Teaching American History

APRIL 2, 2024

The seminar also includes a visit to a local historical site. Teaching American History hosts Multi-Day seminars at no cost to American history and government teachers. Meals, materials, double-occupancy rooms, and historical site visits are covered 100%. See a sample itinerary here.

Historic Sites 128

Historic Sites Museum American History Heritage 128

Mr and Mrs Social Studies

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Students will serve as administrators to a Persian ruler and complete a variety of professional duties related to the government, the economy, taxation, use of the Royal Roads, and the construction of Persepolis through different scenarios.

Archaeology 130

Archaeology Artifacts Historic Sites Geography 130

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 27, 2018

They created multicolored posters to explain what different departments of local government do, from sanitation to human resources. In a history unit, teachers and students can choose which historical sites to write about in their postcards. Arriving with their notebooks, the seven-year-olds jotted down safety problems.

Project-Based Learning 111

Project-Based Learning Civics Historic Sites Social Studies 111

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 4, 2023

We can do this by taking field trips to local museums and historical sites, inviting experts into our classrooms, participating in programs like Empatico that connect students worldwide, creating robust class libraries and using content-rich curriculums across subject areas to build student knowledge.

Historic Sites 96

Historic Sites Education Museum Tutoring 96

Teaching American History

AUGUST 27, 2024

The seminar also includes a visit to a local historical site. Teaching American History hosts Multi-Day seminars at no cost to American history and government teachers. Meals, materials, double-occupancy rooms, and historical site visits are covered 100%. See a sample itinerary here.

Historic Sites 52

Historic Sites Museum American History Professional Development 52

Political Science Now

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Summer RISE (Reimagining an Innovative Student Experience) is an initiative led by the MCPS’s Department of Partnerships in collaboration with businesses, government agencies, higher education institutions, and nonprofit organizations. Some of my favorite classes that I’ve taken are AP American History and AP Government.

High School 48

High School Civic Engagement Civics Social Justice 48

Teaching American History

JANUARY 5, 2024

George Hawkins , a 2019 graduate of TAH’s Master of Arts with a Specialization in Teaching American History and Government (MASTAHG) program , was named South Dakota Teacher of the Year in October. While studying the Civil War, we put students in the role of travel agents and asked them to design tours of historical sites related to the war.

Teaching 52

Teaching Project-Based Learning American History Historic Sites 52