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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HistoryRewriter

OCTOBER 2, 2023

I want the books to be different from a traditional History or ELA class reading so that students understand the purpose of Ethnic studies is supposed to bring students and communities together. In my traditional History course, I like having students corroborate facts from historical fiction and non-fiction with the facts in our textbook.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 6, 2020

Most of the increase was driven by older adults, according to Doug Shapiro, executive research director of the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center, rather than typical college-age students who had recently graduated from high school. The federal government invested a lot of money in new students,” said Shapiro.

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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. The institute introduced the rich body of recent scholarship covering the span of U.S.

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Anthropology.net

OCTOBER 14, 2024

[Image Courtesy: Jamie Kidston, ANU] The Laili Rock Shelter Discovery The Laili rock shelter, located in northern East Timor (also known as Timor-Leste), has been the focus of extensive research conducted by archaeologists from Australian and UK universities, including the Australian National University (ANU) and Flinders University.

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ACRE

APRIL 15, 2024

The lesson could be used as a precursor to a unit on the New Deal in history classrooms or as a case study on economic policy impacts in a social science course. This lesson was designed to continue the topics presented in Dr. Witcher’s economic history lessons on The Great Depression.

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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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The Hechinger Report

JULY 14, 2024

Each year, the federal government budgets billions of dollars for research and development, and gives much of the money to universities and research laboratories that train and support STEM researchers. Many leave mid-career, when they are at their technical peak for producing breakthrough research.

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HistoryRewriter

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

This post features examples of a 10th-grade World History class practicing interpreting literary criticism. This was a part of a large, interdisciplinary project that required the collaboration of an ELA teacher, a History teacher, and a Spanish teacher. Some were more successful than others.

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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.

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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.

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Political Science Now

JULY 30, 2024

His research has been supported by significant grants from the National Science Foundation, the Hewlett Foundation, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and the Dirksen Congressional Center. Of particular note is his interest in exploring political history and American political development through the lens of the Congress.

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Anthropology for Beginners

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

From the academic perspective, the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) in the United States defines the study of public administration as "A program that prepares individuals to serve as managers in the executive arm of local, state, and federal government and that focuses on the systematic study of executive organization and management.

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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.

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ACRE

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Her economic history research expands 200 years to provide an account of women’s participation in labor markets over time and describe the history of women’s continuing economic liberation. Her research focuses on understanding the role that economic institutions play in improving the lives and status of women around the world.

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Anthropology.net

MAY 24, 2024

Introduction: A Landmark Discovery in Qaleh Kurd Cave In a momentous archaeological breakthrough, French and Iranian researchers have unearthed compelling evidence of early human habitation in Iran's Central Plateau, pushing back the known timeline of human settlement in the region by an astonishing 300,000 years. 1 Vahdati Nasab, H.,

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

We should instead be asking this: Why are we so laser-focused on the graduates of a tiny number of schools, presuming they are the rightful inhabitants of leadership posts in business and government? Research reveals the degree to which these schools fuel the pipeline for some of the most prestigious leadership roles in America.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 1, 2019

Related: How the federal government abandoned the Brown v. The story’s breadth is rarely explained, said Tate, who wants visitors to McDonogh 19 to learn the history, within the very space where history was made. “I Her daughter, Cabrini Cooper, 42, first heard about her mother’s place in history from a great-aunt.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 10, 2024

In 2016, despite research showing that students who used computers more often at school performed much worse on reading and math PISA tests, the Finnish government announced it would spend millions of euros on ramping up digital learning. American schools can learn valuable lessons from Finnish education, both positive and negative.

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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. Government: PP.2.USG.2

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Political Science Now

JUNE 7, 2024

In the APSA Public Scholarship Program, graduate students in political science produce summaries of new research in the American Political Science Review. As the sociologists interviewed community members, they found that all were emphatic in their support for government regulation to sustain small farms. Samantha Chapa is a Ph.D.

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Political Science Now

APRIL 17, 2024

Imai specializes in the development of statistical methods and machine learning algorithms and their applications to social science research. His history of political thought in twentieth-century Europe, Contesting Democracy, was published by Yale University Press in the summer of 2011. Antony’s College. His book Was ist Populismus?

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Political Science Now

MAY 17, 2024

In the APSA Public Scholarship Program, graduate students in political science produce summaries of new research in the American Political Science Review. After meeting these requirements, the 160 acres allotted by the government would be transferred to the settlers and become private lands. The tribes refused.

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Living Geography

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

I've been fortunate to work on a few things linked with OCR's work over the years, and serve on their Consultative Forums for both Geography and Natural History. (PDF download) Written by Paul Steer, Head of Policy at OCR. It was produced after extensive involvement of stakeholders and 2000 young people.

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Society for Classical Studies

APRIL 11, 2024

Pagán, University of Florida Department of Classics According to the Italian Renaissance philosopher and historian Francesco Guicciardini, “Cornelius Tacitus teaches those who live under tyrants quite well the way of living and governing themselves prudently, just has he teaches tyrants the ways of founding tyranny.”

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 12, 2024

And, emerging best practices in civics education include something called “ action civics ,” in which teachers in civics and government classes guide kids to take action locally on issues they choose. Related: How do we teach Black history in polarized times? “I am a tree girl,” she said. Make it personal for them.

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Political Science Now

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Sayre Professor of Government and Political Science at Columbia University. Hamilton was of the first African Americans to hold an endowed chair at an Ivy League university, Hamilton focused his research on urban politics and the Civil Rights movement. Read the full article here. Hamilton , Columbia University Magazine Charles V.

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Political Science Now

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Boris was a wonderful scholar, researcher, teacher, and mentor who cared greatly for his students and colleagues. Mealy, APSA Executive Director Dr. Ricks was a devoted educator and scholar whose teaching and research spanned a wide range of topics. “We were deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Dr. Ricks.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 28, 2023

Yet that effort might be wasted thanks to the nearly 14,000 laws and regulations that can restrict individuals with arrest and conviction histories from getting licensed in a given field. The Virginia Board of Bar Examiners wasn’t convinced Wiese should be allowed to practice law, considering his criminal history. This is amazing.’

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ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

History class, approached me after the White House threatened to revoke temporary protected status (TPS) for immigrants from El Salvador. Armed with full knowledge of the issue, they dove into the research, recorded public service announcements and canvassed their community for advocates.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 2, 2024

My area of research is Jim Crow and the Civil Rights Movement,” he said. We are fighting over whether or not political parties that are in control of state government, in control of Congress, can control higher education,” Cantwell said. At UCF, the student government counts on staff members to run an annual diversity training.

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

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Political Science Now

JANUARY 24, 2024

Nau III Assistant Professor of the History and Principles of Democracy at the University of Virginia. He is also a Research Associate at the Center on the Politics of Development at the University of California, Berkeley. In his book project, he examines why some Indigenous groups demand autonomy while others do not.

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Political Science Now

MAY 22, 2024

student at the University of Missouri-Columbia’s Truman School of Government and Public Affairs. She holds a history and political science BA from the College of Wooster. Angela’s research interests span human rights, conflict studies, peace studies, African studies, and politics of the Global South.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 10, 2024

It’s a mutual respect,” Murray said of the relationship between her group and the Texas Southern researchers. ACTS’ $500,000 EPA grant is part of what the White House touts as “the most ambitious environmental justice agenda ever undertaken by the Federal Government.” Trust is not given by a memorandum of understanding.”

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 20, 2016

Board of Education, the landmark case that put in motion the Civil Rights Movement and remains a poignant moment in American history. Many students still attend segregated schools, and research shows that racial segregation is on the rise, accelerating most rapidly in the South. May 17 th marked the 62nd anniversary of Brown v.

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Anthropology News

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

This potential harm to tangible heritage raises the ire of conservationists across government agencies, museums, universities, and other non-profit organizations. In 2019, for instance, treasure hunters proceeded to destroy a glacial lake in a pasture in Gumushane, immediately to the south of the area I conducted my field research.

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