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The Lasting Frontier of Learning: A Conversation with NCHE’s Dalton Savage

NCHE

Dalton Savage, an Education Coordinator at NCHE, spoke with me about his experiences in the classroom and his current role at NCHE. history, Oklahoma History, U.S./Virginia Virginia History, AP Human Geography, AP Macroeconomics, AP Microeconomics, and AP U.S. We sat down on a Monday morning to briefly catch up.

Geography 279
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CFP: Lost In Time: Intellectual History before the Guillotine

Society for Classical Studies

The 1st Lost In Time interdisciplinary intellectual history conference offers a platform for scholars from a variety of disciplines who are interested in concepts and their contexts, which have not traditionally predominated within intellectual history.

History 52
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The buzz around teaching facts to boost reading is bigger than the evidence for it

The Hechinger Report

But a growing chorus of education advocates has been arguing that phonics isnt enough. Some educators are calling for schools to adopt a curriculum that emphasizes content along with phonics. Some educators are calling for schools to adopt a curriculum that emphasizes content along with phonics. Weve all been there.

Teaching 132
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His Teachers Showed Him Why History Matters. Now He Wants to Pay That Forward.

ED Surge

Brown loves — and has long loved — learning about history, civics, geography and government, in part because he had teachers who brought infectious energy and enthusiasm to those lessons. Wright would come to mind as an example of how to do education right. I was always interested in history. But I did enjoy teaching.

History 128
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Voices at the Center: Asian American Educators Rising

ED Surge

The morning after the news broke, however, Asian American educators across the country largely had to show up for work as if nothing out of the ordinary had happened. Meanwhile, in a department meeting in a Boston-area high school, three Asian American educators “chose to be vulnerable because we needed to share.

K-12 144
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Social Studies Soundtracks: Using Music to Teach Social Studies

Studies Weekly

It is deeply rooted in our cultures, histories, geographies, and values. By incorporating music from different eras and regions, educators can create a multi-sensory learning experience that brings the past to life and fosters a deeper connection to the material. Using Music to Teach History Music acts as a historical artifact.

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The Week That Was in 234

Moler's Musing

Enter the Annotated Mapa strategy that helps students apply history to geography the way they would annotate a text. Annotated Maps + Dice Challenge On Wednesday, students took an initial Quizizz on how the U.S. acquired each territory. The class average across all periods was 49%clearly, they needed more time with the content.