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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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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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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Teaching American History

AUGUST 27, 2024

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. The post Applications Open Soon for Spring Multi Day Seminars appeared first on Teaching American History.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 21, 2023

The College Board issued a statement responding to the state’s new guidance with a mixture of optimism and skepticism, noting: “We hope now that Florida teachers will be able to teach the full course, including content on gender and sexual orientation, without fear of punishment in the upcoming school year.”

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Teaching American History

JANUARY 16, 2024

The American Presidency is available for free download from our bookstore. The post Resources for Teaching the Presidential Election appeared first on Teaching American History. Bush (2008) For more teacher resources on the presidential election cycle, check out our Spring 2024 webinar series, Every Four Years.

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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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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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ED Surge

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Resources for learning and teaching the fullness of Black history all year round. 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. My desire to know exploded. King, Ph.D.,

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Active History Teacher

JULY 13, 2024

You can teach it with the best lesson you’ve ever taught and students will still forget it a couple of weeks later. Meanings of some vocabulary can change with the unit you teach. If you teach EARLY American history, some of the 17th and 18th century vocabulary is difficult to read and understand in primary sources.

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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 American History

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

When teaching political science and government, we tend to teach federalism and the separation of powers as one issue, and to teach civil rights and liberties as a separate issue. The post What Documents Should I Teach? <I>Federalism</I>, Yet the two issues are very often intertwined.

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Teaching American History

JULY 30, 2024

Little wonder that Dunn’s course in this year’s summer residential Master of Arts in American History and Government (MAHG ) program, “From Courthouse to Schoolhouse,” drew teachers from urban and rural areas across the country. West, “The Supreme Court as School Board Revisited.” These included Epperson v.

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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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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

JULY 9, 2024

Sean Brennan Brennan, a frequent participant in Teaching American History seminars , has long promoted civic education and civil cooperation at the local and state level. He carried on this work while teaching government and an elective course in constitutional, civil and criminal law at Brecksville-Broadview High School.

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Teaching American History

JUNE 4, 2024

The post The 80th Anniversary of D-Day, June 6, 1944 appeared first on Teaching American History. The troops, the air and the Navy did all that bravery and devotion to duty could do. If any blame or fault attaches to the attempt it is mine alone.

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Teaching American History

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

The post Daisy Bates and the Little Rock Nine appeared first on Teaching American History. New York: Alfred Knopf, 1976. Poston, Ted. “A A Woman Who Dared. Mrs. Daisy Bates.” Chicago Defender , December 4, 1957.

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Active History Teacher

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Teacher vs. Teacher Competitions If there are multiple teachers in your school that teach the same subject and grade level, then try doing teacher vs. teacher competitions. US History STAAR. There is always a lot to teach and little time to do so. That’s why for US History STAAR review, we spend all year spiraling content.

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Teaching American History

JUNE 11, 2024

Most will delve into the complex and fascinating American story, reading books that will enrich their teaching for next year. Border policies are a hot topic in the election year coming up,” Robin Deck Davis notes, so she will be reading Harvest of Empire: A History of Latinos in America by Juan Gonzales. Happy reading to all!

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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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Let's Cultivate Greatness

OCTOBER 13, 2023

I can’t imagine teaching civics and government without political cartoons—they are essential to the subject. Head over to my blog post, How to Teach Political Cartoons , where I detail the POPES process I’ve used for years. Certain topics, I’ve found over the years, are perfect for using cartoons to teach.

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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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Teaching American History

JULY 16, 2024

The post This is a Test Blog appeared first on Teaching American History.

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ED Surge

MARCH 15, 2024

Curricular mandates and pressure from school and district leaders, for example, can create a teaching and learning environment that fosters insular, make-work assignments. As I reflected on the evolution of my curriculum and why I was teaching what I was teaching, I questioned how I’d landed on the tasks I’d been assigning students.

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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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NCHE

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

Looking for fresh ways to teach about the American Revolution? Looking for advice on how to navigate teaching inclusive history during this time of divisive rhetoric? Want to connect with fellow classroom teachers and museum educators?

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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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Active History Teacher

JULY 9, 2021

If you teach in a state with a standardized test, then you know formative assessments are the KEY to success! In my US History classroom, I am constantly evaluating what works best in terms of the age-old question, “Did they get it?” Check out the version for early American History and Modern American History.

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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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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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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.” I was thrilled to hear her advice.

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Teaching American History

JUNE 25, 2024

Marc Reisner, Cadillac Desert: The American West and Its Disappearing Water , Penguin: Revised Edition, 1993. The post Water Rights in the West: The Hoover Dam appeared first on Teaching American History.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 6, 2023

Related: OPINION: The College Board is sanitizing African American studies just as it has American history Fear of Black revolt and power led nearly all slave states to pass laws against teaching enslaved Blacks to read and write. DeSantis’ playbook is plagiarized.

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Active History Teacher

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

The early American history version can be found here. US History Important Document Review 5. Important Documents Review – Let’s be real. Key documents can be tough for students to remember. This sorting activity allows students to connect the dots and review in a hands-on way!

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Zinn Education Project

JULY 24, 2024

Jarvis Givens is a professor of education and faculty affiliate in the department of African & African American studies at Harvard University. As an interdisciplinary scholar, he specializes in 19th and 20th century African American history, history of education, and theories of race and power in education.

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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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