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Teaching Irish American History

Studies Weekly

Teaching Irish American History Mar. 10, 2025 By Studies Weekly NEWSLETTER You only need to walk into a store and see St Patricks Day decorations to know Irish Americans have profoundly impacted our countrys culture. This overview of Irish American history can help you teach students why they see so many Irish influences today.

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Reconstruction Robbery: The Rise and Betrayal of the Freedman’s Bank

Zinn Education Project

Williams, author of I Saw Death Coming: A History of Terror and Survival in the War against Reconstruction Justene Hill Edwards is an associate professor of history at the University of Virginia. Her work explores the intersection of African American history, American economic history, and the history of American slavery.

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Hard History in Syracuse City Schools

C3 Teachers

And then we began a partnership here with some intense professional development. You can address history, economics, sociology, you know all the facets of social studies. Some of the major goals were to address history told from multiple perspectives and told through a culturally responsive lens.

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Multiage classrooms put child development at the center

The Hechinger Report

The traditional way is more convenient — for some, says Dan Condon, associate director of professional development at the Eagle Rock School & Professional Development Center in Colorado. We’re leaving a lot of things out — we acknowledge that,” he says, explaining that their approach prioritizes depth over breadth.

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Professional Development or Summer Camp for Teachers? MAHG is both!

Teaching American History

Join us this summer for the best professional development TAH offers! This class will help students understand the complexities and nuances of a pivotal time in American history. This course will examine the cultural, economic, military, and diplomatic events and trends of the period 1914-1945. MAHG is both!

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How do we teach Black history in polarized times? Here’s what it looks like in three cities

The Hechinger Report

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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Lies We’re Told About Crime

Zinn Education Project

We share the text of their conversation for discussion in high school classrooms and professional development workshops. They are killed for the crime of their economic success. With documentation and clear explanations, Muhammad challenged prevailing stereotypes about race and crime. Some were not.