ED Surge

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

To survive in systems like Chicago, or anywhere really, educators eventually realize they need to control what we can, which is what happens inside our classrooms. We have debates about current events, we do amazing experiments and solve formulas. Right now the educators may be in one of the greatest exoduses in history.

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Advocacy Teaching Public School History Education 115

Zinn Education Project

MAY 30, 2024

This year, from Seattle, Washington, to Miami, Florida, and many towns and cities in between, organizers will host more than 140 events on Saturday, June 8 and beyond. The goal is to raise awareness about how anti-history education laws and book bans — and their chilling effect — threaten any chance of an informed and engaged democracy.

Teaching 59

Teaching Social Justice History History Education 59

ASHP CML

DECEMBER 17, 2024

The ASHP staff knows that such changes dont emerge overnight; as we look backward and ahead, we remain committed to making our work as history educators help generate greater understanding of the current historical moment. Click here to read the poem.)

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Primary Sources History History Education Research 40

NCHE

APRIL 3, 2023

But I believe that by allowing students to follow their own curiosity about our local history–whether this means something good or something less flattering–I am allowing them a stake in the future development of our community. In a sense, our audience was not a traditional audience but also community partners themselves.

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Oral History Public History History Museum 100

Zinn Education Project

JANUARY 15, 2024

Contents Action Plan Overview | Action Plan Step-by-Step Guide Media Guide | Posters and Graphics Messages for Signs, Social Media, and Chants | Record a Statement Coordinators and Co-Sponsors | Workshops and More Events It’s time to take action. Event hosts also reference the Teach Truth Media Guide. Sign up here.

Teaching 52

Teaching Historic Sites Archiving Museum 52

The Hechinger Report

JULY 4, 2022

By limiting every historical event to the margins of a page, we were more likely to annotate individual lines than grasp the significance of past events. For visual learners, films can be the best way to retain information on a certain topic; they are especially valuable if they include footage from real events.

History 93

History History Education Cultures Public School 93

The Hechinger Report

MAY 28, 2021

This is particularly true for learning our history. To understand America today requires examining the major events in our past that define our national character (for good or for ill). Is American history education the problem? Related: Can patriotism and criticism coexist in social studies? citizenship exam.

American History 96

American History History Teaching Civics 96

Zinn Education Project

JUNE 6, 2024

This year, from Seattle, Washington, to Miami, Florida, and many towns and cities in between, educators will host more than 170 grassroots events on Saturday, June 8 and throughout the month. Here are highlights from the remarks. I was teaching for critical thinking. T hey accused me of indoctrinating students.

Teaching 86

Teaching Social Justice Library Heritage 86

Zinn Education Project

MAY 6, 2024

In this election year, that is why educators are hosting more than 170 events to challenge the media silence and encourage everyone to defend the freedom to learn. The anti-history laws and book bans make a bad situation worse, as Bill Bigelow describes in, The Attack on Anti-Racist Teaching Attacks Environmental Justice Teaching.

Teaching 52

Teaching Historic Sites Human Rights History 52

Zinn Education Project

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

History I strive to make sure my students understand that so many of the events in “history” were not that long ago, and so much of what has happened in our nation continues to shape what happens today. As a culminating event, I use the Black Panther mixer lesson from the Zinn Education Project.

History 52

History Teaching Social Studies Middle School 52

Zinn Education Project

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

A social studies teacher uses conflicting narratives to engage students in studying the history of Palestine and Israel, focusing on the events of 1948. Includes Q&A sections with extensive resources on “How do I answer students’ questions about current events in Israel and Gaza?”; ”; and more.

Teaching 52

Teaching K-12 Human Rights Social Justice 52

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Redrafting of the history standards started in 2021 under the administration of Ralph Northam, the former Democratic governor. But in August 2022, the new proposed standards, which included recommendations from the state’s African American History Education Commission, were put on hold to allow Youngkin appointees a chance to review them.

History 95

History American History Ancestry Pedagogy 95

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 25, 2021

Or, as journalist Stephen Sawchuk has written , “A history education rooted in facts, evidence, and well-argued positions might be a beginning step toward healthier, more productive, and more engaged citizenry. event — they’ve been taught this hatred. But it is hardly an inoculation. I pray to God we don’t miss it,” she said.

Teaching 140

Teaching Civics American History Controversial Topics 140

The Hechinger Report

MAY 28, 2021

As Chris Tims, a high school teacher in Waterloo, Iowa, sees it, history education is about teaching students to synthesize diverse perspectives on the nation’s complicated past. Liberals value civic knowledge, too, but tend to spend more time connecting history to current events. This story also appeared in NBC News.

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Social Studies Civics History American History 126