ED Surge

MARCH 15, 2024

This fall, after a restless night overthinking an assignment for my upcoming class and drinking three cups of not-strong-enough coffee, I added the final touch on my latest assignment for students in my World History II class.

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Teaching American History

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Kymberli Wregglesworth, a 2016 MAHG graduate, teaches Civics, World history and social studies electives at Onaway High School in Michigan. Amanda Peters, a 2023 MAHG graduate, teaches AP Government and AP Human Geography at Liberty High School in Frisco, Texas. Primary documents offer starting points for civil conversation. “I

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Students of History

JANUARY 3, 2023

I have a thorough World History PBL packet that can be used in any unit. One way to do this is to incorporate a variety of primary sources into lessons, including documents and speeches from underrepresented groups. It allows students to select a presentation model based on their own skills or interests.

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Let's Cultivate Greatness

JULY 5, 2023

Founding Document Posters – Post poster-sized replicas of key founding documents related to your US History and Civics classes. Again, I point at them daily in my US History and Civics classes. World Flags – You may also love displaying flags from around the world if you teach World History or Current World Issues.

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Teaching American History

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

The next school year, she was asked to teach not only the regular-level geography course but also AP Human Geography and World History. Teaching America’s story with thoroughness, but without bias, is simpler with primary documents. “I found other people who were good at what they did, and learned from them.”

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

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Sapiens

JANUARY 29, 2024

Anthropological poems from around the globe speak to people’s creative will, resistance, and resilience—and the significance of our shared humanity. ✽ We asked authors to share their insights into “what brought humanity to this point [in history] and anthropology’s role in those processes.”

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