ED Surge

MARCH 15, 2024

This fall, after a restless night overthinking an assignment for my upcoming class and drinking three cups of not-strong-enough coffee, I added the final touch on my latest assignment for students in my World History II class. Who would read their work? This pivot changed everything for students.

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Teaching American History

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Two graduates of the Master of Arts in American History and Government (MAHG) program submitted essays on how they teach these skills to the Bill of Rights Institute’s 2023 National Civics Teacher of the Year Award , placing among the top ten finalists. They teach self-government as a cooperative activity. Peters agreed.

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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. Each curriculum includes hundreds of activities you can immediately implement into your classes!

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Teaching American History

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

The next school year, she was asked to teach not only the regular-level geography course but also AP Human Geography and World History. The next fall, Livingston took a job teaching civics and government at a public middle school. you will at least have a basic understanding of how constitutional government works.”

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Teaching American History

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Czarnecki, a 2022 graduate of the Master of Arts in American History and Government program, wrote the paper for a “Great Texts” course taught by Professor Stephen Tootle on John Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath. Research Empowers Students of History Research work benefits everyone, Czarnecki feels. I was raring to go!

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

At the new board’s first meeting in January 2022, members of its new majority attacked proposed AP World History textbooks for not focusing enough on the “meat and potatoes of history,” and complained that elementary social studies didn’t adequately “focus on the greatness of America.” Then there was the curriculum.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 28, 2021

and African American history. Related: OPINION — The wrong roadmap for teaching American history. Kendi in a notice proposing that the chief federal grant program for history and civics education give priority to projects that incorporate diverse perspectives into teaching. Credit: Chris Tims. But Iowa state Rep.

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