Teaching American History

APRIL 2, 2024

Applications open soon for our Fall 2024 Multi Day seminars ! We are hosting seminars on a variety of topics in American history and politics. During the seminar, the teachers discuss primary documents on the seminar topic with the guidance of a scholar, who acts as the seminar leader. What more could you ask for?

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Historic Sites Museum American History Heritage 128

Teaching American History

MARCH 4, 2025

Applications open soon for our Fall 2025 Multi Day Seminars! We are hosting seminars on a variety of topics in American history and politics. The West in History and Memory at National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City, OK. The seminar also includes a visit to a local historical site. Click here.

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Museum Historic Sites Heritage American History 59

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 29, 2020

“Eventually, I gained confidence to sit in the front row of department lectures and seminars, taking notes and publicly asking questions. These men, and many others, inspired me to be proud of my multiracial heritage. ” Such conversations were integrated into the curriculum for my American students.

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K-12 Charter School Ancestry Education 104

C3 Teachers

MARCH 30, 2022

. * * * My most recent connection with a cultural center occurred over a year ago when BSC social studies teacher candidates worked with the Niagara Falls Underground Railroad Heritage Center (UGRR) during an informal service-learning project. Niagara Falls Underground Railroad Heritage Center. Image via Step Out Buffalo.

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Cultures Heritage Civic Engagement Civics 52

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

At the first section meeting in early September, 16 students — heritage speakers and language learners — chattered in Chinese and English as they crowded into a seminar room. Angle, who teaches Classical Chinese Philosophy in English, does one in Mandarin.

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Heritage Global Studies Advocacy High School 93

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Educators encourage students to share their personal stories as a way to feel proud of their heritage, recognize how strong they are and process trauma. At the seminar, Alegria explained the “compounded loss” children experienced when they fled their homes. We were three. Now it’s only me,” he said. A whiteboard in a classroom.

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