Teaching American History

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Joining social studies teacher groups on Facebook, she built her own professional learning community (PLC). “I The next school year, she was asked to teach not only the regular-level geography course but also AP Human Geography and World History. Taking on MAHG Studies Livingston applied for the fellowship.

Teaching 52

Teaching Geography Ancestry Primary Sources 52

4QM Teaching

MAY 7, 2023

So everything else, including history/social studies, gets squeezed out of the school day, especially in the early grades. At 4QM we know from our work with a wide range of schools that in many places social studies is lightly taught or entirely ignored in the primary grades. (We Hirsch, E.D.

Social Studies 40

Social Studies Middle School Elementary School History 40

Students of History

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

If you're a US History teacher looking for PDF worksheets for your high school or middle school classroom, I have tons to share, including this 30+ page packet of free engaging assignments you can download and start using right away. This makes them easy to differentiate for special education students with accommodations.

History 52

History Primary Sources Lesson Plan American History 52

Zinn Education Project

JANUARY 8, 2024

While I was aware of segregation and racism in the military at this time, and the response to returning veterans like Isaac Woodard, I hadn’t realized all the ways African Americans were discriminated against, particularly with regards to the violence shown towards them and the efforts to keep them from fighting in Europe and the Pacific.

History Education 52

History Education History Education Social Studies 52

ED Surge

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

I first acknowledged it subconsciously in my middle school years. Social studies and history classes weren't just academic discourse, they were social and emotional experiences. I couldn’t articulate it this succinctly at ten years old, but the depictions of the characters weighed on me.

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History Tutoring Pedagogy American History 103

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

The program will be piloted this fall at selected schools and fully rolled-out in over 1,800 schools by the spring. The curriculum is part of the Hidden Voices Project , initiated by the New York City Department of Education’s Social Studies Department and the Museum of the City of New York. A student at the N.Y.C.

History 96

History Heritage K-12 American History 96

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 15, 2022

The district will be holding an expanded summer school this year and is investing in mental health counselors and early literacy. . Katina Harris , middle school English teacher and president of the local teachers’ union. Even when we were in elementary school, like with the stock market crash, everyone moved.

Oral History 97

Oral History History High School Public School 97

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. On the Wednesday following the A.P.

History 98

History American History Teaching K-12 98

Students of History

JANUARY 6, 2022

The insurrection of January 6th, 2021 is something that will be taught in US History classrooms as long as American History is a part of high school. However, ignoring this tragic day does a disservice to our students and to what we do as social studies teachers.

Lesson Plan 52

Lesson Plan Social Studies High School Civics 52

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 14, 2018

middle school work on a Reconstruction lesson. To inform his lessons, Gorman chose a curriculum called Teach Reconstruction created by the Zinn Education Project, a collaboration between social justice education nonprofits Teaching for Change, based in Washington, D.C. and Rethinking Schools, of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Teaching 102

Teaching Primary Sources K-12 History 102

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 25, 2021

The crowd cheered at the idea that people like them — mostly white, mostly male — were the true heroes of American history. Most Americans were appalled. High school social studies teachers and scholars of American history don’t deny that the nation’s story is full of mobs, civil unrest and violence.

Teaching 138

Teaching Civics American History Controversial Topics 138

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Last spring, when the odds seemed far longer, Bob Cousineau, a social studies teacher at Pennridge High School, predicted that whatever happened in his embattled district would become a national “case study” one way or another. Bob Cousineau teaches social studies at Pennridge High School, in Pennsylvania.

Education Policy 142

Education Policy Education Advocacy Social Studies 142

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

I teach history and social studies at New York University. The largest student protests in American history were in May of 1970, following the Cambodian invasion and the tragic shootings of student protesters at Kent State and Jackson State. If you’re a student or a parent, it can be confusing.

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Civics Cultures Political Science American History 71