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.

Museum Education 130

Museum Education Museum K-12 American History 130

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. Here is some advice from teachers who frequent One Day seminars.

Primary Sources 52

Primary Sources American History Social Studies History 52

Teaching American History

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

While earning her Masters in secondary school education at Arizona State University, she’d observed Lindblom’s class. Lindblom based it on a summer seminar she attended in the early 2000s: the Presidential Academy, a forerunner of Teaching American History’s current programs.

American History 98

American History History Civics Government 98

The Hechinger Report

JULY 30, 2018

On windswept fields outside Fargo, North Dakota, a bold experiment in education has begun. Some school leaders insist that competency-based education can survive and even thrive within grade levels, or a modified version of them. Photo: Chris Berdik for The Hechinger Report. HUNTER, N.D. —

Tradition 111

Tradition Charter School High School Cultures 111

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

American History 52

American History Civics History Government 52

Teaching American History

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Young citizens need civics education to understand their constitutionally guaranteed rights. The Small Republic of the Civics Classroom Peters’ and Wreggleworth’s experience in the MAHG program convinced them that carefully facilitated seminar discussions give students practice in such dialogue.

Civics 52

Civics Civic Engagement American History Government 52

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. and ‘What do I think about it?’—that

Teaching 52

Teaching Project-Based Learning American History Historic Sites 52

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. Cassanello feels compelled to object.

Sociology 133

Sociology Advocacy Government Anthropology 133

The Hechinger Report

MAY 30, 2024

Despite the soaring price of tuition and the fact that most Americans strive to go to college, undergrads often spend little time studying compared to other activities. Instead, they’re working, socializing or partying and, as a result, show limited gains in critical thinking — the hallmark of American higher education.

Critical Thinking 101

Critical Thinking Humanities History Cultures 101