ED Surge

MAY 24, 2023

In the wake of the Atlanta Spa shootings and a surge in violence against Asian Americans throughout the pandemic, Illinois made history by becoming the first state to mandate that Asian American history be taught in public K-12 schools beginning in the 2022-23 school year. Let’s get them to recognize there is an absence.”

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Inclusive Curriculum American History Primary Sources Professional Development 106

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 6, 2021

I grew up in an area with a large Asian American population, including 25 percent of the students in my high school. And yet, I have never had the opportunity to discuss anti-Asian racism in the classroom, learn about Asian American history or engage with educators who understand my experiences.

High School 115

High School American History Social Studies Leadership 115

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 17, 2023

He helped me during lunch with my history assignments, and he became interested in the role of immigration in American history. We compiled the stories into a book, “Poughkeepsie Pride: The Stories of Our Immigrants,” and distributed copies to the local community. It is how we relate to one another on a personal basis.

American History 123

American History High School Cultures History 123

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 13, 2023

Email Address Choose from our newsletters Weekly Update Future of Learning Higher Education Early Childhood Proof Points Leave this field empty if you’re human: By the close of this century, at least half of the more than 7,000 languages spoken today will become extinct – and that’s according to the rosiest of linguistic forecasts.

Teaching 144

Teaching K-12 Heritage Government 144

ED Surge

MARCH 1, 2023

Jal Mehta and Sarah Fine, authors of the 2019 book “ In Search of Deeper Learning ”, define deeper learning as “the understanding of not just the surface features of a subject or discipline, but the underlying structures or ideas.” The caveat was that we could only use the resources in the library.

Education 129

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

The group connects Muslim home-schoolers in Southern California by hosting events and providing resources, such as books and curriculum. All four Hidalgos love American history, and a dual-enrollment course allowed their 17-year-old daughter to earn college credit while sharing the class content with her brother and parents.

Lesson Plan 141

Lesson Plan Private School Cultures Public School 141

Dangerously Irrelevant

MAY 31, 2017

web site from the National Endowment for the Humanities, including a very popular set for AP U.S. We could participate in a number of free Massively Open Online Courses (MOOCs), including over a dozen on Chinese History from Harvard University. million book images from the Internet Archive. .

Social Studies 76

Social Studies Teaching Archiving Geography 76

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

For many of today’s students, the new program’s ideas and approaches to rethinking history and how it is taught are not radical. This generation is hyper-aware of the way that history has been framed — what is included and what is left out. Then she praised the book “American Born Chinese”. It felt silly. She didn’t stop.

History 107

History Heritage K-12 American History 107

Civics U

JULY 18, 2022

THE DRIVE FOR PROGRESS In American history early colonists’ and settlers’ desire and drive for progress was necessitated by the need to organize ways to survive, and fed by the opportunity to use the new territory that they took and occupied. Bodley, in his book Victims of Progress, 2 nd Ed.,

Civics 52

Civics Economics American History Cultures 52

The Hechinger Report

JULY 30, 2018

Meanwhile, at one of the tables in the hallway set up for kids working together, a girl named Silver Anderson said that doing three courses in Jaguar Academy (physical science, English and American history) gave her the schedule flexibility to meet with the band teacher on Friday mornings for an informal class in music theory and composition.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 18, 2017

Her son’s story will be on display for all the world to see when the new Museum of Mississippi History and Mississippi Civil Rights Museum open their doors for the state’s bicentennial next month. I had a sneak preview and found both glorious context and a tour of history that goes well beyond Martin Luther King Jr.

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ASHP CML

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

She was director of exhibitions at the New York Public Library, and previously a senior content developer and interpretive planner in the New York office of the museum design firm Ralph Appelbaum Associates, where she worked on the development of the National Museum of African American History and Culture, along with other international projects.

Museum 40

Museum American History History Library 40

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

A year ago, a Pennsylvania school board voted to ban a long list of books and other materials relating to race and social justice. Among the banned books were children’s stories about Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King, Jr., Related: Using critical race theory to understand the backlash against it.

Social Justice 105

Social Justice Education American History K-12 105

ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

But it was a “watershed moment,” according to a recent book published about the schools, “ A Better Life for Their Children ,” for another reason, too: Those who attended the schools would later actively participate in the Civil Rights Movement, overturning segregation as an official American policy. Can I introduce the characters?

Civics 102

Civics Education American History History 102

Zinn Education Project

JANUARY 8, 2024

While right-wing legislatures restrict the teaching of Black history, we are pleased to support teachers who work to teach truthfully about U.S. Half American chronicles the lives of African Americans who fought in World War II and in the war against racism in the United States.

History Education 52

History Education History Education Social Studies 52

ED Surge

JUNE 2, 2023

offer succinct conceptual frameworks in their 2022 book : “The Racialized Experiences of Asian American Teachers in the US: Applications of Asian Critical Race Theory to Resist Marginalization.”[ii] Our research is consistent with existing research that examines Asian American educators’ sense of belonging in their communities.

Heritage 102

Heritage Education K-12 American History 102

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 31, 2021

And they lived through perhaps the most divisive presidential battle in American history, culminating in rioters storming the Capitol in Washington, D.C. He debated whether to prioritize liberal arts schools, where he could major in the humanities, or more research-focused universities, which his dad preferred. Homecoming.

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Charter School High School Social Justice Tradition 120

Teaching American History

MAY 7, 2024

Recently I emailed a question to teacher friends who are graduates of the Master of Arts in American History and Government (MAHG) program. The fast-paced survey covers American history from Columbus to the present day. Does the Constitution make any sense if we don’t believe in human equality?”

Government 98

Government American History History Library 98

Teaching American History

MAY 7, 2024

Recently I emailed a question to teacher friends who are graduates of the Master of Arts in American History and Government (MAHG) program. The fast-paced survey covers American history from Columbus to the present day. Does the Constitution make any sense if we don’t believe in human equality?”

Government 98

Government American History History Library 98

Teaching American History

MAY 21, 2024

Instructor: John Moser (Ashland University) Course Materials: Syllabus , Course Packet , Game Book 610: American Foreign Policy (June 23 – 28) Students examine events and issues in the foreign policy of the American republic. appeared first on Teaching American History. MAHG is both!

Professional Development 111

Professional Development American History Economics Social Studies 111

The Hechinger Report

MAY 28, 2021

A group of more than 300 historians and education experts published their answer — a “ Roadmap to Educating for American Democracy.” Is American history education the problem? The post OPINION: The wrong roadmap for teaching American history appeared first on The Hechinger Report. citizenship exam.

American History 99

American History History Teaching Civics 99

Life and Landscapes

JANUARY 26, 2025

Ronald Van Stockum, a Kentucky Scientist, Singer, Actor, Lawyer, and writer of Journey Logs, Magic Realism, Science, History and Culture. He will speak about his recent publication “Surrounding Fort Knox including Southern Indiana” and will have a book signing and sale as part of the event as well.

History 52

History Cultures American History Humanities 52

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 21, 2017

Mattivi, whose eighth-grade English students discuss articles about the environment, civic life, and American history after using online literacy programs that provide similar material at different reading levels. The program tailors online books to individual student levels. I could never go back to the old model,” says Ms.

K-12 94

K-12 High School Library Elementary School 94

The Hechinger Report

MAY 30, 2024

Instead, they’re working, socializing or partying and, as a result, show limited gains in critical thinking — the hallmark of American higher education. You know, I’m an old timer, and I believe that there is value in, well, humanities, and a humanistic approach to teaching science. At least I would hope it isn’t.

Humanities 89

Humanities Critical Thinking History Cultures 89

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 22, 2018

Quoting his owner in his book Life of an American Slave , Douglass wrote, “[I]f you teach that n *r (speaking of myself) how to read, there would be no keeping him. People who know American history, specifically black history, don’t ask if we need HBCUs. It would forever unfit him to be a slave.”. Weekly Update.

Charter School 108

Charter School History American History Library 108

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 29, 2018

In 1926, he originated the celebration of Black History Week and is the author of 16 books about African Americans. Last year Vice President Mike Pence commemorated the start of Black History Month (BLM) by acknowledging Abraham Lincoln, a white man, for submitting the Thirteenth Amendment, which abolished slavery.

History 88

History Multicultural Education American History Heritage 88

Life and Landscapes

JANUARY 4, 2024

Places at peace, at least between humans. Are humans ever truly at ease? Few survived the European scourge of smallpox and encroachment on their living spaces. But I wonder how long they once lived in those beautiful mountains. But was that really true? That is the lure of the West to us. Our Manifest Destiny of peace and trust.

Humanities 52

Humanities Government American History History 52

Zinn Education Project

MARCH 7, 2024

Whitaker to discuss his book, The Condemnation of Blackness: Race, Crime, and the Making of Modern Urban America. And so every child today gets taught that modern slavery is human trafficking, it’s a crime against humanity. But certainly for most of the history of the West these were not considered crimes against humanity.

Primary Sources 98

Primary Sources History Economics K-12 98

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Quoting his owner in his book, Life of an American Slave , the abolitionist Frederick Douglass wrote, “[I]f you teach that n *r (speaking of myself) how to read, there would be no keeping him. Constitution, we understood the truth and fought every way we could until our full humanity was recognized. Now, they are doing it again.

American History 123

American History Cultures Social Studies Economics 123

Zinn Education Project

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Children’s books put students on a first-name basis with the presidents. presidents were involved in human trafficking and slavery. As Howard Zinn explained, “Jackson was a land speculator, merchant, slave trader, and the most aggressive enemy of the Indians in early American history.”

American History 97

American History History Tradition Humanities 97

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 7, 2021

In 1963, James Baldwin wrote, “American history is longer, larger, more various, more beautiful, and more terrible than anything anyone has ever said about it.” We will all be well served to bear in mind how conflicted American history is, and to learn from those who have paved the way for a future brighter than our past.

American History 128

American History Human Rights History Government 128

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

The largest student protests in American history were in May of 1970, following the Cambodian invasion and the tragic shootings of student protesters at Kent State and Jackson State. Rauch is author of the book ‘The Constitution of Knowledge: A Defense of Truth.’ So there’s still work to be done to get there.

Civics 87

Civics Cultures Political Science Advocacy 87

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

That year, books by two Black women authors were removed from the ninth-grade English curriculum, and one unit of English instruction, “Dreams and Oppressions,” was changed to remove the word oppressions from its title, reframing the course to focus on personal obstacles rather than systemic discrimination.

Education Policy 143

Education Policy Education Advocacy Social Studies 143

Zinn Education Project

JANUARY 9, 2024

Whitaker to talk about his book, The Condemnation of Blackness: Race, Crime, and the Making of Modern Urban America , a history of the idea of Black criminality in the making of the modern United States. I am co-facilitating today’s class with high school teacher, Prentiss Charney Fellow , and great all around human being, T.

Primary Sources 52

Primary Sources History K-12 Economics 52

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 12, 2024

While Trump has tried to distance himself from Heritage and its policy proposals, his running mate wrote the forward to an upcoming book from Project 2025’s former leader and many former Trump administration officials were involved in crafting the plan.

K-12 127

K-12 Education Private School Charter School 127

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 12, 2024

Earlier this year, he signed a law barring libraries from banning books based on ideology; book bans nationwide have largely targeted LGTBQ+-themed books. Educating Early Read comprehensive coverage of young learners with Hechinger’s biweekly Early Childhood newsletter.

K-12 136

K-12 Education Public School History 136