NCHE
FEBRUARY 7, 2025
Hello teachers. Im reaching out today as a fellow educator and historian, and as Executive Director of the National Council for History Education, to affirm your professionalism and the importance of your role as history educators. As you know, history is not the past its the study of the past. We, and our students, make sense of individuals, groups, and events by studying primary sources and the work of scholars.
Anthropology.net
FEBRUARY 7, 2025
A Window into an Ancient Practice It is a haunting image: a group of Magdalenian hunter-gatherers gathered around a fire, consuming the flesh of their own kind. The idea of prehistoric cannibalism has long been a controversial topic, with scholars divided between those who see it as a survival necessity and those who argue for its role in ritual or warfare.
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Living Geography
FEBRUARY 7, 2025
It's nearly time for another Comic Relief effort. The 40th anniversary apparently. Red Nose Day is on the 21st of March this year. Noses can be bought from Sainsbury's and other locations. We've previously explored the work of Comic Relief with students and have some resources we created. I also used some of their resources for years including something on a cooperative growing cocoa for chocolate production.
Anthropology.net
FEBRUARY 7, 2025
More than 46,000 years ago, deep within the caves of what is now northern Spain, a silent drama unfolded between humans and the great beasts of the Ice Age. The remains of their existence—fragments of bones, scattered tools, and enigmatic carvings—have long been studied by archaeologists. But now, an unprecedented glimpse into this vanished world comes not from the bones themselves, but from the very dirt that once surrounded them.
Living Geography
FEBRUARY 7, 2025
The RGS has opportunities for people to become Professional Ambassadors. Ambassadors are an important resource to help school and university students to understand: The relevance of geographical topics and skills in the workplace, linking what students learn in the classroom to real people and real jobs. Options for choosing geography A Level, at university and apprenticeships.
Anthropology.net
FEBRUARY 7, 2025
The Search for Early Symbolic Expression For decades, archaeologists have debated the origins of symbolic thought in early humans. The ability to carve meaning into the physical world—to inscribe symbols, create art, or mark objects with intent—has long been considered a defining characteristic of Homo sapiens. But at what point did this transition occur?
Living Geography
FEBRUARY 7, 2025
As you (hopefully) know, I launched a new weekly Substack newsletter in the first week of 2025. You can subscribe to it here. This has led to me exploring some other Substacks, as they are sometimes Recommended to me or appear in feeds. Will Fry has an excellent Substack called Changing Places. There are a few recent posts which have attracted my attention.
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Living Geography
FEBRUARY 7, 2025
Thanks to Emma Espley for pointing me towards Cloud Point. From the website: What is the point of clouds? We at Cloud Point see them as the most amazing by-products of nature - they don't need to be there! A mere gathering of water droplets formed from atmospheric processes can give rise to some of the most amazing shapes, forms and colours. But what we love about them most is they are ever changing.
Political Science Now
FEBRUARY 7, 2025
Unequal Power Relations at the Center of Social Vulnerability to Climate Change: Empirical Insights from Coastal Bangladesh By Saleh Ahmed , Michigan State University Climate change is a global phenomenon affecting millions of people. Low-income people and communities are particularly at risk because of limited capacities to cope with climate-related stresses.
Living Geography
FEBRUARY 7, 2025
I've submitted a proposal for a session for GeoNight. I enjoyed presenting last year and had some good people turn out to watch my session. Details are here for those who are interested. If you'd like to propose a session the form is here. The international "Night of Geography", promoted by EUGEO and IGU , will be held on April 4th 2025. The GeoNight is an initiative proposed for the first time by the CNFG (French National Geographical Committee) at a National scale in 2017.
Zinn Education Project
FEBRUARY 7, 2025
Each year, the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) funds summer institutes for teachers. These are tuition-free opportunities for K12 educators to study a variety of humanities topics. Stipends help cover expenses for these programs, which vary in length from one to four weeks. The deadline to apply is March 5, 2025. Visit the NEH website to browse all of the 2025 summer programs.
Studies Weekly
FEBRUARY 7, 2025
Professional Development Partnerships with Studies Weekly | Teacher Testimonial Feb 07, 2025 Video Transcript Speaker : Julie G., 4th Grade Teacher, TX How was your experience with our Professional Development team? Julie G.: I had the opportunity to have a training for Studies Weekly through my district yesterday. I work for Nederland ISD, and they brought in trainers Amanda Die and Dennis Johnson to help teachers who were 3rd-5th grade kind of navigate the system and learn how to use the resou
Moler's Musing
FEBRUARY 7, 2025
When I think of teaching the Early Republic, I think about political parties, presidential decisions, and how those decisions shaped the federal government. I think about how the first five presidents kept us out of wars, expanded federal power, and navigated political tensions. I think about how political parties influenced those choices and how the nation evolved under their leadership.
Studies Weekly
FEBRUARY 7, 2025
Professional Development Partnerships with Studies Weekly | Teacher Testimonial Feb 07, 2025 Video Transcript Speaker : Julie G., 4th Grade Teacher, TX How was your experience with our Professional Development team? Julie G.: I had the opportunity to have a training for Studies Weekly through my district yesterday. I work for Nederland ISD, and they brought in trainers Amanda Die and Dennis Johnson to help teachers who were 3rd-5th grade kind of navigate the system and learn how to use the resou
Political Science Now
FEBRUARY 7, 2025
The American Political Science Association (APSA) is deeply concerned about recent executive actions that have had troubling implications for research funding and academic freedom. In January, President Trump issued an executive order calling for the termination of federal support for diversity, equity, and inclusion programs. This was followed by a memorandum to temporarily pause a wide range of federal grants, loans, and other forms of financial assistance, to allow for a review of federal gra
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