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The Importance of Research in Social Studies Classrooms

Teaching American History

In October, Czarnecki’s article “Migrant Music” was published in The Chronicles of Oklahoma. Czarnecki, a 2022 graduate of the Master of Arts in American History and Government program, wrote the paper for a “Great Texts” course taught by Professor Stephen Tootle on John Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath. I had a blast.

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Teaching What Self-Government Requires

Teaching American History

This summer we asked five teachers attending the residential program of the Master of Arts in American History and Government (MAHG) how they convey to students what self-government requires. Citizen Action Toward a More Perfect Union But if there are no certain answers in civic life, students wonder, how can they participate in it?

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Teaching What Self-Government Requires

Teaching American History

This summer we asked five teachers attending the residential program of the Master of Arts in American History and Government (MAHG) how they convey to students what self-government requires. Citizen Action Toward a More Perfect Union But if there are no certain answers in civic life, students wonder, how can they participate in it?

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Katherine Thrailkill’s Mentor Led Her to MAHG

Teaching American History

The course would prepare students for her fast-paced junior-level AP American History class. It would give them time to think about American principles while learning to read primary documents. The post Katherine Thrailkill’s Mentor Led Her to MAHG appeared first on Teaching American History.

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Civics U: Immigration

Civics U

Immigration and immigration reform have been issues in past American history, and are still issues in American government and politics. This article will not enter that debate, but will review key elements in immigration history and law. This history can be found at [link]. Senators Dick Durbin (D-Ill.)

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Civil Conversation Protects Our Civil Rights

Teaching American History

Young citizens need civics education to understand their constitutionally guaranteed rights. The best civics teachers also help students learn the skills they need to protect their rights. Kymberli Wregglesworth, a 2016 MAHG graduate, teaches Civics, World history and social studies electives at Onaway High School in Michigan.

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If I was teaching Social Studies today…

Dangerously Irrelevant

The UC Davis California History Social Science Project frames current events within their historical context , connecting students’ present to the past. We could search for pins on Native American history , Middle East cultures , Japanese history , government , geography , sociology , psychology , economics , and numerous other topics.