NCHE

MARCH 25, 2024

After Jessica Ellison invited me to participate in a conversation about how academic historians might be of use to K-12 teachers, I did a little research: I asked teachers at our state social studies council what they most needed for their work. The answers were clear: time and confidence, they said.

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K-12 Primary Sources Archiving American History 312

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 27, 2018

A study of project-based learning found that social studies scores were higher for second-grade students who learned this way, compared to students who were taught traditionally. studied civics in the fall of 2016, they began by exploring a nearby park in Pontiac. Jackie Mader/The Hechinger Report.

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Project-Based Learning Civics Historic Sites Social Studies 111

Zinn Education Project

JANUARY 15, 2024

Books by Black, Indigenous, authors of color, LGBTQ+, and Palestinian American writers are increasingly being banned. You can plan a virtual event or gathering at a historic site, bookstore, famers’ market, or other public location. It could be identified by a historic marker, statue, archive, burial ground, or museum.

Teaching 52

Teaching Historic Sites Archiving Museum 52

Zinn Education Project

JANUARY 2, 2025

Books by Black, Indigenous, people of color, LGBTQ+, and Palestinian American writers are increasingly being banned. Find an event near you and show up Go to a historic site and take a photo with a Teach Truth sign that you make or download. All you need to do is select a site and register. Sign up today. Sign up here.

Teaching 52

Teaching Historic Sites Museum Archiving 52

Zinn Education Project

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Hope Koumentakos High School Social Studies Teacher, Takoma Park, Maryland I currently teach U.S. I had read Clint Smith’s book last year and was blown away by how the history is handled at many of the highlighted locations and his extreme attention to detail. History I and II to 10th and 11th graders, respectively.

History 52

History Teaching Social Studies High School 52