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Prepare for Fall Multi Day seminars!

Teaching American History

We are hosting seminars on a variety of topics in American history and politics. 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. appeared first on Teaching American History.

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A study finds promise in project-based learning for young low-income children

The Hechinger Report

They created multicolored posters to explain what different departments of local government do, from sanitation to human resources. For this experiment, the researchers spent years developing four separate project-based units on history, geography, economics and civics. Back in the classroom, they discussed their ideas for improvement.

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Applications Open Soon for Spring Multi Day Seminars

Teaching American History

We are hosting seminars on a variety of topics in American history and politics. 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. Free professional development. What more could you ask for?

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APSA’s Summer Rise High School Intern Program: Meet the Cohort

Political Science Now

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.

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South Dakota Teacher of the Year Sees Teaching as a Team Effort

Teaching American History

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. Moreover, any realistic account of history covers economic and financial factors. I concluded teaching was not for me,” he recalled.

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People’s History Teaching Stories

Zinn Education Project

History students. For the full 90-minute block period students discussed, jotted down notes, and exclaimed in both horror and shock as they learned about a sliver of our country’s hidden history. Paradoxically, teaching people’s history leaves more room for hope than any other educational framework. Here are just a few.

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