NCHE

MARCH 25, 2024

Bunk demonstrates that our discipline matters in ways young people cannot see in textbooks, static documents, and often outdated historiographic debates. Teachers can share any entry, or collection of entries, from Bunk with students, who can also explore the evolving archives for themselves.

K-12 312

K-12 Primary Sources Archiving American History 312

Teaching American History

APRIL 2, 2024

Discussion of primary documents. Historic locations. During the seminar, the teachers discuss primary documents on the seminar topic with the guidance of a scholar, who acts as the seminar leader. The seminar also includes a visit to a local historical site. A supportive and engaged group of educators.

Historic Sites 128

Historic Sites Museum American History Heritage 128

Teaching American History

MARCH 4, 2025

Discussion of primary documents. Historic locations. During the seminar, the teachers discuss primary documents on the seminar topic with the guidance of a scholar, who acts as the seminar leader. The seminar also includes a visit to a local historical site. A supportive and engaged group of educators.

Museum 59

Museum Historic Sites Heritage American History 59

Teaching American History

AUGUST 27, 2024

Discussion of primary documents. Historic locations. During the seminar, the teachers discuss primary documents on the seminar topic with the guidance of a scholar, who acts as the seminar leader. The seminar also includes a visit to a local historical site. A supportive and engaged group of educators.

Historic Sites 52

Historic Sites Museum American History Professional Development 52

Students of History

JANUARY 3, 2023

One way to do this is to incorporate a variety of primary sources into lessons, including documents and speeches from underrepresented groups. For example, you could take your students on a field trip to a local museum or historic site, or have them participate in a role-playing activity to learn about a particular historical event.

Social Studies 52

Social Studies Teaching Historic Sites Primary Sources 52

Teaching American History

JANUARY 5, 2024

While studying the Civil War, we put students in the role of travel agents and asked them to design tours of historical sites related to the war. Then we staged a “Travel-Con” expo in which each team prepared an exhibit showing the tour stops, what travelers would experience, and why these sites were important.

Teaching 52

Teaching Project-Based Learning American History Historic Sites 52

Zinn Education Project

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

The next day, we dove into the document analysis activity compiled by Ursula Wolfe-Rocca. After going over key terms and background information (as suggested by Wolfe-Rocca in the PDF version of the activity), I arranged my students in groups of four and they investigated six of the included documents.

History 52

History Teaching Social Studies High School 52