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Modern American History Word Wall: A How-To Guide

Mr and Mrs Social Studies

Modern American History Word Wall Have you ever used a Modern American History word wall before? Word walls can be a helpful tool your students can use to remember and better understand the vocabulary words that connect with whatever historical topic you’re teaching.

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The Best (and Easiest) Way to Teach American History

Rockin Resources - Social Studies

A lot has happened in our American History! That is why I’m breaking down the best (and easiest) way to teach American History! The post The Best (and Easiest) Way to Teach American History appeared first on Rockin Resources. There’s so much to cover in each era!

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OPINION: We must do a better job of teaching Asian American history in our schools

The Hechinger Report

The report, released in May during Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, surveyed over 5,000 Americans from diverse backgrounds and includes findings about Asian American stereotypes, visibility and acceptance. Several findings in the report have direct implications for Asian American safety. There are signs of progress.

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Teaching the Constitution in the Context of Human Behavior

Teaching American History

“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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OPINION: The College Board is sanitizing African American studies just as it has American history

The Hechinger Report

Optional topics do not appear on AP exams, and AP coursework teaches to the test. How can the study of Black Lives Matter, one of the most impactful civil rights movements of the twenty-first century, which sparked protests around the world, be optional when studying the African American experience? Sign up for Hechinger’s newsletter.

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Anna Lenardson Loves to Learn and Teach

Teaching American History

Anna Lenardson If you ask Anna Lenardson, a 2023 graduate of Ashland University’s Master of Arts in American History and Government (MAHG) program , why she enrolled in the challenging program, she replies, “I love to learn. I loved being with other teachers, talking about history and government.”

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Juneteenth: Teaching Outside the Textbook

Zinn Education Project

But We Can’t Teach? Yet, if the right wing has its way, it will be illegal to teach students about Juneteenth. At least 44 states have passed or proposed legislation to prohibit teaching about structural racism. But educators around the country continue to pledge to teach the truth about structural racism.

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