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! My district has dropped our textbook and we are switching to primary sources. The post A 3000+ Document Library: A Blessing or a Curse?

Library 98

Library Primary Sources American History Social Studies 98

NCHE

MAY 1, 2023

Since 2017, NCHE has offered professional learning colloquia that focus on “Technology’s Impact in American History (TIAH).” Given the Library of Congress’s mission to connect its archives with others across the nation, we were excited to add another dimension to the current Library of Congress resources for teachers.

Primary Sources 100

Primary Sources Archiving Library Museum 100

Doing Social Studies

OCTOBER 22, 2021

In 2010, Nathan was named Kansas and National History Teacher of the Year by the Gilder Lehrman Institute for American History. First up, the LOC (aka Library of Congress): The Library of Congress has an amazing treasure trove of primary source materials. So, you need to design a CBA?

Primary Sources 67

Primary Sources Archiving Library American History 67

ACRE

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

In the classroom, educators can explore a variety of Constitutional resources with learners by reading primary sources, reviewing changes to the Constitution throughout American History, and analyzing historical arguments relating to the founding of the United States and the Constitution today.

Primary Sources 52

Primary Sources Archiving Civics Government 52

The Hechinger Report

JULY 24, 2020

The following year, she took African American history, a required course in Philadelphia schools that is an enduring legacy of the 1967 walkouts. Credit: Special Collections Research Center, Temple University Libraries, Philadelphia, PA. Tagging along was Gym’s daughter, Taryn Flaherty, then a freshman at Masterman.

Archiving 132

Archiving Museum History Primary Sources 132

Dangerously Irrelevant

MAY 31, 2017

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.

Social Studies 76

Social Studies Teaching Archiving Geography 76

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. Two Core Document Collections cover the entire scope of American history.

American History 52

American History Primary Sources History Government 52