Teaching American History

APRIL 2, 2024

We are hosting seminars on a variety of topics in American history and politics. The seminar also includes a visit to a local historical site. Teaching American History hosts Multi-Day seminars at no cost to American history and government teachers. Free professional development. Click here.

Historic Sites 127

Historic Sites Museum American History Heritage 127

ED Surge

JUNE 1, 2022

Autumn Rivera, 2022 Colorado Teacher of the Year, at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in April. EdSurge spent a morning with the teachers as they toured Smithsonian museums in small groups. Photo by Rebeccca Koenig. gathered on the National Mall at the end of April.

Museum 139

Museum Education Historic Sites History 139

Teaching American History

AUGUST 27, 2024

We are hosting seminars on a variety of topics in American history and politics. Some of our topics include: Security, Self Determination, and Empire: The Grand Alliance, 1941-1945 at The National WWII Museum in New Orleans, LA. Bush Presidential Library & Museum in College Station, TX. Augustine, FL. Click here.

Historic Sites 52

Historic Sites Museum American History Professional Development 52

Political Science Now

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Some of my favorite classes that I’ve taken are AP American History and AP Government. I feel privileged to have grown up so close to Washington, DC, and I love visiting the numerous museums, galleries, and other cultural and historical sites. Mahlet Ayele is a rising senior at Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School.

High School 40

High School Civic Engagement Civics Political Science 40

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