ED Surge

MAY 24, 2023

In the wake of the Atlanta Spa shootings and a surge in violence against Asian Americans throughout the pandemic, Illinois made history by becoming the first state to mandate that Asian American history be taught in public K-12 schools beginning in the 2022-23 school year. Let’s get them to recognize there is an absence.”

Inclusive Curriculum 105

Inclusive Curriculum American History Primary Sources Professional Development 105

Teaching American History

AUGUST 6, 2024

Staff and faculty members at Teaching American History have heard from our teacher partners that they want nonpartisan election resources that elevate classroom discourse beyond political bickering and horse race coverage. 2024 marks the 60 th time that Americans have gone to the polls to elect a new president.

Primary Sources 72

Primary Sources American History Professional Development History 72

Studies Weekly

MARCH 14, 2025

Experience with Studies Weekly Frances recently attended a Professional Development training hosted by Studies Weekly. She also stresses the importance of staying open to learning, trying new approaches, and reflecting on best practices. Education is an evolving journey, and its okay not to have all the answers right away.

Primary Sources 52

Primary Sources American History World History Social Studies 52

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 27, 2020

Ankita Ajith is one of four college-age friends who are petitioning the Texas State Board of Education to create an antiracist American history curriculum. They are advocating for core curriculum changes in social studies — specifically American history — classes.

Teaching 145

Teaching Elementary School Social Justice American History 145

ED Surge

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Identity-Affirming Professional Learning Networks Overwhelmingly, the 80 Asian American K-12 educators we spoke with described the critical role that identity-affirming and supportive professional community played in their lives.

K-12 125

K-12 Education Professional Development American History 125

C3 Teachers

APRIL 10, 2022

And then we began a partnership here with some intense professional development. You can address history, economics, sociology, you know all the facets of social studies. Some of the major goals were to address history told from multiple perspectives and told through a culturally responsive lens. Thank you, Nick.

History 52

History Social Studies Sociology Professional Development 52

Teaching American History

AUGUST 27, 2024

Free professional development. We are hosting seminars on a variety of topics in American history and politics. Teaching American History hosts Multi-Day seminars at no cost to American history and government teachers. Discussion of primary documents. Historic locations. Have more questions?

Historic Sites 52

Historic Sites Museum American History Professional Development 52

Teaching American History

JUNE 18, 2024

And that means the pinnacle of TAH’s professional development for teachers has arrived as well: our Master of Arts in American History and Government (MAHG) program at Ashland University in Ashland, OH. The four questions cover a variety of topics, eras, or themes in American history and government.

American History 52

American History Primary Sources Government History 52

Doing Social Studies

JULY 23, 2020

It can be tough finding the silver lining in all the disruption to student learning and teacher professional development caused by COVID-19. Together with the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, Wichita is sponsoring a virtual webinar entitled “The History of Race Relations in America: the African-American Experience.”

American History 67

American History Professional Development Social Studies History 67

ASHP CML

MARCH 5, 2024

The American Social History Project/Center for Media and Learning is hiring a new team member! Tuesday, March 5, 2024 - 14:23 The American Social History Project/Center for Media and Learning is hiring a new team member! Professional Level: Advanced Education: Advanced degree in U.S.

History 40

History Professional Development Pedagogy American History 40

Teaching American History

DECEMBER 18, 2023

For the past year, staff and faculty members at Teaching American History have heard from our teacher partners that they want election materials! We know you want to help your students better understand today’s political environment by providing them with sources that illustrate the history of contentious elections.

American History 40

American History Professional Development History Teaching 40

Teaching American History

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

One-Day seminars are the easiest way to engage with Teaching American History in person. Courtney Reiner holds a Bachelor of Arts in Integrated Social Studies degree from Kent State University and a Master’s of American History and Government degree from Ashland University.

Primary Sources 52

Primary Sources American History Social Studies History 52

Teaching American History

JANUARY 9, 2024

In any class that focuses on the Founding era in our MA in American History & Government program (MAHG) , you’re almost certainly going to discuss Federalist #1 and how often human history is shaped by “accident and force” instead of “reflection and choice.”

American History 52

American History History Government Humanities 52

The Hechinger Report

MAY 9, 2017

Parker Charter Essential School in Devens, Massachusetts, believe multiage education fosters cooperation and collaboration between students, like these ninth- and 10th-graders working together on a Holocaust-related history project. Photo: Stuart Miller. DEVENS, Mass. — It looks like a typical class in a suburban high school.

Elementary School 75

Elementary School Psychology Tradition Professional Development 75

Studies Weekly

MARCH 10, 2025

Teaching Irish American History Mar. 10, 2025 By Studies Weekly NEWSLETTER You only need to walk into a store and see St Patricks Day decorations to know Irish Americans have profoundly impacted our countrys culture. This overview of Irish American history can help you teach students why they see so many Irish influences today.

American History 90

American History History Teaching Primary Sources 90

4QM Teaching

APRIL 30, 2023

We got some useful feedback, which will help us to set our agenda for professional development and materials acquisition. Generic accounts of thinking skills often treat document reading and analysis as the bread-and-butter of history teaching and learning. Now confess: you didn’t learn about the American Revolution that way.

Primary Sources 40

Primary Sources Artifacts Archiving Social Studies 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

Zinn Education Project

DECEMBER 1, 2024

Williams, author of I Saw Death Coming: A History of Terror and Survival in the War against Reconstruction Justene Hill Edwards is an associate professor of history at the University of Virginia. Her work explores the intersection of African American history, American economic history, and the history of American slavery.

American History 98

American History Economics Professional Development History 98

ED Surge

MARCH 1, 2023

At the beginning of this school year, I facilitated a professional development (PD) session with middle school teachers about how to use education technology tools for deeper learning. Based on this assignment, one could argue that my college history class transcended the surface-level exploration endemic to most lessons in school.

Education 128

Education Library History American History 128

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 29, 2024

I’m principal of a high school with a well-known name, only because it’s the site of one of the most devastating school shootings in recent American history: Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. I’m also a mother, a neighbor and a witness to the enduring scars left by gun violence in our schools.

Civics 122

Civics American History High School Professional Development 122

Edthena

MARCH 26, 2021

Help your students see themselves when teaching American history. Here are some helpful tips on how to properly discuss race when teaching American history. . That professional development can be essential for when a student’s anger is escalating. Anderson, a journalist.

American History 52

American History Social Justice K-12 Professional Development 52

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Sharahn Santana , African American history and English teacher at Parkway Northwest High School. The post “It’s so hard and so challenging:” An oral history of year three of pandemic schooling appeared first on The Hechinger Report. It feels like we are living in this weird dystopia. Sign up for the Hechinger newsletter.

Oral History 144

Oral History History High School Public School 144

Political Science Now

JANUARY 9, 2025

Join APSAs Committee on the Status of Community Colleges in the Profession for the professional development virtual workshop, Community College Careers: Applying to Jobs at 2-Year Institutions. Panelists include: Steven Cauchon, Imperial Valley College Paul Gottemoller, Del Mar College Mark L. He holds a Ph.D.

Political Science 61

Political Science Geography Sociology Professional Development 61

Zinn Education Project

MARCH 7, 2024

We share the text of their conversation for discussion in high school classrooms and professional development workshops. But certainly for most of the history of the West these were not considered crimes against humanity. Whitaker: Those in power are very afraid, very scared, of all this history we’ve been talking about.

Primary Sources 98

Primary Sources History Economics K-12 98

The Hechinger Report

MAY 28, 2021

As Chris Tims, a high school teacher in Waterloo, Iowa, sees it, history education is about teaching students to synthesize diverse perspectives on the nation’s complicated past. and African American history. Americans have been arguing over what to teach children about U.S. This story also appeared in NBC News.

Social Studies 126

Social Studies Civics History American History 126