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Waiting for the traveling teacher: Remote rural schools need more hands-on help

The Hechinger Report

In Colorado, for instance, there were about 380 open positions for educators in rural schools at the start of the 2021-2022 school year; by the end of the year more than half remained open, according to statistics from the state’s education department. It’s not something he would have considered before he started studying with Mitchell.

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We asked Asian American students what they wanted from history instruction. They say including their voices is not enough.

The Hechinger Report

For Zeng, it was clear that the problems with the way world history was taught at her school bled through into the teaching of U.S. To change the way this history is taught, instruction must place Eurocentric perspectives of world history under a critical lens, Zeng said. A more inclusive U.S.

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Unearthing the Origins of Plantation Slavery on São Tomé

Sapiens

São Tomé’s role in this devastating and transformational history is largely unknown—some people have never heard of the tiny nation. Our team aims to illuminate the island’s central and brutal place in world history. Then, São Tomé functioned as an import-export stop for European trade of African gold and enslaved people.

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How to Build Strong Writers One Sentence at a Time: A Smart Literacy Strategy for Secondary Students

Leah Cleary

Who: The US What: Export of luxury goods to Russia When: April 2022 Where: Congress Why: Protest of Russia’s war with Ukraine How: Legislation Expanded Kernel: In April of 2022, the US Congress passed legislation prohibiting the export of luxury goods to Russia in protest of Russia’s war with Ukraine.

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Lose the Breadth, Keep the Depth: How to Make Learning Meaningful with Inquiry-Based Lessons

Leah Cleary

The following standard is for world history in the Georgia Standards of Excellence : SSWH16 Analyze the rise of nationalism and worldwide imperialism. How does 19th-century anti-imperial resistance compare to Ukraine’s resistance to the Russian invasion in 2022?

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15 Women from World History Who Made a Difference

Studies Weekly

15 Women from World History Who Made a Difference Mar. 7, 2022 By Studies Weekly World history is full of remarkable women who changed the way we live today. See how Studies Weekly Social Studies teaches world history from different cultural perspectives by requesting a sample.

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The Importance of Research in Social Studies Classrooms

Teaching American History

A Conversation with Sonja Czarnecki Sonja Czarnecki, 2022 MAHG Graduate “In order to understand history, you have to do history,” Sonja Czarnecki insists. After sending the essay to the Chronicles of Oklahoma in late 2022, she forgot about it. You need to see how historical narratives are made.” I had a blast.