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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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.

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Primary Sources American History World History Social Studies 52

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.

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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.

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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?

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

For many of today’s students, the new program’s ideas and approaches to rethinking history and how it is taught are not radical. This generation is hyper-aware of the way that history has been framed — what is included and what is left out. Kong will be a junior taking U.S. Sign up for the Hechinger newsletter.

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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.

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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.”

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American History Professional Development Social Studies History 67

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.

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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.

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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.”

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C3 Teachers

APRIL 10, 2022

And then we began a partnership here with some intense professional development. We were looking for a comprehensive survey of modern American history, from Reconstruction to the present in which we could highlight this hard history. For 2 years we worked with the inquiry design model. What keeps you coming back?

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History Social Studies Sociology Professional Development 52

The Hechinger Report

MAY 9, 2017

The traditional way is more convenient — for some, says Dan Condon, associate director of professional development at the Eagle Rock School & Professional Development Center in Colorado. Todd Sumner, principal at Parker Charter Essential School in Massachusetts, a leader in multiage education.

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ASHP CML

MARCH 5, 2024

ASHP/CML conducts professional development programs for middle and high school teachers and college faculty focused on new historical scholarship and active-learning pedagogy. The Assistant Director will report to the Executive Director. ASHP/CML also leads other programs at the Graduate Center such as the New Media Lab.

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History Professional Development Pedagogy American History 40

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.

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4QM Teaching

APRIL 30, 2023

We got some useful feedback, which will help us to set our agenda for professional development and materials acquisition. Now confess: you didn’t learn about the American Revolution that way. Nor, for that matter, did the PhD candidates in American history at our finest graduate schools. Plan it out.

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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.

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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.

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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. After looking silently at the image, our professor gave us one hour to uncover the details of what happened before and after this photo was taken.

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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.

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Civics American History High School Professional Development 120

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.

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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. It feels surreal because they are all masked and they are not doing the things we’d normally do and it’s back to normal but at the same time it’s not back to normal at all. It feels like we are living in this weird dystopia.

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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.

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Political Science Geography Sociology Professional Development 64

Zinn Education Project

MARCH 7, 2024

We share the text of their conversation for discussion in high school classrooms and professional development workshops. With documentation and clear explanations, Muhammad challenged prevailing stereotypes about race and crime.

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Primary Sources History Economics K-12 98

The Hechinger Report

MAY 28, 2021

and African American history. Related: OPINION — The wrong roadmap for teaching American history. Kendi in a notice proposing that the chief federal grant program for history and civics education give priority to projects that incorporate diverse perspectives into teaching. “To Credit: Chris Tims.

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