The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 31, 2018

The vast majority of Saridis’s students are Latino, and at the Margarita Muñiz Academy in Boston, a dual-language high school in Boston Public Schools, connecting the curriculum to their culture is a top priority. Tapping into students’ cultures in the curriculum fits, logically, into efforts to personalize learning.

Cultures 108

Cultures American History Tradition History 108

Moler's Musing

AUGUST 28, 2024

A Step-by-Step Guide to Designing a 5-6 Day Unit on Native American History: A Collaborative Journey with AI Introduction: As educators, we constantly strive to create units that not only align with educational standards but also address the specific needs and skills of our students—especially those with IEPs.

American History 61

American History Geography Local History History 61

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 14, 2024

They want to see themselves and their cultures reflected in the books we read, and they don’t want token representation. They nod along as we cover topics that connect to stories their grandparents shared with them, like tales of migration and cultural celebrations. She is a 2023-24 Teach Plus Colorado Policy Fellow.

History 120

History World Religions Inclusive Curriculum Heritage 120

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.”

Inclusive Curriculum 103

Inclusive Curriculum American History Primary Sources Professional Development 103

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Politicians around the country have been aiming to demolish progressive policies by targeting teaching about race and ethnicity, the LGBTQIA+ community and women’s reproductive rights. These dangerous culture wars will wreak havoc on education and education policy for years to come. Teaching is inherently activist. The students.

Civic Engagement 104

Civic Engagement Civics Education K-12 104

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 6, 2023

Related: OPINION: The College Board is sanitizing African American studies just as it has American history Fear of Black revolt and power led nearly all slave states to pass laws against teaching enslaved Blacks to read and write. DeSantis’ playbook is plagiarized. The impact is as transformational as some fear.

History 107

History American History Social Justice Leadership 107

C3 Teachers

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

But as I walk by these images, I wonder how the fresh-faced teacher who promised to never “teach” Black History Month has now decorated the whole school with Black images. Frustrated, I asked myself, “how is this celebrating the richness of historically oppressed peoples and cultures?” for that matter.

Heritage 52

Heritage American History Pedagogy History 52

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 17, 2023

My journey as an immigrant from a small town in Africa’s smallest mainland country, The Gambia, to the biggest city in the United States, with its many diverse cultures, has given me a unique perspective. Teaching is all about relationships. This experience gave me an opportunity to recognize my own cultural myopia. A male lens.

American History 104

American History Cultures High School History 104

Zinn Education Project

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

He has written for and consulted with museums and galleries, and was co-curator of the acclaimed exhibition Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing: How the Apollo Theater Shaped American Entertainment for the National Museum of African American History and Culture. Ramsey will be in conversation with Jesse Hagopian.

History 52

History Museum American History Leadership 52

Dangerously Irrelevant

MAY 31, 2017

For instance, if I was teaching Social Studies today… My students and I definitely would be tapping into an incredible diversity of online resources. The American Historical Association offers over one thousand Civil War newspaper editorials , for example.

Social Studies 76

Social Studies Teaching Archiving Geography 76

The Hechinger Report

MAY 2, 2024

Robert Cassanello at the University of Central Florida in Orlando — one of the nation’s largest campuses with 70,000 students — warned in red ink on the syllabus for his graduate seminar on the Civil Rights Movement (as for all courses he teaches) that he “will expose you to content that does not comply with and will violate” anti-DEI laws.

Sociology 112

Sociology Advocacy Anthropology Government 112

ED Surge

OCTOBER 3, 2023

So my big concern for what's happening to the teaching of literature has to do with the people that I call my ‘thinking partners’ all over the country — secondary teachers, middle school teachers, even elementary school teachers, who are really under threat. And this seeps into the college culture within the context of a classroom.

K-12 95

K-12 History American History Pedagogy 95

ED Surge

OCTOBER 11, 2023

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. These are all great steps in the right direction, but I believe there is still a lack of respect for the importance of history and civics education.

Civics 112

Civics Education Civic Engagement K-12 112

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Some parents are really worried about Covid and their child getting sick, but one of the main reasons is about culture. We want them to know a lot about their culture.”. If you know your culture, if you know where you come from, you’re stronger,” she said. What we’re trying to do is revive our culture,” she said. “So

Lesson Plan 137

Lesson Plan Cultures Private School Public School 137

C3 Teachers

JULY 1, 2024

Many US teachers are familiar with teaching the tragic process of Native American removal under the Jackson administration in the first half of the 1800s. There are many ways to teach this topic and we now have so many rich resources to help students come to grips with this ugly period of American history.

Primary Sources 52

Primary Sources American History Government History 52

Edthena

MARCH 26, 2021

Here are some interesting reads for teachers and instructional coaches around recommendations around reopening, teaching culturally responsive teaching, and prioritizing student mental health. . Help your students see themselves when teaching American history.

American History 52

American History Social Justice K-12 Professional Development 52

ASHP CML

MARCH 5, 2024

Tuesday, March 5, 2024 - 14:23 The American Social History Project/Center for Media and Learning is hiring a new team member! If you have experience developing and coordinating digital history projects and a passion for teaching history, apply to become our Assistant Director of Digital Projects.

History 40

History American History Pedagogy Professional Development 40

A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 17, 2011

It is hard work to change cultures, systems, and perceptions that have been firmly entrenched for a long time. The transformation taking place at New Milford High School to create a 21st Century culture of teaching an learning would fit this bill. Image credit: [link] For a recent assignment, students in Ms. Perna and Ms.

American History 193

American History Leadership History Cultures 193

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 7, 2022

As an Asian American, my lived experience and this research make me firmly believe that we must do a better job of teaching Asian American history and culture in the U.S. — not only to foster more understanding and tolerance, but also to show the beauty and complexity of cultures often neglected.

American History 91

American History History Teaching Primary Sources 91

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Education journalist Emily Hanford has argued that the failure to teach phonics in the early elementary years may be the problem. Research evidence certainly backs a phonics approach when first teaching kids how to read words but students need a lot more than word recognition to become good readers. who started kindergarten in 2011.

Social Studies 144

Social Studies Civics Geography Elementary School 144

ED Surge

OCTOBER 11, 2022

A little over 50 years ago, a student teacher in Minneapolis hit upon a novel idea to engage his eighth grade American history class in a unit on westward expansion. Flash forward 50 years; the franchise has sold over 60 million units, inspired multiple generations of students and become a part of popular culture.

American History 114

American History History Cultures Education 114

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 25, 2021

For one of us, a senior and teaching assistant at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, the health crisis has meant struggling through online learning as both a student and an instructor. are paired with lighthearted multiple-choice responses, often riddled with pop culture references. Care through curiosity.

American History 117

American History History Economics Cultures 117

ASHP CML

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Principal Faculty Joshua Brown is professor of history emeritus and former executive director of the American Social History Project and professor of history at the Graduate Center, CUNY. He is a noted scholar of visual culture in U.S. Halls Professor of the History of Art (emerita) at Indiana University.

Museum 40

Museum American History History Library 40

C3 Teachers

JULY 1, 2024

Many US teachers are familiar with teaching the tragic process of Native American removal under the Jackson administration in the first half of the 1800s. There are many ways to teach this topic and we now have so many rich resources to help students come to grips with this ugly period of American history.

Primary Sources 40

Primary Sources American History Government History 40

ED Surge

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Cultivating Genius: An Equity Framework for Culturally and Historically Responsive Literacy" by Gholnescar Muhammad called for teachers to redesign their learning plans by looking to the literary practices of people I’d never heard of. We must ensure that their portrayals accurately celebrate their past and present influence.

History 105

History American History Pedagogy Tutoring 105

Thrive in Grade Five

MARCH 9, 2019

With that being said, I also enjoy teaching writing and I’m constantly looking for ways to combine writing and social studies. How do you think American history would have changed if President Washington refused to give up the power of the presidency? How have these advancements changed American history?

Social Studies 130

Social Studies Government American History Primary Sources 130

The Hechinger Report

JULY 18, 2023

She was writing about the importance of revitalizing and teaching Indigenous languages, specifically the Nuu-wee-ya’ language and her tribe’s dialects. “I Related: States were adding lessons about Native American history. But he said tuition assistance isn’t enough to attract and retain Native American students.

History 85

History Government Cultures Heritage 85

C3 Teachers

APRIL 10, 2022

Some of the major goals were to address history told from multiple perspectives and told through a culturally responsive lens. We were looking for a comprehensive survey of modern American history, from Reconstruction to the present in which we could highlight this hard history. We have a summer coming up.

History 52

History Social Studies Sociology Professional Development 52

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 3, 2018

It’s time we became a nation of readers so that more than 13 percent of us can access the numerous benefits that thousands of years of culture have entrusted to written words.”. But even back when every school taught civics and American history, very few students attained adult literacy. We live in the Information Age.

Civics 97

Civics American History Elementary School Humanities 97

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 17, 2021

For decades, the two entities have collaborated on cultural and academic initiatives to improve education for students in the tribe, who make up much of the Native American enrollment in the 3,300-student district. High school students can take a Native American history class. It’s forever changing and evolving.”.

Tutoring 66

Tutoring American History Cultures Middle School 66

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 13, 2023

To help Native communities heal from that trauma, the report recommends an explicit federal policy of cultural revitalization, one that supports the work of Indigenous peoples and tribes to preserve and strengthen their languages and cultures. Related: States were adding lessons about Native American history.

Teaching 143

Teaching K-12 Heritage Government 143

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 13, 2020

In effect, these students are seeking to change not just the culture on their campus but to use their school to change society. Drake and Matthew presented their research at a teach-in on campus in February 2018. But in response to scholars like Kelley, she says that the work students do on campus to change the culture is paramount. “I

American History 59

American History Cultures Government History 59

The Hechinger Report

JULY 14, 2022

Sociologist Ann Swidler calls these strategies “ cultural repertoires.” And even while many parents aspire to have their children go to college, our cultural repertoires for attaining that goal are different. Related: OPINION: We must do a better job of teaching Asian American history in our schools.

Education 17

Education Sociology Economics American History 17

ED Surge

JUNE 2, 2023

But within those blanket terms to describe “minorities” are dozens of cultures with unique heritages, ethnicities, and geographic locations. People from those cultures have nuanced histories, perspectives, and experiences in the U.S. who are not white. and in its schools. Claire Jean Kim, Ph.D.,

Heritage 101

Heritage Education American History K-12 101

ED Surge

JUNE 1, 2022

For one group, the experience included visiting the ocean hall at the National Museum of Natural History, where they viewed exhibits under a giant whale specimen displayed from the ceiling, then reflected on the sensory details they observed and how those might appeal to students. I'm a human being. Photo by Rebecca Koenig.

Museum 138

Museum Education Historic Sites History 138

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 109

High School American History Social Studies History 109

ED Surge

MARCH 1, 2023

At that moment, I recalled that the course was titled “Introduction to Historical Thought” but when I showed up for the class, I then saw the subtitle: “Introduction to Historical Thought: Mass Atrocities in American History.” The caveat was that we could only use the resources in the library.

Education 123

Education Library History American History 123