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How Academic Historians can be Useful to K-12 Teachers

NCHE

MARCH 25, 2024

After Jessica Ellison invited me to participate in a conversation about how academic historians might be of use to K-12 teachers, I did a little research: I asked teachers at our state social studies council what they most needed for their work. The answers were clear: time and confidence, they said.

K-12

K-12 Primary Sources Archiving American History

How do we teach Black history in polarized times? Here’s what it looks like in three cities

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

History American History Teaching K-12

Social Studies Network

How Academic Historians can be Useful to K-12 Teachers

How do we teach Black history in polarized times? Here’s what it looks like in three cities

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