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We’d also have access to historical documents from the British Museum – such as notes from an English merchant in Syria in 1739 – and to the prisoner of war archives from the Red Cross. National Archives, and maybe dig through the 5.3 million book images from the Internet Archive. . Washington University in St.

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Social Studies Teaching Archiving Geography 76

NCHE

APRIL 3, 2023

These are just a few interactions I’ve had since my students and I shared our public history project, “The Oral History of Forgottonia.” As part of the NCHE project, The Rural Experience in America , history club students at Cuba High School created a podcast about a local history topic of their choosing.

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Oral History Public History History Museum 100

Zinn Education Project

JANUARY 15, 2024

For the past three summers, teachers rallied across the country to speak out against anti-history education bills and to make public their pledge to teach the truth. It could be identified by a historic marker, statue, archive, burial ground, or museum. They also made the link to mass incarceration. Photo by Dean Hesse.

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Teaching Historic Sites Archiving Museum 52

Zinn Education Project

JANUARY 2, 2025

For the past three summers, teachers rallied across the country to speak out against anti-history education bills. The educator-led events received national media attention, providing a valuable counter narrative to the oversized coverage of the well-funded anti-CRT movement. Attend meetings, vote, run for office.

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Teaching Historic Sites Museum Archiving 52

Zinn Education Project

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

To activate their interest, I spent the first class period showing the Freedom Archives’ COINTELPRO 101 documentary. Hope Koumentakos High School Social Studies Teacher, Takoma Park, Maryland I currently teach U.S. History I and II to 10th and 11th graders, respectively. I look forward to using it again in the future.

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History Teaching Social Studies High School 52

Zinn Education Project

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

” While this piece was written primarily for adult education, an adaptation for middle and high school teachers is included at the end of the document. PBS Newshour Educator Voice: Teachers know how to teach hard history about Palestine. See other recent episodes here.

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