Civics for All of US

JANUARY 25, 2023

The Bill of Rights for Elementary Educators Katie Munn Wed, 01/25/2023 - 13:32 Body Explore how to engage elementary students with primary sources from the holdings of the National Archives that demonstrate the power of student voices. The First Amendment and You!

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ED Surge

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

I started learning about the diaspora through books and archives when I attended a historically Black university (HBCU) for graduate school. A lot of her work is, and this is the latest demonstration of her contributions to education. Dillard writes, “I think the desire to know Africa has always lived in me.” King, Ph.D., Johnson Jr.,

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4QM Teaching

APRIL 30, 2023

That rubric defined “rigor” as student engagement with primary source texts and artifacts. Question Two) — is most appropriately addressed by interpreting primary sources. Sam Wineburg’s SHEG makes it sound as though “document analysis” were the primary purpose of social studies education. Plan it out.

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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.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 14, 2021

Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Future of Learning newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every other Wednesday with trends and top stories about education innovation. Buddington’s team wrote the curriculum and helped with the archive research that accompanies the Kinfolk app.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 24, 2020

For decades, fights over racist historical monuments and markers have swirled in and around America’s public education system. About 140 public school buildings are still named after Confederate leaders, according to a 2018 analysis by Education Week. The focal point was the city’s Board of Education building. But it really was.”

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Doing Social Studies

OCTOBER 22, 2021

Nathan McAlister is the Humanities Program Manager – History, Government, and Social Studies with the Kansas State Department of Education. First up, the LOC (aka Library of Congress): The Library of Congress has an amazing treasure trove of primary source materials. State Archives!! :

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 1, 2017

Some blame their teachers, some blame the textbooks, some blame the state for not prioritizing public education funding. This summer, Creel joined a dozen other teachers from across the state at a weeklong training institute at the state’s Department of Archives and History. history exam to graduate from high school.

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Zinn Education Project

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

With thousands of teachers using Zinn Education Project lessons each year, we hear amazing stories about the impact these lessons have in the classroom. To activate their interest, I spent the first class period showing the Freedom Archives’ COINTELPRO 101 documentary. Here are just a few. History students.

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ASHP CML

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

The CUNY Digital History Archive is now recruiting volunteer researchers to join our project team. Research and Editorial Board The editorial team reviews new collections and assists with research and writing, identifies relevant archival materials and works with collection curators to contextualize primary sources.

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ASHP CML

MARCH 3, 2025

The ASHP staff knows that such changes dont emerge overnight; as we look backward and ahead, we remain committed to making our work as history educators help generate greater understanding of the current historical moment. This week, administrator and multimedia producer David Scheckel shares a primary source.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 14, 2018

As a result, African-Americans made huge strides in education, entrepreneurship and political power. To inform his lessons, Gorman chose a curriculum called Teach Reconstruction created by the Zinn Education Project, a collaboration between social justice education nonprofits Teaching for Change, based in Washington, D.C.

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Zinn Education Project

MARCH 7, 2024

As part of our Teach the Black Freedom Struggle series , historian Khalil Gibran Muhammad joined educators Jesse Hagopian and T. One of the most striking things, if you’re an educator, is just to simply show the level of prosecutorial discretion afforded during the Trump administration. Hagopian: Incredible research you did on that.

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Zinn Education Project

JANUARY 9, 2024

On January 8, 2024, historian Khalil Gibran Muhammad joined educators Jesse Hagopian and T. Another powerful lesson for me was the connection between Black education and Black criminality, as if there is causation. Thank you for all you do to bring the truth to educators. This was so enlightening. Thanks, T. Hagopian: No doubt.

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