The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 12, 2022

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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Heritage Artifacts Local History Social Studies 127

Dangerously Irrelevant

MAY 31, 2017

It also offers a YouTube channel on which historians discuss their work , making history come alive for contemporary youth. The UC Davis California History Social Science Project frames current events within their historical context , connecting students’ present to the past. We’d subscribe to feeds and listen to podcasts from the U.S.

Social Studies 76

Social Studies Teaching Archiving Geography 76

Digital Promise

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

This article originally appeared on Usable Knowledge from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. A student won’t perform well on a reading assessment if the content in the passage — American television shows or local history, for example — is something she’s unfamiliar with. Read the original version here.

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Local History Cultures History High School 73

C3 Teachers

MARCH 30, 2022

Doing so also offers valuable resources that can be used to help bring history to life. These advantages suggest why connections with cultural centers should matter to educators, students and the local community. Many cultural centers curate history, geography, and civic exhibits that connect the past with the present.

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Cultures Heritage Civic Engagement Civics 52

Life and Landscapes

FEBRUARY 22, 2025

This is “Extraordinary Voyages, t he Magazine of the North American Jules Verne Society” , Volume 31, Number 2, February 2025 It includes my article about “Charette and Jules Verne.” That is until the North American Jules Verne Society [NAJVS] published an article wondering if they had ever met.

History 98

History Archiving Local History Cultures 98

Moler's Musing

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

We also used Wicked Hydra to spark curiosity, Number Mania to connect history to local stories, and Brain, Book, Buddy, Boss to strengthen review and collaboration. It’s been a week of reflection, practice, and making history come alive through active, creative engagement.

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History Local History Critical Thinking Middle School 97