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OPINION: We must do a better job of teaching Asian American history in our schools

The Hechinger Report

The report, released in May during Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, surveyed over 5,000 Americans from diverse backgrounds and includes findings about Asian American stereotypes, visibility and acceptance. Several findings in the report have direct implications for Asian American safety. There are signs of progress.

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Top Ten Formative Assessments for Social Studies

Active History Teacher

These activities give me the informal data I need to drive my review moving forward. I love watching students make connections as they sort primary sources , vocabulary and key people in US History. Students review a ton of information in a short amount of time. They know we are about to do something hands-on.

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How does an NCHE Colloquium come together?

NCHE

Since 2017, NCHE has offered professional learning colloquia that focus on “Technology’s Impact in American History (TIAH).” With Francis’s help, we began to frame a colloquium to focus on the pre-19 th century period and chose the title, “ Uncovering Lost Voices in American History.” appeared first on ncheteach.org.

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What Does It Take to Put Inclusive Curriculum Legislation Into Practice?

ED Surge

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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Our History Is Not Lost: Resources for Learning and Teaching the Fullness of Black History

ED Surge

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. King calls “ diaspora literacy ” to contend with the reflection of white supremacy in my paternal lineage and its connection to world history.

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Classroom Based Assessments – Where to start

Doing Social Studies

These include three pieces of Kansas Legislation, a Civil War mural, a Civil War Veterans Kansas preservation project, many National History Day projects, and four award-winning Lowell Milken for Unsung Heroes projects. Clicking the Growth topic will take you to subjects with connections to primary sources. State Archives!! :

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If I was teaching Social Studies today…

Dangerously Irrelevant

The UC Davis California History Social Science Project frames current events within their historical context , connecting students’ present to the past. We could search for pins on Native American history , Middle East cultures , Japanese history , government , geography , sociology , psychology , economics , and numerous other topics.