.

Archival Research 50

Archival Research Archiving Political Science Government 50

Society for Classical Studies

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Founded in 2021, it is the latest iteration in a long line of interdisciplinary ventures into the study of the past at Minnesota including the Mellon-funded Consortium for the Study of the Premodern World.

Cultures 52

Cultures History Archiving Museum 52