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Using Local History to Increase Student Engagement

Education Elements

Erin Conklin’s eyes light up when she talks about the primary and secondary source student book she created for Duval County Public School’s African American Studies elective.

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Digging Up Rural Roots: The Source at the Library of Congress

NCHE

Since 2021, the National Council for History Education has partnered with the Library of Congress’ Teaching with Primary Sources program on a nationwide program, “The Rural Experience in America”. The Library of Congress is developing a new education center that will break ground in the next few years.

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Mississippi Reports Praise TCI’s K-12 Social Studies Programs

TCI

TCI, a leader in K-12 educational content and curriculum, is proud to announce that its K-6 and 7-12 Social Studies programs have received favorable reviews in the latest textbook adoption reports released by the Office of Instructional Materials & Library Services within the Mississippi Instructional Materials Review Board. More than 4.5

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Oral History of Forgottonia: Building a Public History Project in Rural Western Illinois

NCHE

At the grocery store: “ Your students did such a great job documenting our local history! The gas station: “ Hey Joe, I heard you had a student doing some research about local mines in our community. If your community is like mine, it’s likely much of your town’s rural history hasn’t been preserved in a meaningful way.

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OPINION: Too many students just aren’t interested in what is being taught

The Hechinger Report

Researchers have found that culturally relevant education can increase grades, participation and critical thinking skills and can lead to higher graduation rates. Related: OPINION: What’s missing in music education? One thing educators can do immediately is to expand the traditional Western canon. Cultural and social relevance.

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Creativity and Co-Creation Bring Local Asian American, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islander Histories to the Classroom

Smithsonian Voices | Smithsonian Education

Through a convening of educators and community organizations, new education resources for students spotlight local histories in engaging new formats, telling stories from right in their own backyards

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To Serve All of Our Students, 'We Have to Do Something Different'

ED Surge

Through my work as director of MIT’s Teaching Systems Lab , I’ve asked the question to teachers, school leaders, coaches, researchers and experts of all stripes (think: learning science, instruction, teacher education, culturally responsive teaching and so on), and it typically elicits more pauses and wonderings than answers.