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.

Heritage 126

Heritage Artifacts Local History Social Studies 126

Dangerously Irrelevant

MAY 31, 2017

The UC Davis California History Social Science Project frames current events within their historical context , connecting students’ present to the past. They could make a local history wiki or, even better, make contributions to our global information commons by directly creating and editing Wikipedia pages.

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.

Local History 73

Local History Cultures History High School 73

C3 Teachers

MARCH 30, 2022

My intent as an UGRR participant was to stretch my local history knowledge and to sharpen my historical-geographical thinking skills. A second teacher candidate described learning more about local history that he ever knew about. Broccolo and I reconnected to review and refine lesson plans created by teacher candidates.

Cultures 52

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

Friday: Assessment and Connecting the Revolutionary War to Local History Today was a mix of assessment and transition, as we wrapped up the Revolutionary War unit and began looking ahead to the creation of a new country. Overall, today was a win for reflection, review, and meaningful teamwork.

History 97

History Local History Critical Thinking Middle School 97