The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 12, 2022

This is particularly concerning because engagement and cultural relevance have both been proven to have a positive impact on student outcomes. Researchers have found that culturally relevant education can increase grades, participation and critical thinking skills and can lead to higher graduation rates. Cultural and social relevance.

Heritage 127

Heritage Artifacts Local History Social Studies 127

NCHE

APRIL 3, 2023

At the grocery store: “ Your students did such a great job documenting our local history! The gas station: “ Hey Joe, I heard you had a student doing some research about local mines in our community. If your community is like mine, it’s likely much of your town’s rural history hasn’t been preserved in a meaningful way.

Oral History 100

Oral History Public History History Museum 100

ED Surge

JANUARY 10, 2023

Through my work as director of MIT’s Teaching Systems Lab , I’ve asked the question to teachers, school leaders, coaches, researchers and experts of all stripes (think: learning science, instruction, teacher education, culturally responsive teaching and so on), and it typically elicits more pauses and wonderings than answers.

Local History 130

Local History Civics Lesson Plan Social Science 130

Dangerously Irrelevant

MAY 31, 2017

We could participate in a number of free Massively Open Online Courses (MOOCs), including over a dozen on Chinese History from Harvard University. We could listen to podcasts on the geography of world cultures from Stanford University. million book images from the Internet Archive. . And so on… .

Social Studies 76

Social Studies Teaching Archiving Geography 76

Moler's Musing

DECEMBER 19, 2023

I had students think of a favorite book, movie, or TV character and explained how applying an archetype helps better understand that character’s actions and dialogue by providing context. After this activity, I incorporated some local history for a second representative.

Local History 52

Local History History Cultures 52

Anthropology News

JANUARY 24, 2024

How do you study Blackness in a place that denies its local history of anti-Indigenous and anti-Black structural violence? How do you write about Blackness while trying to resist the insidious pull of cultural and racial assimilation? How do you write about Blackness in a place that tries to deny its existence?

Heritage 52

Heritage Cultures History Archiving 52

Life and Landscapes

FEBRUARY 22, 2025

When offered by Verne to his publisher in book form, Hetzel refused to print it. And I think Vernes statements within the text of the book tell us much about his more youthful thinking. The local guerilla leader, Francois de Charette [1763-1796] , was to be an integral part of the invasion plans. Here are some examples. [4]

History 98

History Archiving Local History Cultures 98