The Hechinger Report

JUNE 7, 2022

As a social studies teacher and a Chinese American immigrant, I find myself subconsciously asking the following questions: How are Asian Americans viewed by the American public? history and civics curriculum to be more inclusive and equitable? What stereotypes and misperceptions still abound?

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American History History Teaching Primary Sources 109

Thrive in Grade Five

MARCH 9, 2019

If you’ve visited my blog, you know that social studies is my first love. With that being said, I also enjoy teaching writing and I’m constantly looking for ways to combine writing and social studies. How have these advancements changed American history? Their word is the final word.

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Social Studies Government American History Primary Sources 130

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

NCHE

JUNE 25, 2023

Teachers are professionals and experts in their field, and their subject-matter knowledge and understanding of how to accurately and adequately teach a complicated past are critical to student comprehension and achievement. is one example of how the narrative of American slavery is misrepresented. Slavery is, and was, wrong.

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Social Studies K-12 History Education American History 100

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 86

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 Elementary School Social Justice American History 145

Rockin Resources - Social Studies

JANUARY 2, 2023

A lot has happened in our American History! That is why I’m breaking down the best (and easiest) way to teach American History! I’ve put together several comprehensive social studies units. The post The Best (and Easiest) Way to Teach American History appeared first on Rockin Resources.

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American History History Teaching Social Studies 52

Active History Teacher

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

I knew podcasts were a valuable tool for learning, but I needed to find just the right podcasts for my US History classroom. Here are my favorite (so far) podcasts to use in my US History classroom. American History Tellers. American Scandal – Like American History Tellers, this is told in the form of story.

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History American History Middle School Social Studies 195

ED Surge

MARCH 15, 2024

As a high school social studies teacher, my job includes helping students learn to use evidence to present arguments, engage in civil discourse and take informed action to bring about change. So, the hours students spent writing and the time I spent grading would have no impact outside the four walls of my classroom. To what end?

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American History World History Social Studies History 135

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 105

TCI

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

TCI’s free social studies activities will keep students engaged throughout the year as they explore the history behind Labor Day and biographies for Black History Month. Review the list to find seasonal social studies lessons, primary source activities, and biographies for K-12 classrooms. Get the lessons.

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Social Studies Primary Sources Heritage K-12 52

Studies Weekly

MARCH 14, 2025

Studies Weekly does an excellent job of incorporating age-appropriate text and engaging activities, and I loved exploring the online components that make it such a robust program. Frances favorite feature of Studies Weekly is the printed, full-color newspapers. The newspapers] draw students in with their visuals and text features.

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Primary Sources American History World History Social Studies 52

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 138

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 106

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.

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American History History Civics Political Science 98

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 6, 2021

I grew up in an area with a large Asian American population, including 25 percent of the students in my high school. And yet, I have never had the opportunity to discuss anti-Asian racism in the classroom, learn about Asian American history or engage with educators who understand my experiences.

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High School American History Social Studies Leadership 115

ED Surge

OCTOBER 11, 2023

As of 2022, 38 states required a semester of civics education in high school; that same year, the federal government increased spending on “American History and Civics” fourfold. These are all great steps in the right direction, but I believe there is still a lack of respect for the importance of history and civics education.

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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. The next semester, she took two more US history classes, then realized she’d found her major. When a position teaching geography to ninth graders at a private high school opened, she took it.

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Teaching Geography Ancestry Primary Sources 52

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

Education Week - Social Studies

JULY 14, 2023

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

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American History History Teaching 40

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

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. This generation is hyper-aware of the way that history has been framed — what is included and what is left out. KELLEN ZENG.

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History Heritage K-12 American History 107

ED Surge

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Social studies and history classes weren't just academic discourse, they were social and emotional experiences. Within the pool of today’s elephants are creators of products, tools, and platforms aimed at teaching both young students and adults about this brilliance. I began to wonder what else I didn’t know.

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History Tutoring Pedagogy American History 109

Moler's Musing

AUGUST 28, 2024

A Step-by-Step Guide to Designing a 5-6 Day Unit on Native American History: A Collaborative Journey with AI Introduction: As educators, we constantly strive to create units that not only align with educational standards but also address the specific needs and skills of our students—especially those with IEPs.

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American History Geography Local History History 75

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.

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American History History Teaching 40

Future of History

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Here’s how Sarah Cooper taught her 8th grade social studies class today, as the nation went about determining a presidential winner. Unlike the day after the 2016 election, “I’m feeling not so much shock as the need to shore up my teaching and once again dig into difficult topics.” The post The Day After: How Do We Teach Now?

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Teaching Social Studies American History History 52

Teaching American History

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

One-Day seminars are the easiest way to engage with Teaching American History in person. These are free to attend for all social studies teachers and can be in historical locations, school districts, and educational service centers. TAH wants to ensure that the seminar is as meaningful as possible!

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Primary Sources American History Social Studies History 52

Teaching American History

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Two graduates of the Master of Arts in American History and Government (MAHG) program submitted essays on how they teach these skills to the Bill of Rights Institute’s 2023 National Civics Teacher of the Year Award , placing among the top ten finalists. They teach self-government as a cooperative activity. Peters agreed.

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Civics Civic Engagement American History Government 52

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 1, 2018

Students have access to hundreds of courses while they are in Illinois’ juvenile justice facilities, but they tend to focus on math, language arts, social studies and science. Students technically have access to hundreds of courses, but Jones-Redmond said the district focuses on math, language arts, social studies and science.

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Social Studies Tradition American History Government 81

C3 Teachers

APRIL 10, 2022

I recently zoomed with Nick S tamoulacatos, Supervisor of Social Studies at Syracuse City School District and one of the writers on the article “Countering the Past of Least Resistance” in that latest Social Education. We’re interested in getting kids engaged in social studies.

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History Social Studies Sociology Professional Development 52

4QM Teaching

MAY 7, 2023

LOW HISTORY SCORES Since teaching actually seems to make a difference in what students learn, I think we should not be surprised by the latest data from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), which shows that eighth graders’ proficiency in history is falling from an already low baseline.

Social Studies 40

Social Studies Middle School Elementary School History 40

4QM Teaching

APRIL 30, 2023

We just had a consultant come to my school to do a review of our social studies program. In other words, that’s what they expected to see in a high-functioning social studies class. In other words, we teach our students that one of the four essential questions in our field — “What were they thinking?”

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Primary Sources Artifacts Archiving Social Studies 40

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. Image from iCivics Race to Ratify game.

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Primary Sources Civics Archiving Government 52

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

The ban was recently reversed in response to widespread criticism, but it is emblematic of an ongoing campaign by state and local officials around the country to dictate how K-12 and college and university educators and students address race, history and social justice.

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Social Justice Education American History K-12 106

Zinn Education Project

JANUARY 8, 2024

While right-wing legislatures restrict the teaching of Black history, we are pleased to support teachers who work to teach truthfully about U.S. Teaching Stories Teachers who received the hardback edition have shared their appreciation and teaching stories, including those below.

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History Education History Education Social Studies 52

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 15, 2022

Sharahn Santana, African American history and English teacher at Parkway Northwest High School. The school has lost a bunch of teachers, but three of my son’s core subject teachers — English, social studies and science — have all left since Christmas. The students are adjusting. Credit: Image provided by Betsy Bloodworth.

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Oral History History High School Public School 112

Zinn Education Project

DECEMBER 30, 2023

Read highlights from our work in 2023 — our 15th anniversary — and help us provide more teachers with resources to teach outside the textbook in 2024. In this perilous time, please donate so that we can defend teachers’ right to teach people’s history.

History 52

History American History Social Studies Leadership 52

Passion for Social Studies

JANUARY 11, 2025

For example, teaching Nixon is a crucial aspect of American history due to his leadership, insights, and evolution of politics. The Importance of Teaching Nixon While President Nixon accomplished some great goals during his presidency, it was also full of challenges. Sign up for FREE history resources!

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Teaching Civic Engagement Civics Lesson Plan 130