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How Academic Historians can be Useful to K-12 Teachers

NCHE

At NCHE conferences , for example, a glance at the program reveals that most sessions focus on an important moment or a major problem in history and offer a strategy to present it in a new way. This writing tends to be engaging, brief, and pointed, relating history to current concerns, and spanning political perspectives.

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Taking Cultural Preservation to a New Dimension

Sapiens

A multidisciplinary team of researchers explains historical, cultural, and ethical issues they considered while developing a 3D scan of a South African site to be shared with the world online. This article was originally published at The Conversation and has been republished under Creative Commons.

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Indigenous Peoples’ Day

Zinn Education Project

In appreciation for your feedback , we’ll send you a people’s history book. Lesson Whose History Matters? history classes, I would ask students about “that guy some people say discovered America.” The film explores the history of what transpired in 1492 and after, and how “Columbus” has been used throughout U.S.

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OPINION: Too many students just aren’t interested in what is being taught

The Hechinger Report

The best class I ever taught centered on the history of Washington, D.C. I was so excited to teach this class, I spent the summer collecting articles and artifacts from the local library and historical society. They learned about the history of their neighborhoods and the origins of the music they listened to.

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Most teachers customize curriculum, even though they don’t have to

The Hechinger Report

After reading Jill’s article, I decided to dig a little deeper and speak to some of those teachers. For some subjects, like history, teachers say it’s hard to find comprehensive curricula that not only includes histories of marginalized communities but also includes a state’s local communities.

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Unraveling a “Ghost” Neanderthal Lineage

Sapiens

This article was originally published at The Conversation and has been republished under Creative Commons. ✽ Evolutionary, cultural, and social processes that seem unimaginable if we try to apply them to sapiens populations, as we understand them through cultural anthropology, history, and archaeology.

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The Importance of Building Connections

A Principal's Reflections

Jenny Eisenberg, from the Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs arranged for the teachers to visit our school. The news video aired on the evening of Friday March, 25 2010 and a corresponding article was published as well. Department of Education. So where does the building connections come into play?

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