Rural Innovation: Community Problem-Solving Through Heritage Storytelling
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OCTOBER 4, 2022
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A Teacher’s Guide to Celebrating Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month
Studies Weekly
MAY 2, 2024
A Teacher’s Guide to Celebrating Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month May 2, 2024 • Studies Weekly Diverse perspectives strengthen education, according to Heather Singmaster’s EdWeek article from November 2018. Then in 1992, Congress passed a law that designated May as Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month.
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Caring for and through Language: Tibetan Refugees and Heritage Language Education in Canada
Anthropology News
OCTOBER 7, 2024
As requested by the local Tibetan community, a linguistic anthropologist (Ward) and graduate student (Moli) adapted the Buddhist-inspired framework of SEE Learning to facilitate reflections on best practices in Tibetan heritage language education.
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Coronavirus Chronicles 028 – Heritage High School
Dangerously Irrelevant
MAY 31, 2020
Thank you, Shameka Gerald , for sharing how Heritage High School in Newport News, Virginia is adapting to our new challenges and opportunities. I invite you to join me for the Coronavirus Chronicles , a series of 10- to 15-minute check-ins with educators all over. Episode 028 is below.
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Global Connections Made Possible Through Technology
A Principal's Reflections
MARCH 5, 2014
This year, students were to select a charity from a different part of the world—namely the country that is their own heritage and background. In previous years, students had selected a charity to research and then, where possible, were to work for that charity in some capacity as part of the research paper experience.
Authentic Learning Can't Be Standardized
A Principal's Reflections
MAY 15, 2013
Commission for America’s Heritage Abroad, the group was able to dedicate a second memorial to the Wolf family, which honors the rescuers of this community. Our students were engaged in an innovative approach to Holocaust education by viewing these boxes, which included documentation of survivors from Lostice and the surrounding towns.
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It’s Time to Replace “Prehistory” With “Deep History”
Sapiens
DECEMBER 3, 2024
It wasn’t the Ifugao who argued that the terraces are 2,000 years old, it was the archaeologists and historians, explains co-author Marlon Martin, chief operating officer of the Save the Ifugao Terraces Movement, a heritage conservation and education organization.
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Teaching about Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
Studies Weekly
APRIL 29, 2024
Teaching about Asian Pacific American Heritage Month April 29, 2024 • Studies Weekly Asian Pacific American Heritage Month is a great opportunity to incorporate culturally responsive teaching into students’ learning experience. They helped shape our country into what it is today.
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Application of Archaeological Anthropology and Cultural Resources Management
Anthropology for Beginners
SEPTEMBER 27, 2021
Heritage studies constitute a developing field, where it is realized that the world’s cultural heritage is a diminishing resource, and one which holds different meanings for different people. Different state archaeology departments also actively engage themselves in declaring certain archaeologically important artefact as heritage.
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Armenia's Genetic History: Debunking Herodotus and Tracing Ancient Origins
Anthropology.net
NOVEMBER 25, 2024
He noted that Armenians serving in the Persian army bore arms “in Phrygian fashion,” linking their heritage to the Thraco-Phrygian subgroup of Indo-European languages. This unity reflects a shared ancestral heritage, reinforcing the deep continuity of the Armenian highlands as a distinct cultural and genetic region.
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Spain’s Move to Decolonize Its Museums Must Continue
Sapiens
DECEMBER 4, 2024
Through these forces, colonized communities were often deprived of the opportunity to engage with their own heritage in ways that align with their values and self-determination. These frameworks provide Spain with both the support and the roadmap it needs to address its colonial past within its cultural heritage institutions.
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Genealogy course takes high schoolers deep into their family histories
The Hechinger Report
FEBRUARY 26, 2020
Reagan Rock, 14, grew up celebrating her Italian heritage. But the high school freshman at the Old Rochester Regional High School in Mattapoisett, Massachusetts, near Cape Cod, has recently leaned in to her little-explored Irish heritage. She didn’t know her family had mixed-race heritage.
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Just Another Typical Day
A Principal's Reflections
FEBRUARY 10, 2013
Below is a listing of some of activities that incorporated digital learning: In Mrs. Collentine’s Humanities class, students worked in the computer lab on researching the history of drama and theater in the culture of their own heritage.
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A Remarkable Discovery of a 450,000-Year-Old Tooth in Iran
Anthropology.net
MAY 24, 2024
The Global Context: Collaborative Efforts in Archaeology The recent resurgence of archaeological activities in regions like Iraq's Maysan Province, facilitated by initiatives such as the Russian-Iraqi Joint Expedition Programme, highlights a growing international collaboration in the pursuit of uncovering humanity's shared heritage.
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NEH Grantees: January 2024
Society for Classical Studies
FEBRUARY 5, 2024
NEH Grantees: January 2024 kskordal Mon, 02/05/2024 - 09:06 Image The Society for Classical Studies congratulates the following individuals and organizations announced as National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Grantees in January 2024, for their projects in classical studies and adjacent fields: Mark Algee-Hewitt, Eric Harvey (Leland Stanford (..)
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On the Podcast: Growing Language & Literacy
Heinemann Blog
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
The deep respect they have for their profession and for the population of students who bring rich linguistic heritages to the classroom is powerful. Andrea is the author of Growing Language and Literacy: Strategies for English Learners.
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This Native American Heritage Month, We Must Confront Our Nation’s Violence (Opinion)
Education Week - Social Studies
NOVEMBER 26, 2024
Presenting students with a fuller, authentic account of U.S. history is no easy task. It is, however, a necessary one.
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Students Need Learning Opportunities Beyond Core Subjects. Here's Why.
ED Surge
NOVEMBER 13, 2024
This neglect affects both my teaching and the opportunities available to my students, of which a large majority identify with Arabic heritage or Muslim faith. In this case, devaluing untested subjects like Arabic in favor of core subjects confuses students about the importance of their heritage and identity.
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Prepare for Fall Multi Day seminars!
Teaching American History
APRIL 2, 2024
We are hosting seminars on a variety of topics in American history and politics. The application will be open April 8-April 30.
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Native Americans turn to charter schools to reclaim their kids’ education
The Hechinger Report
MAY 19, 2024
Today, it enrolls roughly 500 students from 60 different tribes in grades K-12, bolstering their Indigenous heritage with land-based lessons and language courses built into a college preparatory model. The charter school, NACA, opened its doors in 2006. It’s a traditionally oral language, and speakers frown on any written form.
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Croissants aren’t French and pizza sauce isn’t Italian – the national dishes that aren’t from where you think
Geography Education
MAY 1, 2024
Places and cultures are proud of what they see as their accomplishments that are foundational to their heritage. .’ This article highlights great, everyday examples that shows how cultural patterns and processes change and why they matter.
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Unearthing the Origins of Plantation Slavery on São Tomé
Sapiens
MARCH 19, 2024
While most African countries have defined guidelines for obtaining research permits and heritage is closely legislated, São Tomé lacks pertinent regulations. Furthermore, the insidious mindset of colonialism has influenced what is considered “heritage.” Ruins of a sugar mill do not fit the government’s notion of heritage.
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Digging Into an Ancient Apocalypse Controversy From a Hopi Perspective
Sapiens
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
SBK Hancock’s theory suggests that White survivors of an advanced civilization are responsible for the cultural heritage in the Americas—not Indigenous peoples. CC Is Hancock’s theory racist or anti–Native American in your view?
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Coronavirus Chronicles 030 – Fannie Lou Hamer Freedom High School
Dangerously Irrelevant
JUNE 6, 2020
Coronavirus Chronicles 028 – Heritage High School. Coronavirus Chronicles 008 – Shanghai American School. Coronavirus Chronicles 015 – Jeffco Public Schools. Coronavirus Chronicles 027 – Marion-Walker Elementary School.
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Plants and People of Borneo: A Cultural and Ecological Connection
Anthropology.net
DECEMBER 1, 2024
Borneo’s Unique Biocultural Heritage Borneo, one of the most biodiverse regions on Earth, is home to countless endemic plant and animal species. As more communities, researchers, and policymakers collaborate, Borneo’s unique biocultural heritage may serve as a model for conservation efforts worldwide.
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Ancient Human Habitation: New Discoveries from East Timor’s Laili Rock Shelter
Anthropology.net
OCTOBER 14, 2024
Southeast Asia’s Ancient Cultural Heritage Beyond East Timor and Sulawesi, Australia holds some of the oldest continuous cultural heritage sites globally, reflecting its Indigenous populations' long history. These carvings depict animals like the now-extinct nail-tailed wallabies and thylacines (Tasmanian tigers). 1 Shipton, C.,
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The mountains where Neanderthals forever changed human genetics
Strange Maps
OCTOBER 3, 2024
Their genetic heritage is much smaller in sub-Saharan Africa: from none to 0.3%, depending on whom you ask. Neanderthal DNA is estimated to account for an average of 1% to 4% of the genomes of modern humans with ancestry outside sub-Saharan Africa.
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Seeking Ever-Elusive Treasures: Reflections on Collective Memory and Spectrality of the Past
Anthropology News
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
Treasure hunting often defaces or even destroys archaeological and environmental heritage. This potential harm to tangible heritage raises the ire of conservationists across government agencies, museums, universities, and other non-profit organizations.
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STUDENT VOICE: ‘I grew up being called a terrorist’
The Hechinger Report
JANUARY 9, 2019
I came to love learning about one of my classmates’ Jewish heritage and sharing my Muslim heritage with him. I decided to stand up for myself and for others. It also helped me realize that I didn’t have to be ashamed of who I am.
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How Colonialism Invented Food Insecurity in West Africa
Sapiens
NOVEMBER 12, 2024
Since the mid-1980s, archaeologists with the Banda Research Project and Banda Heritage Initiative have uncovered locally made objects such as stone tools, iron blades , and clay cooking pots , alongside trade items like beads and jewelry.
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Native American students have the least access to computer science
The Hechinger Report
NOVEMBER 9, 2023
But with federal Covid relief funding, along with grants from Sealaska Heritage Institute, a nonprofit arm of a regional Native corporation, and programmatic support from AISES, the school was able to restore some of that instruction.* But our kids need to apply it in a new, modern, meaningful way.
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Coronavirus Chronicles 038 – International School of Tanganyika
Dangerously Irrelevant
JUNE 23, 2020
Coronavirus Chronicles 028 – Heritage High School. Coronavirus Chronicles 001 – Greene County Public Schools. Coronavirus Chronicles 008 – Shanghai American School. Coronavirus Chronicles 015 – Jeffco Public Schools. Coronavirus Chronicles 033 – NIST.
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Coronavirus Chronicles 032 – Futures Lab
Dangerously Irrelevant
JUNE 12, 2020
Coronavirus Chronicles 028 – Heritage High School. Coronavirus Chronicles 008 – Shanghai American School. Coronavirus Chronicles 015 – Jeffco Public Schools. Coronavirus Chronicles 027 – Marion-Walker Elementary School.
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Tracing the Hands of Time: Neanderthals and the Cave Art of Maltravieso
Anthropology.net
DECEMBER 5, 2024
A Shared Heritage: What Maltravieso Teaches Us Maltravieso Cave offers a rare glimpse into the shared artistic legacy of humanity. This deliberate seclusion hints at a ritual or symbolic function, underscoring the depth of meaning these markings may have held for their creators.
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115 STUDENT VOICE: ‘What haunts me is how easily everyone could picture us behind bars’
The Hechinger Report
MARCH 10, 2019
Teaching students about their heritage, and about other groups’ heritage, allows students to break free of stereotypes and appreciate their challenges and triumphs. It led me to ask questions about my own heritage and to further appreciate my family’s challenges and triumphs. Education is.
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Taking Cultural Preservation to a New Dimension
Sapiens
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
This has led to numerous archaeological and heritage sites appearing online in interactive 3D platforms, such as Sketchfab. While this cultural heritage endures, its prominence has been diminishing due to various sociopolitical factors. Today Ga-Mohana Hill holds profound cultural significance for the local community.
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OPINION: 6 ways to teach college-level Spanish to students who hear the language at home
The Hechinger Report
AUGUST 5, 2019
One could say that a classroom of “heritage learners” is full of swans mistaken for ugly ducklings. The term “heritage learners” is defined as people whose proficiency or knowledge of a language (and culture) comes from their community or family. They understand what you say in Spanish from Day One!
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TEACHER VOICE: Students deserve classroom experiences that reflect their history
The Hechinger Report
APRIL 14, 2024
In her research paper this year, a student named Briana who picked Cesar Chavez wrote that she had never been given so many choices before, and that “the choices have never included topics that make me feel like I am learning about my own heritage at the same time. I am so proud to be Hispanic and loved researching a personal hero of mine.”
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10 Travel Themed Classroom Decor Ideas
Mr and Mrs Social Studies
MAY 24, 2022
Getting to Know You Flag Activity This flag activity is a fun way to get to know your students, specifically where they are from (in terms of family heritage) and where they want to go. There are three different themes to choose from! What’s in Your Suitcase?
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OPINION: Too many students just aren’t interested in what is being taught
The Hechinger Report
JANUARY 12, 2022
I didn’t explore my Korean heritage until college and only learned about LGBTQ+ historical leaders in my late twenties. It also got me thinking about my own schooling and how rare it was to personally identify with what I was learning. The most important parts of my identity growing up were rarely developed in the classroom.
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How the coronavirus has upended college admissions
The Hechinger Report
MARCH 24, 2020
The 18-year-old senior at Heritage High School, in Menifee, California, had just been accepted to her dream school, University of California, San Diego, and wanted to visit that campus and a few others before deciding where to spend the next four years. Photo: Gissel Cardenas. But not all school districts are able to provide technology.
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How and When Did Humans First Move Into the Pacific?
Sapiens
NOVEMBER 26, 2024
The authors acknowledge the contribution of Abdul Razak Macap, a social anthropologist at the Regional Cultural Heritage Center in Manokwari.) We focused our excavations at Mololo Cave, a colossal limestone chamber surrounded by tropical rainforest.
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Neanderthal & Homo sapiens Burial Practices: A Complex Intersection of Culture & Competition
Anthropology.net
NOVEMBER 4, 2024
With each new discovery, the richness of our ancestral heritage unfolds, inviting further reflection on the ancient societies that shaped the roots of human culture. This study, published in L'Anthropologie 1 , highlights the need for broader archaeological explorations to fill in the gaps of early human history.
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The Face of a Neanderthal: Shanidar Z's Story Revealed
Anthropology.net
MAY 7, 2024
Subsequent analysis revealed it belonged to a Neanderthal woman, who would have been in her mid-40s when she died.Jamie Simonds/BBC Studios A Glimpse into the Past: Shanidar Z's Legacy As Shanidar Z's reconstructed face emerges from the shadows of history, she offers a poignant reminder of our shared human heritage.
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