NCHE

MARCH 25, 2024

The two needs are related, for there is simply not enough time for those who teach multiple classes, often in multiple disciplines, to stay on top of the flood of specialized writing, to be confident that they are teaching the best that scholars have learned.

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K-12 Primary Sources Archiving American History 312

ED Surge

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Resources for learning and teaching the fullness of Black history all year round. Humanizing pre-colonial history catapulted a spiritual reckoning and unlocked a familiar wholeness for me. From studying African and Black American history, I developed what Joyce E. My desire to know exploded.

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History Teaching Sociology Oral History 102

Teaching American History

MARCH 5, 2024

Anna Lenardson If you ask Anna Lenardson, a 2023 graduate of Ashland University’s Master of Arts in American History and Government (MAHG) program , why she enrolled in the challenging program, she replies, “I love to learn. I loved being with other teachers, talking about history and government.”

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Teaching American History Government US Government 96

Zinn Education Project

DECEMBER 30, 2023

In 2023, there were increased attacks on teaching Black history, including anti-CRT laws, book bans, and revisions of the AP African American history course. To counter these attacks, we secured donations from authors and publishers to increase classroom access to the books listed below on African American history.

History 52

History Teaching American History Education 52

Zinn Education Project

JUNE 11, 2024

But We Can’t Teach? Yet, if the right wing has its way, it will be illegal to teach students about Juneteenth. At least 44 states have passed or proposed legislation to prohibit teaching about structural racism. But educators around the country continue to pledge to teach the truth about structural racism.

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Teaching American History Museum Library 145

Teaching American History

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

“To be a good member of your community, you really have to understand why people do the things that they do,” says Bryan Little, who teaches both on-level Government and AP Government at McPherson High School in McPherson, Kansas. That’s why good teaching about citizenship involves students in an intentional study of human behavior.”

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Humanities Teaching American History Government 52

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 21, 2023

We have to place facts, history and science at the heart of our education systems. There should be nothing partisan about teaching young people the truth. This was controversial for some, but gay people are a part of American history and life, and California is where Harvey Milk did his activism.

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Psychology History Teaching American History 88

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 14, 2024

I appreciate that my teachers try to offer different narratives,” a student said at one of our sessions discussing teaching materials featuring history and stories from all continents, “but they always seem to be about hardship or having to overcome an obstacle. She is a 2023-24 Teach Plus Colorado Policy Fellow.

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History World Religions Inclusive Curriculum Heritage 128

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

citizenship test, which assesses basic knowledge of American history, according to new survey results released earlier this month by the Woodrow Wilson Foundation. A quarter of Americans were unaware that the First Amendment guarantees freedom of speech. This is an issue of how we teach American history.

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American History History Education History Education 79

Teaching American History

APRIL 2, 2024

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. appeared first on Teaching American History. Free professional development. Click here.

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Historic Sites Museum American History Heritage 127

Teaching American History

AUGUST 13, 2024

We were sad to learn last week that Mike Bisenius , a 2022 graduate of the Master of Arts in American History and Government (MAHG) program, has passed away after a brief, intense illness. Last fall we ran a story about Mike, who’d been named 2023 North Dakota History Teacher of the Year by the Gilder Lehrman Foundation.

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American History Government History Teaching 110

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 6, 2023

Ron DeSantis or the College Board to curate and disburse Black history to us. As despicable and harmful as the Florida governor’s recent rejection of the pilot Advanced Placement (AP) African American Studies course was, DeSantis does not get to decide when and how we learn Black history. DeSantis’ playbook is plagiarized.

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History American History Social Justice Leadership 117

Education Week - Social Studies

DECEMBER 7, 2023

It's easy to feel as if a handful of lessons once a year in November about Native American art or storytelling isn't enough. It isn't.

American History 40

American History History Teaching 40

Teaching American History

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Katherine Thrailkill considered careers in drama, law, and hi-tech sales before realizing all her interests and experiences pointed her toward teaching social studies. Lindblom based it on a summer seminar she attended in the early 2000s: the Presidential Academy, a forerunner of Teaching American History’s current programs.

American History 95

American History History Political Science Civics 95

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.

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Primary Sources American History Professional Development History 72

Teaching American History

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Teaching American History is excited to announce the release of our latest core document volume, the second edition of Free Speech. The incorporation doctrine authorized the Supreme Court for the first time in its history to review state laws that potentially infringed upon the First Amendment.

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Active History Teacher

DECEMBER 22, 2022

I often use class competition games in my US History classroom – you could say it is part of my classroom culture. Here are a few classroom competition games I use with students – all of which are great for US History EOC Review and STAAR Review! I have done-for-you timeline races for early US History and Modern US History.

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Primary Sources American History History Cultures 195

Teaching American History

MARCH 11, 2024

As Publications Manager at Teaching American History , I frequently hear the following from our teacher partners: I love teaching with primary sources! Unlike textbooks, we won’t tell you what to teach or how to teach it. appeared first on Teaching American History.

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Library Primary Sources American History Social Studies 101

Education Week - Social Studies

JULY 14, 2023

A pilot workshop gave teachers an immersive take on Japanese American incarceration during World War II.

American History 40

American History History Teaching 40

ED Surge

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Veteran multimedia producer and professor Lynn Rogoff has long experimented with ways to bring history alive for young people. And some educators worry that as more companies offer chatbot stand-ins for historical figures, students will spend less time diving into the raw materials of history themselves to draw their own conclusions. “I

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American History History High School Teaching 123

Teaching American History

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Amy Livingston never expected to find a vocation in teaching America’s story. She never expected to teach at all. He did, and Livingston soon found herself sitting in an introductory college course in US history. The next semester, she took two more US history classes, then realized she’d found her major.

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Teaching Geography Ancestry Primary Sources 52

Zinn Education Project

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

A widely-published writer, he’s the author, co-author, or editor of four music history books and many essays and articles. Jesse teaches Ethnic Studies and is the co-adviser to the Black Student Union at Garfield High School in Seattle. The post The History of Black Music — A Love Supreme appeared first on Zinn Education Project.

History 52

History Museum American History Leadership 52

Teaching American History

AUGUST 27, 2024

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. The post Applications Open Soon for Spring Multi Day Seminars appeared first on Teaching American History.

Historic Sites 52

Historic Sites Museum American History Professional Development 52

Active History Teacher

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

The early American history version can be found here. US History Important Document Review 5. Join The Active History Teacher Community! The post Top 8 Ways to Remediate in Social Studies appeared first on Active History Teacher. Key documents can be tough for students to remember.

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Social Studies History American History Middle School 195

Teaching American History

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Joseph Postel l is Associate Professor of Politics at Hillsdale College and a faculty member in the Master of Arts in American History and Government (MAHG) program at Ashland University. In MAHG, Postell often teaches courses on Political Parties and on the US Congress.

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American History Library Museum Government 112

Teaching American History

OCTOBER 15, 2024

In the next few days, those who have completed all coursework for the Master of Arts in American History and Government (MAHG) program may begin writing their qualifying exams, so as to graduate with their degrees this December. Yet discussing these documents in the interactive online class sessions energized their teaching practice.

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American History Primary Sources Government History 52

History Havoc

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

One on Early Modern Europe and the other on Early American History. My current job is a high school history teacher and community college professor (part-time through dual credit). Sure I would love to teach at a university one day, but a small one. Update appeared first on History Havoc. The post Ph.D.

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History American History Teaching High School 98

Teaching American History

JANUARY 16, 2024

The American Presidency is available for free download from our bookstore. The post Resources for Teaching the Presidential Election appeared first on Teaching American History. Bush (2008) For more teacher resources on the presidential election cycle, check out our Spring 2024 webinar series, Every Four Years.

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Teaching Primary Sources American History History 52

Teaching American History

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Before touring History Colorado Center’s exhibit, The Sand Creek Massacre: The Betrayal That Changed Cheyenne and Arapaho People Forever , in Denver this summer, I had never heard of Silas Soule. Ray Tyler The post The Sand Creek Massacre appeared first on Teaching American History. Morrow disappeared forever.

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American History Government History Library 93

Teaching American History

JANUARY 5, 2024

George Hawkins , a 2019 graduate of TAH’s Master of Arts with a Specialization in Teaching American History and Government (MASTAHG) program , was named South Dakota Teacher of the Year in October. Hawkins sees teaching as team effort to that helps young people work and learn cooperatively.

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Teaching Project-Based Learning American History Historic Sites 52

Teaching American History

JULY 30, 2024

Little wonder that Dunn’s course in this year’s summer residential Master of Arts in American History and Government (MAHG ) program, “From Courthouse to Schoolhouse,” drew teachers from urban and rural areas across the country. West, “The Supreme Court as School Board Revisited.” These included Epperson v.

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Education Library American History Education Policy 81

Active History Teacher

JULY 9, 2021

If you teach in a state with a standardized test, then you know formative assessments are the KEY to success! In my US History classroom, I am constantly evaluating what works best in terms of the age-old question, “Did they get it?” Check out the version for early American History and Modern American History.

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Social Studies Primary Sources American History History 195

Teaching American History

JUNE 4, 2024

Photo courtesy of Center of Military History Thursday June 6, 2024 is the 80 th anniversary of D-Day, the day Allied forces landed on the beaches of Normandy to begin the “great and noble undertaking” of liberating Europe. The post The 80th Anniversary of D-Day, June 6, 1944 appeared first on Teaching American History.

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American History History Teaching 103

NCHE

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

Looking for fresh ways to teach about the American Revolution? Looking for advice on how to navigate teaching inclusive history during this time of divisive rhetoric? Want to connect with fellow classroom teachers and museum educators? Sessions will be led by dynamic classroom teachers and museum educators.

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Museum Education Museum K-12 American History 130

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.”

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Inclusive Curriculum American History Primary Sources Professional Development 102

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

NEW YORK — There’s a new look to history classes in New York City schools: a curriculum in Asian American and Pacific Islander history. It could also help resolve the internal conflicts that many Asian Americans experience when dealing with their sense of identity. KELLEN ZENG. Fort Wadsworth, Staten Island. “At

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History Heritage K-12 American History 101

Teaching American History

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Teaching American History provides various free resources for American history and government teachers, including our popular seminars , multi-day seminars , and extensive database of original source documents. You may hope to find a new document that will freshen your approach to teaching a particular topic.

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