Teaching American History

JANUARY 28, 2025

Board of Education , finding segregated schools inherently unequal. Ellen Tucker, long time blog contributor for Teaching American History [1] But not as proactive as some. 2] Before becoming an educator, Charles Reid had to earn his own education. 7 and 8, JulyAugust 1956], p. 4 [October 1988], 387 444.))

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 21, 2010

Coincidentally they are all coming out of my History Department. Here is a quick rundown: On Thursday, October 21, I observed Nicolette Perna’s American History 1 class where the lesson focused on the major patriots during the Revolutionary War. educational technology Innovation mobile learning devices TSETC'

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Teaching American History

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Board of Education: A Civil Rights Milestone and Its Troubled Legacy [New York: Oxford University Press, 2001], 86-223.) I decided that after graduating high school, I would seek out the education that would help me grow and accomplish what I wanted for myself. Ellen Tucker, a longtime blog contributor for Teaching American History.

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Smithsonian Voices | Smithsonian Education

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Hundreds of PreK-12 teaching and learning resources that support developmentally appropriate skill-building and leverage both well-known and lesser-known stories in American history are freely available online for use in the classroom and at home

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Teaching American History

MARCH 4, 2025

A supportive and engaged group of educators. We are hosting seminars on a variety of topics in American history and politics. Some of our topics include: The American Revolution at Old Fort Niagara in Niagara Falls, NY. appeared first on Teaching American History. Discussion of primary documents.

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Teaching American History

JULY 30, 2024

Good teachers respond to the needs of the students they seek to educate. Since the middle of the twentieth century, “seemingly no aspect of education policy has been too insignificant to escape judicial oversight,” writes Professor Joshua Dunn, in a 2008 essay he coauthored with Martin R.

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Teaching American History

APRIL 2, 2024

A supportive and engaged group of educators. 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. appeared first on Teaching American History.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

In the last few years, the American education system has been bludgeoned by changes that have upended decades of progress toward better academic, economic and social outcomes for all. These dangerous culture wars will wreak havoc on education and education policy for years to come. Teaching is inherently activist.

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OCTOBER 11, 2023

Fortunately, in light of democracy’s fragility, there has been a steady increase in initiatives from federal and state governments to incorporate civics education in K-12 classrooms. 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.

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A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 17, 2011

I often talk about change whether it be through this blog or during presentations to various education groups. This is why I was so pleased to learn about what two of my dynamic history teachers were doing in their classes. It is hard work to change cultures, systems, and perceptions that have been firmly entrenched for a long time.

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ED Surge

JUNE 1, 2022

The educators were state winners of the Teacher of the Year program , hosted annually by the Council of Chief State School Officers. Department of Education and celebrated at a gala in their honor. But a college education course changed her perspective. gathered on the National Mall at the end of April. Photo by Rebecca Koenig.

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ED Surge

MARCH 1, 2023

At the beginning of this school year, I facilitated a professional development (PD) session with middle school teachers about how to use education technology tools for deeper learning. Based on this assignment, one could argue that my college history class transcended the surface-level exploration endemic to most lessons in school.

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Teaching American History

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Students generated a list of demographic factors presumed to influence voting choices—age, gender, ethnic group, occupation, education level, religious affiliation. Byrd Center for Congressional History and Education Some changes in our political system have produced results no one intended. Senator Robert C.

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ED Surge

DECEMBER 11, 2023

In the summer of 2022 as part of the Voices of Change project, EdSurge Research convened 80 Asian American K-12 educators in a series of virtual learning circles to listen to their stories. Our conversations spanned the gamut of topics that are top of mind for educators in all corners of the U.S.

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Zinn Education Project

DECEMBER 27, 2024

In 2024, there were increased attacks on teaching Black history, including anti-CRT laws and book bans. To counter these attacks, we secured donations from authors and publishers to increase classroom access to the books listed below on African American history. Donations from individuals like YOU make that possible.

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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! Some even supply educator notes, videos, colorful presentations, classroom activities and reading guides. appeared first on Teaching American History.

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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.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 14, 2022

When we see these outcomes, it’s easy to make the mistake of assuming that these students’ families value educational success more than other families do. One report from Harvard claims that Asian American families “prioritize education” (presumably more than other groups) and that this partly explains Asian American success.

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Zinn Education Project

JUNE 11, 2024

But educators around the country continue to pledge to teach the truth about structural racism. African American History Monument by Ed Dwight, State Capitol Grounds, Columbia, South Carolina. This drive and requirement for self-emancipation has been consistent through the story of Black American history.

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Studies Weekly

MARCH 28, 2025

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NCHE

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

Looking for fresh ways to teach about the American Revolution? Want to connect with fellow classroom teachers and museum educators? Looking for advice on how to navigate teaching inclusive history during this time of divisive rhetoric? Sessions will be led by dynamic classroom teachers and museum educators.

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ED Surge

MARCH 15, 2024

While McEnerney was speaking to graduate students, some of his points resonated deeply for my work with high schoolers, particularly as he pointed out a hard truth about writing in the educational system: “Teachers read texts because they are paid to care about the students. Who would read their work?

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 6, 2023

For sure, these decisions about who and what gets taught in America’s classrooms have very real implications for students, and those who seek to whitewash Black history should continue to be met with intense pressure and protestation. But white leaders have tried to restrict our education for centuries.

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Teaching American History

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

While earning her Masters in secondary school education at Arizona State University, she’d observed Lindblom’s class. The course would prepare students for her fast-paced junior-level AP American History class. It would give them time to think about American principles while learning to read primary documents.

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Studies Weekly

MARCH 14, 2025

To her, …education isnt just about learningits about creating a supportive, empowering community. The dynamic and collaborative nature of education keeps her motivated to bring her best to the classroom every day. Education is not a solo endeavor. To tackle these barriers, Frances emphasizes the power of relationships.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 14, 2024

But no matter how the conversation starts, the students — nearly half of whom are Black, Asian, Hispanic or multiracial — often come back to complaints about the lack of diversity in our school’s textbooks and educational materials. Provide educators with the time and training to be culturally responsive teachers.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 27, 2020

Ankita Ajith is one of four college-age friends who are petitioning the Texas State Board of Education to create an antiracist American history curriculum. In July, Ajith and three of her friends testified before the Texas State Board of Education, demanding changes to the way students are taught.

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Political Science Now

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Harmon Martin is dedicating her purpose-driven retirement to making a difference in the educational experience of future generations of UDC political science majors by remaining connected to the many students who are continuing to advance her mission of academic excellence and community support. He received his Ph.D.

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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.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 13, 2024

And for many Black students now, 70 years since the nation’s highest court held unanimously that separate is inherently unequal, educational resources and access remain woefully uneven. 6: This is the percentage of teachers in American public schools who are Black. That figure is down from 23 percent in 2000. One legacy of Brown v.

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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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ED Surge

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Humanizing pre-colonial history catapulted a spiritual reckoning and unlocked a familiar wholeness for me. From studying African and Black American history, I developed what Joyce E. King calls “ diaspora literacy ” to contend with the reflection of white supremacy in my paternal lineage and its connection to world history.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Future of Learning newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every other Wednesday with trends and top stories about education innovation. Subscribe today! Eventually, and unexpectedly, the school board voted to keep him on as superintendent. “A

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Zinn Education Project

DECEMBER 1, 2024

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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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 25, 2021

As undergraduates, we see firsthand how the coronavirus pandemic has tested the emotional and educational limits of our peers and professors. In her American History course, she uses a discussion platform called Packback to encourage students to ask original questions about course material. Care through curiosity.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 13, 2023

Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Future of Learning newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every other Wednesday with trends and top stories about education innovation. Related: States were adding lessons about Native American history.

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Teaching American History

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Board of Education decision. Board of Education case that racial segregation in education and “separate but equal” were unconstitutional, Elizabeth Eckford and her peers enrolled in the all-white Central High School. Children determined to receive a good education meet with anger and the menace of violence. Poston, Ted.

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