Studies Weekly

MARCH 28, 2025

According to an article by Occupational Therapy Helping Children, proprioception is often referred to as a sixth sense because it tells the body where it is in space. The article explains: Its very important to the brain, as it plays a large role in self-regulation, coordination, posture, body awareness, focus, and speech.

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Teaching American History

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Little’s study in the Master of Arts in American History and Government (MAHG) program prompted him to think carefully about how the Constitution’s structure reflects the founders’ understanding of typical human behavior, or what they called “human nature.” Professor Joseph Postell told the history of our political party system.

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Political Science Now

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

We address these topics by exploring the dynamics of the gun-buying spike that took place during the COVID-19 pandemic, which was one of the largest in American history. Read the full article. We find that feelings of diffuse threat prompted many individuals to buy guns.

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Life and Landscapes

MARCH 17, 2025

He had also published several articles in The Filson History Quarterly and in the Marine Corps Gazette. In 2007, at the age of 90, he commenced writing a series of columns for the Shelbyville, Kentucky Sentinel-News entitled History Researched and Recalled. Van Stockum is the author and publisher of six historical books.

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Teaching American History

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Reid School, with all of the history it held, and all the community support it offered, was closed and torn down. Ellen Tucker, a longtime blog contributor for Teaching American History. Board of Education: One Southern Town’s Story; Part 2 appeared first on Teaching American History.

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Teaching American History

MARCH 5, 2024

Anna Lenardson If you ask Anna Lenardson, a 2023 graduate of Ashland University’s Master of Arts in American History and Government (MAHG) program , why she enrolled in the challenging program, she replies, “I love to learn. I loved being with other teachers, talking about history and government.”

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Teaching American History

JUNE 4, 2024

Photo courtesy of Center of Military History Thursday June 6, 2024 is the 80 th anniversary of D-Day, the day Allied forces landed on the beaches of Normandy to begin the “great and noble undertaking” of liberating Europe. The post The 80th Anniversary of D-Day, June 6, 1944 appeared first on Teaching American History.

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Teaching American History

MARCH 11, 2024

As Publications Manager at Teaching American History , I frequently hear the following from our teacher partners: I love teaching with primary sources! appeared first on Teaching American History. But which one should I use? Your website is great! But I feel overwhelmed when I look all the documents.

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Teaching American History

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

The three-week program took teachers from across the country on a study tour of Philadelphia, Gettysburg, and Washington, DC, discussing with leading scholars three eras in history—the Founding, the Civil War, and the mid-twentieth century Civil Rights movement—all of which tested Americans’ commitment to their principles of liberty and equality.

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Teaching American History

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

To answer these questions, we must look beyond the photographs and focus on a singular figure in the story of the Little Rock Nine, an African American woman named Daisy Bates. Not only is Bates important to the history of Central High’s integration, she is also a significant figure in the national Civil Rights Movement. Poston, Ted.

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Political Science Now

MARCH 14, 2025

He also completed an APSA Oral History Interview in 1993, where he shares his experiences in the discipline of political science. Through the media and a series of user-friendly products, services and events, The HistoryMakers enlightens, entertains and educates the public, helping to refashion a more inclusive record of American history.

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Teaching American History

JUNE 11, 2024

In preparation for the 2024 Alexander Lebenstein Teacher Education Institute in Richmond, VA, Amy Livingston is reading Doris Bergen’s War and Genocide: A Concise History of the Holocaust. Spanning five centuries of Latino experience in the US, the book will enrich her knowledge of American history as a whole.

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Thrive in Grade Five

MARCH 9, 2019

Unfortunately, many of their names and personal stories are lost to history. Historian Laurel Thatcher Ulrich said, “Well-behaved women seldom make history.” ” How does this quote apply to the women involved in the American Revolution? How have these advancements changed American history?

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Teaching American History

JULY 30, 2024

Little wonder that Dunn’s course in this year’s summer residential Master of Arts in American History and Government (MAHG ) program, “From Courthouse to Schoolhouse,” drew teachers from urban and rural areas across the country. West, “The Supreme Court as School Board Revisited.”

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Teaching American History

AUGUST 6, 2024

Staff and faculty members at Teaching American History have heard from our teacher partners that they want nonpartisan election resources that elevate classroom discourse beyond political bickering and horse race coverage. 2024 marks the 60 th time that Americans have gone to the polls to elect a new president.

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Teaching American History

JUNE 25, 2024

Compacts between states were authorized by Article I, Section 10, clause 3 of the Constitution, which also specified that such compacts had to be approved by Congress. Marc Reisner, Cadillac Desert: The American West and Its Disappearing Water , Penguin: Revised Edition, 1993.

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C3 Teachers

APRIL 10, 2022

I recently zoomed with Nick S tamoulacatos, Supervisor of Social Studies at Syracuse City School District and one of the writers on the article “Countering the Past of Least Resistance” in that latest Social Education. We talked about Syracuse City Schools inquiry initiative and the inquiry loop featured in the article.

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Zinn Education Project

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

A widely-published writer, he’s the author, co-author, or editor of four music history books and many essays and articles. The post The History of Black Music — A Love Supreme appeared first on Zinn Education Project. Ramsey, Jr. Who Hears Here? On Black Music, Pasts and Present (2022) is his latest book.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

MAY 31, 2017

The American Historical Association offers over one thousand Civil War newspaper editorials , for example. It also offers a YouTube channel on which historians discuss their work , making history come alive for contemporary youth. We could find history games at Playing History or Flight to Freedom. government as well.

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ED Surge

OCTOBER 3, 2023

I didn't know about the history of Hawaii and what we had done to have it become part of the United States. They might have been in AP African American history. Some people think that this book shouldn't be taught and here's a couple articles about why. And in high school I wasn't taught those things.

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Heinemann Blog

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

We created the resource Short Nonfiction for American History: The American Revolution and Constitution because historical events are full of controversies, mysteries, and dramas that engage and excite students of all ages.

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Teaching American History

AUGUST 27, 2024

We are hosting seminars on a variety of topics in American history and politics. Teaching American History hosts Multi-Day seminars at no cost to American history and government teachers. The post Applications Open Soon for Spring Multi Day Seminars appeared first on Teaching American History.

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Teaching American History

JUNE 18, 2024

And that means the pinnacle of TAH’s professional development for teachers has arrived as well: our Master of Arts in American History and Government (MAHG) program at Ashland University in Ashland, OH. The four questions cover a variety of topics, eras, or themes in American history and government.

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Teaching American History

JANUARY 16, 2024

Article Two states, “The executive power shall be vested in a President of the United States of America.” This is further suggested by the fact that Article One gives Congress only the legislative powers “herein granted,” that is, those specifically listed in the Constitution, presumably in Article One, Section 8.

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Teaching American History

JULY 16, 2024

The post This is a Test Blog appeared first on Teaching American History.

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Teaching American History

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Two graduates of the Master of Arts in American History and Government (MAHG) program submitted essays on how they teach these skills to the Bill of Rights Institute’s 2023 National Civics Teacher of the Year Award , placing among the top ten finalists. Social studies teachers must lay the groundwork by earning students’ trust.

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Teaching American History

JULY 9, 2024

Sean Brennan Brennan, a frequent participant in Teaching American History seminars , has long promoted civic education and civil cooperation at the local and state level. The post Sean Brennan Leads Bipartisan Reading of the Declaration appeared first on Teaching American History.

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Teaching American History

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

One-Day seminars are the easiest way to engage with Teaching American History in person. Courtney Reiner holds a Bachelor of Arts in Integrated Social Studies degree from Kent State University and a Master’s of American History and Government degree from Ashland University.

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ACRE

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

In the classroom, educators can explore a variety of Constitutional resources with learners by reading primary sources, reviewing changes to the Constitution throughout American History, and analyzing historical arguments relating to the founding of the United States and the Constitution today. Since its ratification, the U.S.

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Teaching American History

DECEMBER 18, 2023

For the past year, staff and faculty members at Teaching American History have heard from our teacher partners that they want election materials! We know you want to help your students better understand today’s political environment by providing them with sources that illustrate the history of contentious elections.

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Teaching American History

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

He did, and Livingston soon found herself sitting in an introductory college course in US history. The next semester, she took two more US history classes, then realized she’d found her major. The next school year, she was asked to teach not only the regular-level geography course but also AP Human Geography and World History.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 29, 2017

During my scholarly career, beginning with a college honors essay on preachers and theologians who celebrated English monarchy in the American colonies, I have highlighted the consensus that runs through our history. American civil religion has united rich and poor, native and invader, ruler and rebel.

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Teaching American History

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Roosevelt and Winston Churchill Any serious student of history will tell you that pinning down the precise origins of great events is difficult at best, but one can often find important moments that offer a glimpse into their long-term origins. From left to right: Joseph Stalin, Franklin D.

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Civics U

OCTOBER 25, 2022

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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Teaching American History

JANUARY 5, 2024

George Hawkins , a 2019 graduate of TAH’s Master of Arts with a Specialization in Teaching American History and Government (MASTAHG) program , was named South Dakota Teacher of the Year in October. Moreover, any realistic account of history covers economic and financial factors. I concluded teaching was not for me,” he recalled.

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Life and Landscapes

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

His new book, “Surrounding Fort Knox, Including Southern Indiana,” showcases Van Stockum’s journey through the counties around Southern Indiana and Fort Knox and details the area’s rich natural and cultural history. If there are any places where a map doesn’t show the road very well, that’s where I’m going,” Van Stockum said.

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Political Science Now

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Dr. Ricks’s publications included articles, book chapters, and book reviews featured in The Journal of Race & Policy , Rhetoric & Public Affairs, Journal of American History, National Political Science Review, PS: Political Science and Politics, American Review of Politics, and many other outlets.

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