Teaching American History

OCTOBER 15, 2024

In the next few days, those who have completed all coursework for the Master of Arts in American History and Government (MAHG) program may begin writing their qualifying exams, so as to graduate with their degrees this December. Yet discussing these documents in the interactive online class sessions energized their teaching practice.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

MAY 31, 2017

Like many teachers, I would tap into the the Library of Congress, which would give me tips for teaching with primary sources , including quarterly journal articles on topics such as integrating historical and geographic thinking.

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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. For a few hours, teachers can dive into the content of primary source documents through a discussion with colleagues facilitated by a scholar.

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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. Constitution PD.4.C.3

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Teaching American History

JANUARY 16, 2024

In honor of the Iowa caucus and the impending presidential election, this week’s blog features one of our CDC volumes, The American Presidency. This volume, then, is first and foremost an invitation to teachers and students to join the dialogue suggested by the documents. Download it today from our bookstore ! Get your copy today!

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4QM Teaching

APRIL 30, 2023

That rubric defined “rigor” as student engagement with primary source texts and artifacts. Question Two) — is most appropriately addressed by interpreting primary sources. THE ERROR BEHIND “DOCUMENT ANALYSIS” The fact is, even people who should really know better often make the same mistake. Plan it out.

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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. As a teacher, he appreciated Teaching American History’s free seminars featuring scholar-led discussion of primary documents.

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Teaching American History

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

He told her about the Master of Arts in American History and Government (MAHG) at Ashland University. A Teacher’s Influence “Because of MAHG, I’ve begun using way more primary sources,” Livingston says. They give you history straight from the horse’s mouth, not somebody’s interpretation.

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Teaching American History

APRIL 16, 2024

Primary documents give us unexpected perspectives on history. Landen Schmeichel sees this often when using documents in his Advanced Placement US History course at Legacy High School in Bismarck, North Dakota. Liberty and Equality: Ideas That Shaped America Primary documents prompt reflection on powerful ideas.

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Students of History

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Our worksheets are perfect for helping students with reading comprehension, preparing for the Regents review or state assessment, pairing with a video like the Crash Course US History series, or with your lesson plans throughout the school year.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 7, 2023

In Norfolk, Virginia, the juniors and seniors enrolled in an African American history class taught by Ed Allison were working on their capstone projects, using nearby Fort Monroe, the site where the first enslaved Africans landed in 1619, as a jumping off point to explore their family history.

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Teaching American History

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

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. Lomax hoped the young men would bring back audio documents for the Archive of American Folk Song at the Library of Congress.

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Teaching American History

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

This document is excerpted from our CDC volume Race and Civil Rights , which contains classroom-ready primary sources, introductory essays and discussion questions. The post Bayard Rustin and Nonviolent Resistance: Shaping the Modern Civil Rights Movement appeared first on Teaching American History.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 14, 2018

The nonprofit Facing History and Ourselves is offering “The Reconstruction Era and the Fragility of Democracy,” described on its website as an “archive of lessons, videos, and primary sources to teach about one of the most tumultuous periods in U.S. history and its legacy today.” The materials can be downloaded free.

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Zinn Education Project

FEBRUARY 1, 2025

The Truth About How We Teach the Past The Florida Department of Education approved a rule that teachers may not define American history as something other than the creation of a new nation based largely on universal principles stated in the Declaration of Independence. Donate to bring these lessons to more classrooms.

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Teaching American History

MAY 14, 2024

The documents in this book address the three broad questions that are the most critical to understanding and evaluating Congress. The first question is the nature of representation in the American political system. Congress was once the great achievement of the American Constitution.

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Zinn Education Project

MARCH 7, 2024

With documentation and clear explanations, Muhammad challenged prevailing stereotypes about race and crime. You are often limited in your ability to teach certain topics by the dependence upon primary sources rather than secondary sources.

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ASHP CML

MARCH 3, 2025

We have invited each member of our staff to share a document that reflects what has been on their mind as they observe our changing country: documents that present historical context, offer hope and inspiration, or provide evidence to shed light on the present moment. It recounts the U.S.

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Political Science Now

APRIL 1, 2025

Despite the fact that President Biden and congressional Democrats entered 2024 with accomplishments like infrastructure reform, caps on prescription drugs, and one of the strongest economic rebounds in American history, 66 percent of voters still felt that Democrats had accomplished little or nothing.

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