Teaching American History

JULY 9, 2024

On Independence Day, we watched a “ bipartisan reading of the Declaration of Independence ” organized by legislator and educator Sean Brennan , representative to Ohio’s House of Representatives for District 14. The post Sean Brennan Leads Bipartisan Reading of the Declaration appeared first on Teaching American History.

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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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Teaching American History

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Young citizens need civics education to understand their constitutionally guaranteed rights. They teach self-government as a cooperative activity. Pushing students to learn about local government, they teach habits of civil conversation about issues close to home. Yet both go further. Peters agreed.

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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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Teaching American History

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

One-Day seminars are the easiest way to engage with Teaching American History in person. These are free to attend for all social studies teachers and can be in historical locations, school districts, and educational service centers. The post Preparing for a One Day Seminar appeared first on Teaching American History.

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Political Science Now

OCTOBER 1, 2024

This summer, the American Political Science Association partnered with Montgomery County Public School (MCPS) District’s Summer Rise Program to offer three high school students the opportunity to gain experience in political science knowledge production and higher education non-profits.

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Teaching American History

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

He sat down with Ellen Tucker to discuss how teachers can use the volume in their government or civics classrooms. If a teacher were to say to you, I’ve got time to use only two or three documents from your collection in my one-semester government class, which documents would you suggest the teacher select?

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 2, 2024

Several weeks ago, for example, staff offices at Florida Atlantic University’s Center for Inclusion, Diversity Education and Advocacy in Boca Raton were vacant, with name plates blank and abandoned desks, plus LGBTQ+ flags, posters and pamphlets left behind. There is also mounting resistance to the laws.

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Thrive in Grade Five

MARCH 9, 2019

Does this sort of approach to government and daily life make a better settlement? In your opinion, which system provides a better educational environment? Early American Government Journal Prompts The Articles of Confederation failed because the central government was too weak. Explain your answer! Why or why not?

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Teaching American History

JANUARY 5, 2024

George Hawkins , a 2019 graduate of TAH’s Master of Arts with a Specialization in Teaching American History and Government (MASTAHG) program , was named South Dakota Teacher of the Year in October. Such cases were even more “soul-sapping” than the rigidities of the traditional education system. that will take them miles.”

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Political Science Now

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Ricks has served on the executive committee and an award committee of the Political Science Education Organized Section and an award committee of the Race, Ethnicity and Politics Organized Section. Mealy, APSA Executive Director Dr. Ricks was a devoted educator and scholar whose teaching and research spanned a wide range of topics.

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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. Government: PP.2.USG.2

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 17, 2023

As a student at Poughkeepsie High School in upstate New York and then as a high school educator in the Bronx, I’ve observed, both inside and outside the classroom, that many of us develop unconscious biases. As educators, it is crucial that we learn and understand our students’ stories in order to build meaningful relationships with them.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 18, 2023

Despite their rich history and Hall’s documentation of her heritage, Hall and her ancestors are not acknowledged by the United States government as a tribal nation. Hall’s status meant that when she was earning her degrees, she didn’t qualify for financial assistance designed for Native students. That’s because the U.S.

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TCI

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Cover voting, good citizenship, and the foundations of government with these free TCI lessons. Teach your students the origin of the day and the important leaders who have led this nation and helped shape American history. Get the lessons. Get the lessons. Martin Luther King Jr. Day (January) Martin Luther King Jr. presidents.

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Civics U

APRIL 21, 2022

Natural rights are rights that are considered to be universal human rights that are granted by nature or God, not granted by society or government and thus not to be revoked by society or government. They are believed to be “inalienable” because they are not (to be) dependent on laws or customs of a particular culture or government.

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Doing Social Studies

OCTOBER 22, 2021

Nathan McAlister is the Humanities Program Manager – History, Government, and Social Studies with the Kansas State Department of Education. In 2010, Nathan was named Kansas and National History Teacher of the Year by the Gilder Lehrman Institute for American History.

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Students of History

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Our American History worksheets all can be downloaded as easy-to-use PDF files for easy printing and all include editable Google Docs versions which can be shared online with students through Google Classroom. This makes them easy to differentiate for special education students with accommodations.

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Civics U

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Immigration and immigration reform have been issues in past American history, and are still issues in American government and politics. This article will not enter that debate, but will review key elements in immigration history and law. Some of these also have a bearing on current issues and decisions. 2001 : U.S.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 17, 2021

Related: As coronavirus ravaged Indian Country, the federal government failed its schools. It has the look and feel of a very large portable, with student art and educational posters hanging on the walls. High school students can take a Native American history class. Learning from Lockdown.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

MAY 31, 2017

Some folks know that I started my education career as a middle school Social Studies teacher in Charlotte, North Carolina. We could search for pins on Native American history , Middle East cultures , Japanese history , government , geography , sociology , psychology , economics , and numerous other topics.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 20, 2016

Board of Education, the landmark case that put in motion the Civil Rights Movement and remains a poignant moment in American history. The decision outlined the fundamental role that education plays as well as the importance of access to quality education for all young people. District Court Judge Debra M.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 1, 2018

The online coursework is designed by the education company Pearson. In 2014, an Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice remedial plan, created as part of a settlement agreement following a 2012 lawsuit against the department, specifically called for a blended-learning model to resolve inadequate educational opportunities in the system.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 22, 2016

You wanna buy a college education? At least, that’s how things turn out for the average American graduate, according to the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce. Department of Education reports, or 13 times as many as visited a previous federal website without postgraduate incomes listed.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 13, 2020

We want the university to actually think very deeply about what it means to make education sustainable in ways that don’t exploit people.”. We want the university to actually think very deeply about what it means to make education sustainable in ways that don’t exploit people,” Drake said. Harvard student Jarrett Drake.

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Teaching American History

APRIL 16, 2024

Many of the documents Schmeichel uses reflect American political theory, probing the interrelated ideas of liberty and equality. Those ideas birthed what I would say is the greatest nation in human history. Our job as educators is to engage students in conversation about what those ideas mean. by educating.

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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. But Miguel said she is not worried.

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Zinn Education Project

JANUARY 8, 2024

Thanks to a generous collaboration with Dartmouth College historian Matthew Delmont , the Zinn Education Project sent 14,000 copies of Delmont’s book Half American: The Epic Story of African Americans Fighting World War II at Home and Abroad to public school teachers, school librarians, and teacher educators.

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Teaching American History

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

By the next day, Livingston had been reassigned to a special education class. A Path to Education Opens Fortunately, Livingston next enrolled in the local community college, where she discovered a well-developed program for students with hearing disabilities. She had taken no education courses. This was December.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 12, 2023

Tilsen-Brave Heart worried that her 5-year-old daughter, Pia, would be exposed to even fewer lessons taught through a cultural lens than her older siblings had been, robbing her of an educational experience that would foster a sense of belonging and self-identity. “I I want my children to know who they are,” said Tilsen-Brave Heart. “I

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Anna Phelan , kindergarten teacher at Overbrook Educational Center in Philadelphia. Sharahn Santana , African American history and English teacher at Parkway Northwest High School. It feels really good and really important that our children… have access to in-person, five-day-a-week education. Paul’s Episcopal Church.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 15, 2022

While the educators, parents and students we spoke with predict next year will be easier, they also worry pandemic stresses will leave a lasting mark. Still, many people we talked to said the last two years had changed them for the better and brought some positives to the education system. More devices got into the hands of students.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 28, 2021

What role should our education system play in bringing us back together? A group of more than 300 historians and education experts published their answer — a “ Roadmap to Educating for American Democracy.” The Educating for American Democracy project offers no clear guidance on which path is the right one.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 2, 2018

The housing authority and the district, which manages the school, hired Big Picture Learning, a nationally recognized education nonprofit, to operate it. In an area where you need more investment in education and housing,” said Jeremiah, “what we saw was the reverse — an exodus of investment.”. Board of Education decision.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 14, 2018

As a result, African-Americans made huge strides in education, entrepreneurship and political power. Most of those gains were lost, however, in 1877 when the federal government pulled troops out of the South. Once the federal government left, a backlash began. history when black lives mattered.”.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 18, 2016

Negative quality of life outcomes and racial strife evidence our failure to learn how to live together, which compromise our national security making diversity a federal education policy issue. John King, the first African American to be appointed as the U.S. A certain level of numerical diversity is requisite.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 22, 2018

The abolitionist, statesman and civil rights leader Frederick Douglass said that denying a person an education means adding another link in the chain of their servitude. 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.

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