Dangerously Irrelevant

MAY 31, 2017

We’d also have access to historical documents from the British Museum – such as notes from an English merchant in Syria in 1739 – and to the prisoner of war archives from the Red Cross. Additionally, we could make our own sets related to local class topics and presentations using a friendly curation tool like Educlipper. .

Social Studies 76

Social Studies Teaching Archiving Geography 76

C3 Teachers

MARCH 30, 2022

Image of New York State Archives and Museum in Albany, New York Making connections with cultural centers offers educators a measure of expertise outside their own content knowledge and pedagogical skill. Doing so also offers valuable resources that can be used to help bring history to life.

Cultures 52

Cultures Heritage Civic Engagement Civics 52

Zinn Education Project

JANUARY 15, 2024

Select a site in your town or city that symbolizes or reflects history that teachers would be required to lie about or omit if these bills become law, which is already the case in some states. It could be identified by a historic marker, statue, archive, burial ground, or museum. Or march to a local civic building.

Teaching 52

Teaching Historic Sites Archiving Museum 52

Zinn Education Project

JANUARY 2, 2025

It could be identified by a historic marker, statue, archive, burial ground, or museum. Or march to a local civic building. Students can be invited to share the local history of the respective site you select. Sojourn to the Past students shared the Jim Crow history of swimming pools in Youngstown.

Teaching 52

Teaching Historic Sites Museum Archiving 52