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

Primary Sources 52

Primary Sources Civics Archiving Government 52

C3 Teachers

JULY 1, 2024

What kinds of tasks are the sources asking the reader/viewer to participate in? If you are having students read a secondary source detailing the events that led Europe into global war in 1914, have them create a timeline of these events in a detailed way so that they understand the sequence of events.

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Primary Sources American History Government History 40

Thrive in Grade Five

MARCH 9, 2019

The first camera was invented many years after the conclusion of the American Revolution. We must rely on primary sources to learn about this historical period. How might photographs have changed our understanding of the people, places, and events of the American Revolution? As Americans, we have religious freedom.

Social Studies 130

Social Studies Government American History Primary Sources 130

Zinn Education Project

JANUARY 8, 2024

Half American chronicles the lives of African Americans who fought in World War II and in the war against racism in the United States. History class I teach a lesson about the African American experience in WWII using primary sources. I really enjoyed the book and wanted to share it with my students.

History Education 52

History Education History Education Social Studies 52

The Hechinger Report

JULY 24, 2020

Helen Gym, a Korean American City Council member, had tried to leverage the aftermath of the white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, in 2017 to get the city to take the Rizzo statue down. She pivoted, organizing a series of events to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the walkouts. But she ran into vocal opposition.

Archiving 137

Archiving Museum History Primary Sources 137

Dangerously Irrelevant

MAY 31, 2017

It also offers a YouTube channel on which historians discuss their work , making history come alive for contemporary youth. The UC Davis California History Social Science Project frames current events within their historical context , connecting students’ present to the past.

Social Studies 76

Social Studies Teaching Archiving Geography 76

Teaching American History

APRIL 16, 2024

Schmeichel finds the well-curated primary documents he needs for his teaching in Teaching American History’s Core Document volumes , which excerpt key documents of American history, preface them with a scholar’s summary of their historical context, and suggest questions for discussion. They remember much more.”

Primary Sources 97

Primary Sources American History History Government 97

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.

History 98

History American History Teaching K-12 98

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 14, 2018

In August, Michigan history teacher James Gorman watched televised images of torch-bearing white supremacists marching on the University of Virginia in Charlottesville and decided to use the incident to teach his students about similar events that happened in a divided United States 150 years ago. history and its legacy today.”

Teaching 102

Teaching Primary Sources K-12 History 102

Zinn Education Project

JANUARY 9, 2024

Event Recording Recording of the full session, except for the breakout rooms. You are often limited in your ability to teach certain topics by the dependence upon primary sources rather than secondary sources. I love the ideas of picture books and primary sources for young children, too.

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Primary Sources History K-12 Economics 52