Anthropology.net

MARCH 18, 2025

Rather than a single lineage evolving smoothly over time, the evidence suggests a history of separation and recombination," says Cousins. This approach circumvents the need for physical fossils, offering a way to reconstruct population history even when no bones or artifacts remain. Ragsdale, A. Nature , 617(7962), 755–763.

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Becoming a History Teacher

AUGUST 15, 2024

But how should we approach this in the history classroom? As history teachers we often problematise controversial issues to ‘see both sides of an issue’. As always it is helpful to come back to the discipline of history and what it means to teach sensitive histories well. Grosvenor (2000, p.157),

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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. A 2023 study of the Core Knowledge curriculum, which was not peer reviewed, received a lot of buzz.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Youngbear and her colleagues work to connect with families in a way that acknowledges the history and needs of Native communities. Youngbear and her colleagues work to connect with families in a way that acknowledges the history and needs of Native communities. 2, 2024, in Watonga, Okla. government boarding schools.

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ED Surge

JANUARY 9, 2024

Perhaps it’s no surprise that EdSurge’s most popular podcast episode of 2023 focused on ChatGPT. A new book by a high school history and civics teacher collects innovative strategies, and argues that getting the issue right is crucial for building a strong democracy.

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Becoming a History Teacher

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

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. Retrieved from Curricular Pasts: Reflections from a History Classroom: [link] Hall, L.

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Women's History Network

DECEMBER 5, 2023

The Autumn 2023 issue of Women’s History Today is now available for purchase or downoad. The theme of this special issue is commemoration and the different ways women’s lives are marked, celebrated and understood.

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Anthropology.net

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

” Implications for Archaeology and Genetics A New Era in Prehistoric Research The ability to extract DNA from sediments is revolutionizing the study of human and animal history. Fieldwork: Sampling in the rear vestibule of the cave, February 2023. Red Lady's skeleton. Credit: Nature Communications (2025). Zavala, E.

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Sapiens

APRIL 8, 2025

Dozandri explores the representation of Puerto Rican linguistic practices in the archive of ballroom history. Their work centers around a multimodal and performance-based ethnographic installation called the Kiki Ball del Palabreo held in Puerto Rico in 2023.

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Anthropology.net

MARCH 18, 2025

“If naturaliths were being used extensively, then the history of tool use is likely much older than we think,” Bebber said. The findings also suggest that archaeologists should reconsider the definition of tool use in the fossil record. If a sharp stone was used by a hominin but not modified, does it still count as a tool?

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History Tech

MARCH 20, 2023

And the 2023 version did not disappoint. Just so you know. Huge March Madness fan. First four days of the tournament rank right up there with the NCSS conference, Fourth of July, and the winter holidays. Would have liked KU to have done better but otherwise loving the upsets. But somewhere in between Princeton knocking […]

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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. Bustos, D. Reynolds, S.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 27, 2025

His six-year term at the Department of Education began in 2023. Special education has such a history of seclusion and separation and segregation that having nuanced arguments is hard. Jones is on leave from Boston University, where he is a professor of special education. This is some of what he had to say.

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Teaching American History

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Teaching American History is excited to announce the release of our latest core document volume, the second edition of Free Speech. The incorporation doctrine authorized the Supreme Court for the first time in its history to review state laws that potentially infringed upon the First Amendment. Elenis , 2023 Study Questions 25.

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Political Science Now

MAY 13, 2024

This piece, written by Komal Preet Kaur , covers the new article by Nicholas Haas and Emmy Lindstam, My History or Our History? How does history shape a sense of belonging to a national identity? My History or Our History? The post Rewriting History, Redefining Belonging appeared first on.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 21, 2023

We have to place facts, history and science at the heart of our education systems. This was controversial for some, but gay people are a part of American history and life, and California is where Harvey Milk did his activism. It is remarkable that to say so in America in 2023 is to risk sounding partisan.

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Teaching American History

AUGUST 13, 2024

We were sad to learn last week that Mike Bisenius , a 2022 graduate of the Master of Arts in American History and Government (MAHG) program, has passed away after a brief, intense illness. Last fall we ran a story about Mike, who’d been named 2023 North Dakota History Teacher of the Year by the Gilder Lehrman Foundation.

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Teaching Anthropology

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Anthropology has long since engaged with challenging topics, and indeed carries its own challenging histories, and researchers continue to generate key insights into the lived realities of trauma survivors. by 2nd April 2023. Acceptance decision made 17 th April 2023. Submissions via journal system by 14 th August 2023.

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NCHE

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

Looking for advice on how to navigate teaching inclusive history during this time of divisive rhetoric? –Specialized Workshops and Experiences: Dive deep into strategies, tools, and content relevant to K-12 educators, with special emphasis on hidden histories and innovative, hands-on pedagogical strategies.

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Living Geography

JULY 27, 2024

The blog I set up in January 2023 to prepare for the (hopefully before not too long) introduction of the GCSE Natural History has just passed a small milestone of 25000 page views. checks notes) everyone teaching GCSE Natural History. Check out the Facebook group too.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

the Stanford scientists wrote in a July 2023 paper , published under the banner, “ opinion ,” in the peer-reviewed data science journal Patterns. During the summer of 2023, Quill and OpenAI both decommissioned their free AI checkers because of inaccuracies. For ChatGPT 3.5 Source: Liang, W., eighth graders’ essays. Source: Liang, W.,

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Anthropology.net

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

This serves as a stark reminder of how fragile our connection to deep history is. Conclusion: A New Chapter in Human History The rainforest discovery in Côte d'Ivoire is more than just a fascinating footnote in our species' story—it is a fundamental shift in how we perceive early human adaptability.

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Studies Weekly

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Famous Black Scientists Who Made History Feb 8, 2024 • by Studies Weekly Our world would look very different without the scientists who have made breakthroughs in our technology and advanced our understanding of medicine, astronomy, physics, and chemistry.

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HistoryRewriter

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Adam and I will celebrate the one-year anniversary of the Social Studies Show by playing a Holiday-themed, four-round edition of Game of Quotes on December 21, 2023. Join us on EduProtocols Plus at 9 pm EST/ 6 pm PST. As a Plus member, you can stream our growing library of shows on demand.

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ED Surge

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Right now, millions of students around the country are comfortably in their seats for the 2023-24 school year. As of 2022, 38 states required a semester of civics education in high school; that same year, the federal government increased spending on “American History and Civics” fourfold. To reach every student in the U.S.,

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ASHP CML

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Making Queer History Public Episode 2: Trans Lives and Oral History with Michelle Esther O'Brien Wednesday, February 1, 2023 - 11:01 In the second episode of Making Queer History Public, we talk with psychotherapist, teacher, and activist, Michelle Esther O’Brien. Let us know at cml@gc.cuny.edu

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 19, 2024

In the span of 15 days in early 2023, the state legislature passed a massive education bill, which went into effect that fall. When Siebert ultimately signed a contract to teach in Decatur for the 2023-24 school year, the starting salary had jumped to $50,000. But Siebert’s timing was good.

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Students of History

JANUARY 3, 2023

It's the year 2023, and teaching social studies is more of a challenge than ever before. I have these available for my entire curricula in World and US History. I have a thorough World History PBL packet that can be used in any unit. If you have been in the classroom the past few years, you know just how rough it has been.

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Studies Weekly

APRIL 14, 2025

2023), scaffolding must mimic the end task so that the student can learn to first see tasks modeled, then approximate the task with plenty of supports before the supports are then gradually removed. Reading improvement is built into texts about various subjects, such as history, science, and social studies. Shanahan on Literacy.

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ED Surge

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

In 2023, 3,200 parents were employed in early care and education, and 5,600 children had benefited from the program, Day said. The legislation is the first of its kind in the states history, Day said. Teachers who work 20 hours or more per week in family child care homes or centers were included. It includes $26.25

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NCHE

APRIL 15, 2023

As of May 30, 2023 , all NCHE staff members will have a new email address. This is an exciting and important upgrade to our communication abilities, but it does require all of our constituents and supporters to update their address books. The post NCHE Email Addresses are Changing! appeared first on ncheteach.org.

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Zinn Education Project

DECEMBER 30, 2023

In 2023, there were increased attacks on teaching Black history, including anti-CRT laws, book bans, and revisions of the AP African American history course. To counter these attacks, we secured donations from authors and publishers to increase classroom access to the books listed below on African American history.

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ASHP CML

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Make sure you follow us on Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter! Let us know at cml@gc.cuny.edu

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Becoming a History Teacher

JULY 19, 2024

Except… This year I interviewed an applicant for the PGCE course who had applied to teach history knowing there was a bursary for English of £10k and assuming this was the case for history too. In my role as Co-Chair of HTEN (the History Teacher Educators Network) I have heard this story time and time again.

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ACRE

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Her economic history research expands 200 years to provide an account of women’s participation in labor markets over time and describe the history of women’s continuing economic liberation. History: H.5.USH.8 Women have always worked, and yet their economic contributions are often undervalued. Prize announcement. NobelPrize.org.

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Teaching Anthropology

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Anna Apostolidou PhD, Assistant Professor of Social Anthropology, Ionian University Given the history of our discipline, it seems rather peculiar that anthropologists are not more “naturally inclined” to employ multimodality in their research and teaching. which are becoming increasingly user-friendly and flexible (Apostolidou, 2023).

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Zinn Education Project

JUNE 16, 2024

In this election year, the Zinn Education Project developed an interactive Teach Truth pop-up display to raise awareness about the growing threat of anti-history education laws and book bans. It was later displayed at the NEA 2023 Conference on Racial and Social Justice and at various venues in New York.

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