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It’s Time to Replace “Prehistory” With “Deep History”

Sapiens

A team of archaeologists working in Southeast Asia is pushing toward a deeper understanding of history that amplifies Indigenous and local perspectives to challenge traditional archaeological timelines. Instead, we advocate for “deep history.” The post It’s Time to Replace “Prehistory” With “Deep History” appeared first on SAPIENS.

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Erasing History: How Fascists Rewrite the Past to Control the Future

Zinn Education Project

Here is why: In Erasing History: How Fascists Rewrite the Past to Control the Future , Jason Stanley exposes the ways authoritarian regimes manipulate historical narratives to maintain power. In fact, he references teachers using lessons from the Zinn Education Project as playing a key role in teaching peoples history, outside the textbook.

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How I use Hexagonal Thinking in my US History Classroom

Active History Teacher

Hexagonal Thinking is a game changing activity when it comes to US History Review time! If you are looking for a way to have your students make connections between concepts in US History and think critically in a hands-on, active way, it’s time to try Hexagonal Thinking! Join The Active History Teacher Community!

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How Colonialism Invented Food Insecurity in West Africa

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Archaeological evidence and Oral Histories show people in what is today Ghana lived sustainably for millennia—until European colonial powers and the widespread trade of enslaved people changed everything. While Logan’s work revealed the plants Banda residents ate, other research reconstructed the region’s broader environmental history.

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How Heavy Metal Fuels Indigenous Revival in Patagonia

Sapiens

Partway through our conversation on Indigenous history, music, and language, Calfunao lit up when he discovered that we were both metalheads. The national government also incentivized European settlement on these lands, with the goal of economically and ethnically incorporating these territories into the new Argentine nation-state.

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Knowing Where We Are Paves the Way for Change: The Impact of Coaching

A Principal's Reflections

One, in particular, Charles Carpenter, who taught economics and history, took the feedback pretty hard as we saw a reasonably typical lesson being implemented. During my third visit, we saw him implementing a choice board with his economics class. They, in turn, then shared recommendations for growth with their teachers.

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An American Coup: Wilmington 1898

Zinn Education Project

American Coup: Wilmington 1898 tells the story of how “self-described white supremacists used intimidation and violence to destroy Black political and economic power and overthrow Wilmington’s democratically-elected, multi-racial, Reconstruction era government. Black residents were murdered and thousands were banished. The class on Nov.