Teaching American History

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

The three-week program took teachers from across the country on a study tour of Philadelphia, Gettysburg, and Washington, DC, discussing with leading scholars three eras in history—the Founding, the Civil War, and the mid-twentieth century Civil Rights movement—all of which tested Americans’ commitment to their principles of liberty and equality.

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American History History Political Science Civics 95

Moler's Musing

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

This week, we dug into the foundations of the United States government and explored how early laws shaped the country’s growth. EduProtocols were front and center as we kept students engaged and active in their learning: Monday: Introduced The Tier List to rank government systems and used Iron Chef with Padlet to analyze types of governments.

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Government Lesson Plan Critical Thinking History 70

Teaching American History

MARCH 5, 2024

Anna Lenardson If you ask Anna Lenardson, a 2023 graduate of Ashland University’s Master of Arts in American History and Government (MAHG) program , why she enrolled in the challenging program, she replies, “I love to learn. I loved being with other teachers, talking about history and government.”

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Teaching American History Government US Government 96

Zinn Education Project

JANUARY 8, 2024

While right-wing legislatures restrict the teaching of Black history, we are pleased to support teachers who work to teach truthfully about U.S. In a class with teachers , Delmont explained the relevance of learning this history. We’ll add more once teachers use the new paperback edition.

History Education 52

History Education History Education Social Studies 52

ASHP CML

OCTOBER 11, 2022

This summer thirty middle and high school teachers from throughout the United States joined the ASHP/CML for a National Endowment for the Humanities-funded Summer Institute on LGBTQ+ Histories of the United States. And another agreed, “I cannot wait to share this information with my students and fellow teachers.”

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History Oral History Archiving Cultures 40

Moler's Musing

OCTOBER 26, 2024

We tackled the Boston Tea Party with Number Mania to dig into key details and wrapped up with an inquiry lesson on “having a voice in government.” The class averages ranged from 90% to 76% , showing that even with a more hands-on, discussion-based approach, they were retaining the key information. Onward to the next lesson!

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Primary Sources History Government Critical Thinking 91

Passion for Social Studies

JANUARY 18, 2024

If something was bothering my student, disciplinary actions, or positive behavior was happening, I would immediately inform the student’s parents. You might also like this to give you time back to foster positive parent teacher relationship United States History Course $ 200.00 Add to cart Sociology Course $ 200.00

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Sociology Government Social Studies Civics 130

Teaching American History

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

The Electoral College process respects the federal character of the United States, giving certain roles to the states and others to the federal government. Much of the discussion during the Constitutional Convention revolved around measures needed to balance the powers of the state and national governments. How does the process work?

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Archiving Government American History History 92

Sapiens

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Archaeological evidence and Oral Histories show people in what is today Ghana lived sustainably for millennia—until European colonial powers and the widespread trade of enslaved people changed everything. While Logan’s work revealed the plants Banda residents ate, other research reconstructed the region’s broader environmental history.

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Oral History Archaeology Heritage History 103

Mr and Mrs Social Studies

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

As a teacher, celebrating President’s Day with your students is a great way to help them understand the role of the presidency in our government and past presidents’ impact on our country. history teacher, you can continue to use these baseball cards throughout the year to correspond with the presidents in office during each unit!

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Middle School Lesson Plan Government Social Studies 130

ED Surge

MARCH 15, 2024

This fall, after a restless night overthinking an assignment for my upcoming class and drinking three cups of not-strong-enough coffee, I added the final touch on my latest assignment for students in my World History II class. I was finally satisfied with the plan I had for my 10th graders, when it hit me: none of this actually matters.

American History 120

American History World History Social Studies History 120

Teaching American History

AUGUST 27, 2024

We are hosting seminars on a variety of topics in American history and politics. Teaching American History hosts Multi-Day seminars at no cost to American history and government teachers. For more information about our Multi-Day seminars and to see the schedule of events please click here. Have more questions?

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Historic Sites Museum American History Professional Development 52

TCI

OCTOBER 28, 2024

This broad field draws upon various disciplines, such as anthropology, archeology, economics, geography, history, law, and philosophy. It fosters an awareness of these critical issues and encourages students to think critically and develop well-informed solutions. history and prompted a nationwide push for revision and improvement.

Social Studies 52

Social Studies Civics K-12 Geography 52

Moler's Musing

NOVEMBER 2, 2024

We started by wrapping up our government voice inquiry with a Thick Slide summary and fast Gimkit reviews, then dived into Sketch and Tell-o on Loyalist perspectives and Enlightenment ideas with Parafly paraphrasing exercises. This week was all about keeping engagement high and adapting to student needs with a strong lineup of EduProtocols.

Primary Sources 81

Primary Sources Government History Human Rights 81

Moler's Musing

NOVEMBER 9, 2024

These varied protocols helped make complex history accessible and memorable, laying the groundwork for deeper exploration of the Revolutionary era. Breaking Down the Declaration We picked up with the Declaration, focusing on why it was created, who was involved, and what it outlined for the future of governance.

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Artifacts Government History Tradition 75

Teaching American History

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Teaching American History provides various free resources for American history and government teachers, including our popular seminars , multi-day seminars , and extensive database of original source documents. The more information you have, the better. There are several ways to search for the letter.

American History 52

American History Primary Sources History Government 52

Moler's Musing

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Frayer Model Activity Next, I handed out paper Frayer models where students wrote a colony name in the middle and added information about its government, geography, economy, and religion. The stations allowed for deep engagement, and the students rose to the challenge of condensing complex ideas into manageable pieces of information.

Geography 93

Geography Government History Cultures 93

TCI

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

history instruction is essential for developing informed, engaged citizens who can navigate the complexities of modern society. Fordham Institute evaluated the state-of-state standards for civics and history across all fifty states. History in elementary and middle school; also require at least one year of U.S.

Civics 52

Civics Teaching Civic Engagement Social Studies 52

Sapiens

MARCH 19, 2024

São Tomé’s role in this devastating and transformational history is largely unknown—some people have never heard of the tiny nation. Our team aims to illuminate the island’s central and brutal place in world history. Reconstructing their experiences and Praia Melão’s place in history will take more research.

Archaeology 75

Archaeology Heritage History Government 75

Moler's Musing

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Tuesday Lesson Link Our focus for the day was colonial government, diving into how the colonies were left to create their own systems under England’s “salutary neglect.” This was my attempt to help them visualize how the government was structured differently on either side of the Atlantic.

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Government Teaching Lesson Plan Economics 89

Anthropology.net

SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

The study of ancient DNA has revolutionized our understanding of human history, migration patterns, and evolutionary biology. These guidelines, recently published in the journal Communications Biology 1 , emphasize the importance of obtaining informed proxy consent and engaging with communities that may be affected by the research.

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Research Community Engagement Humanities Cultures 52

ED Surge

MARCH 26, 2024

Now all of a sudden, without asking teachers to give up their weekends to grade,” he says, “we can give all that information to the student and teacher within seconds.” But Cote saw that now an AI chatbot can be trained on the same rubric to instantly give the same kind of feedback.

Civics 126

Civics Controversial Topics Education Social Studies 126

Teaching American History

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Two graduates of the Master of Arts in American History and Government (MAHG) program submitted essays on how they teach these skills to the Bill of Rights Institute’s 2023 National Civics Teacher of the Year Award , placing among the top ten finalists. They teach self-government as a cooperative activity. Yet both go further.

Civics 52

Civics Civic Engagement American History Government 52

Studies Weekly

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

This strategy encourages students to make connections between word meaning and sentence structure in informational texts. Ask them to consider the connections between the words and hypothesize what topic will be featured in the informational text. Possible Sentences Vocab Strategy Oct. Possible Sentences Vocab Strategy Oct.

Geography 52

Geography Lesson Plan Professional Development Civics 52

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 2, 2024

It also cut English chemistry, math, history, finance, accounting, art and other majors — 21 of them in all, or a third of everything it used to teach. Just after she finished the university cut the English program along with math, chemistry, biology, history. But since this performance, the university has ended its music program.

Education 112

Education Government High School Economics 112

Living Geography

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Official measures of multiple deprivation in each of the four nations of the UK are used to allocate billions of pounds of government money. This is important because their impacts are likely to be a partly a function of the deprivation history of an area (e.g.,

Geography 52

Geography Government History 52

The Hechinger Report

JULY 22, 2016

Even as a higher education becomes among the biggest investments Americans make, the information available about what students and their families are getting for their money remains stubbornly sparse and often inaccurate and even misleading. There is a consumer protection strand of American history, and now it’s higher education’s turn.”.

American History 47

American History Government Advocacy Psychology 47

Sapiens

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Since European contact, Indigenous people have struggled to protect the lands —which outsiders often describe as a vast “ outdoor museum ”—from vandalism and desecration, organizing through formal and informal channels for the protection of the Bears Ears landscape. It’s too early to tell the overall impacts of this plan’s implementation.

Cultures 73

Cultures Tradition Anthropology Humanities 73

Political Science Now

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Sayre Professor of Government and Political Science at Columbia University. Dr. Hamilton was active in the Association governance and on numerous committees during the 1970s-1990s. Hamilton , Washington Informer Dr. Charles V. Read the full article here. Hamilton , Brown Political Review A Conversation with Charles V.

Oral History 56

Oral History Political Science Government History 56

ACRE

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

In the classroom, educators can explore a variety of Constitutional resources with learners by reading primary sources, reviewing changes to the Constitution throughout American History, and analyzing historical arguments relating to the founding of the United States and the Constitution today. Since its ratification, the U.S.

Primary Sources 52

Primary Sources Civics Archiving Government 52

Political Science Now

MAY 17, 2024

After meeting these requirements, the 160 acres allotted by the government would be transferred to the settlers and become private lands. Constant treaty negotiation and renegotiation with indigenous tribes characterize the history of the American West. She completed her Bachelor’s in English and History at Rice University.

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Political Science Now

MAY 29, 2024

She holds a BA in modern history and MA in political economy from the University of Essex, and she has previously held various roles working for the British government in the U.S.

Political Science 51

Political Science Psychology Government History 51

The Hechinger Report

MAY 11, 2023

The second-year teacher has made it her mission to help students sift through the barrage of complex and often incorrect information on the internet today. She credits a training program through the American Museum of Natural History in Manhattan for preparing her to do so. If you think that, try to find resources about it.

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Museum Teaching Professional Development Government 125

ED Surge

APRIL 12, 2023

Even more astonishing, five of my former students decided to become high school history teachers, just like me: Paula Katrina Camaya : a former Chicago Public Schools educator currently teaching civics and humanities at Evanston Township High School (ETHS) in Evanston, Illinois. History class during the 2014-2015 academic year.

World History 112

World History World Religions Civics History 112

The Hechinger Report

JULY 18, 2023

Despite their rich history and Hall’s documentation of her heritage, Hall and her ancestors are not acknowledged by the United States government as a tribal nation. Related: States were adding lessons about Native American history. Documentation depends on the information families can access to prove their lineage.

Government 84

Government History Cultures Heritage 84

Students of History

JANUARY 10, 2023

This is easiest to do in a Civics or American Government classroom. Students have to find a cartoon that related to our unit (super easy for American Government) and provide a brief explanation of how it connects to our content. 2) Provide context and background information. 3) Encourage critical thinking.

Social Studies 52

Social Studies Civics Critical Thinking World History 52

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 17, 2023

However, one teacher, my history teacher, seemed bothered that I had worn African attire to school. He helped me during lunch with my history assignments, and he became interested in the role of immigration in American history. Reading through each letter at the start of the year informs me of what motivates each student.

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American History Cultures High School History 110