Stanford History Education Group

AUGUST 24, 2022

Illinois High School Students to Receive Media Literacy Instruction This Year kerrd Wed, 08/24/2022 - 10:13 08/22/22 [link]

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Stanford History Education Group

AUGUST 24, 2022

Illinois High School Students to Receive Media Literacy Instruction This Year kerrd Wed, 08/24/2022 - 10:13 08/22/22 [link]

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

Fewer than 20 percent of high school students knew that simply looking at one photo online is not enough research to gauge if something is really happening. And among middle school students, 80 percent did not understand that “sponsored content” on a news organization’s website is paid advertising.

Civics 112

Civics Advocacy Elementary School Middle School 112

Zinn Education Project

JUNE 16, 2024

In this election year, the Zinn Education Project developed an interactive Teach Truth pop-up display to raise awareness about the growing threat of anti-history education laws and book bans.

Teaching 77

Teaching Social Justice Library History Education 77

NCHE

APRIL 3, 2023

These are just a few interactions I’ve had since my students and I shared our public history project, “The Oral History of Forgottonia.” As part of the NCHE project, The Rural Experience in America , history club students at Cuba High School created a podcast about a local history topic of their choosing.

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Oral History Public History History Museum 100

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 27, 2020

history, education leaders have started to reckon with how to comprehensively teach history with an antiracism lens. Colleges are holding professional development online events for educators on how to reimagine education with racial justice in mind.

Teaching 145

Teaching Elementary School Social Justice American History 145

Dangerously Irrelevant

MAY 31, 2017

Without a doubt we would be living on Pinterest since it has dozens of pinboards – and tens of thousands of pins – related to history , including awesome resource sets from the Stanford History Education Group.

Social Studies 76

Social Studies Teaching Archiving Geography 76

Doing Social Studies

JANUARY 27, 2022

I will be sharing the evening with Essdack consultant and KCSS past president Glenn Wiebe, current KCSS vice president TJ Warsnak, high school social studies rock star Derek Schutte, and Institute for Curriculum Services Consultant Erika Lowery. I’m especially excited about my own session on February 16th!

Social Studies 67

Social Studies Primary Sources Geography Economics 67

Zinn Education Project

JANUARY 2, 2024

The institutes featured below are a few of the ones that could be of interest to people’s history educators. The deadline to apply is March 5, 2024. Visit the NEH website to browse all of the 2024 summer programs.

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K-12 Geography American History History 52

ASHP CML

MARCH 5, 2024

ASHP/CML conducts professional development programs for middle and high school teachers and college faculty focused on new historical scholarship and active-learning pedagogy.

History 40

History Professional Development Pedagogy American History 40

Zinn Education Project

JANUARY 15, 2024

For the past three summers, teachers rallied across the country to speak out against anti-history education bills and to make public their pledge to teach the truth. Decatur High School staff member Jennifer Young said at the #TeachTruth, Jennifer Young. They also made the link to mass incarceration. Photo by Dean Hesse.

Teaching 52

Teaching Historic Sites Archiving Museum 52

Zinn Education Project

JANUARY 8, 2024

High school history teacher Amanda Sandoval was one of hundreds of educators who received copies of Half American: The Epic Story of African Americans Fighting World War II at Home and Abroad from the author Matthew Delmont and the Zinn Education Project. It is enriching my practice as an educator and a citizen.

History Education 52

History Education History Education Social Studies 52

Zinn Education Project

JANUARY 2, 2025

For the past three summers, teachers rallied across the country to speak out against anti-history education bills. The educator-led events received national media attention, providing a valuable counter narrative to the oversized coverage of the well-funded anti-CRT movement. Attend meetings, vote, run for office.

Teaching 52

Teaching Historic Sites Museum Archiving 52

The Hechinger Report

MAY 3, 2023

Yet for the first time since the NAEP began testing students on civics some 35 years ago, the country has a clear path forward to improving civics and history education.

Civics 130

Civics Primary Sources Civic Engagement K-12 130

Zinn Education Project

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Hope Koumentakos High School Social Studies Teacher, Takoma Park, Maryland I currently teach U.S. History I and II to 10th and 11th graders, respectively. I always check Zinn Education Project for new and exciting lessons that keep students engaged and speak truth! Thank you for such an engaging and important activity.

History 52

History Teaching Social Studies High School 52

Diane Ravitch

JUNE 20, 2021

The University published the following survey of the results: A new national study by Stanford researchers showing a woeful inability by high schoolers to detect fake news on the internet suggests an urgent need for schools to integrate new tools and curriculum into classrooms that boost students’ digital skills, the study’s authors say.

High School 40

High School History History Education Research 40

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

They also include academic enrichment modules, programs that support the mentoring of public school kids by industry leaders, and credentialing scholarships, such as the K12 Strong Workforce Program of the California Community Colleges System. Abrams is chief inclusion officer at the Stanford University Graduate School of Education.

Civics 114

Civics Education Critical Thinking History 114

Zinn Education Project

APRIL 25, 2024

Chicago students organized “peace talks” at high schools across the city in the wake of a walkout protest demanding a ceasefire to the war in Gaza in January 2024. history young people have protested to demand justice in the United States and around the world. Source: Denver Post Through U.S.

Human Rights 144

Human Rights Humanities K-12 History 144

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 20, 2016

High School seniors (left to right) Hayley Striegel, Olivia Poplawski, Cheri Zheng-Fredericks and Julie Pignataro look for ways to verify information they’ve encountered on social media. High School social studies teacher. Can high-school kids check the authenticity of an alarming image posted on Facebook?

K-12 98

K-12 Primary Sources Civics Social Studies 98

Zinn Education Project

MAY 6, 2024

In this election year, that is why educators are hosting more than 170 events to challenge the media silence and encourage everyone to defend the freedom to learn. Read about a 4th-grade class ’ s banned books study and share your teaching stories Get involved with the school board. Attend meetings, vote, run for office.

Teaching 52

Teaching Historic Sites Human Rights History 52

The Hechinger Report

MAY 28, 2021

Is American history education the problem? Second, the sorry state of American history textbooks creates an opportunity to provide new high-quality curriculum options that build knowledge sequentially from kindergarten to 12th grade. Related: Most Mississippians can’t pass U.S. citizenship exam.

American History 100

American History History Teaching Civics 100

Zinn Education Project

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

” While this piece was written primarily for adult education, an adaptation for middle and high school teachers is included at the end of the document. PBS Newshour Educator Voice: Teachers know how to teach hard history about Palestine. Thank you for providing sources and standing with teachers in this time.

Teaching 52

Teaching K-12 Human Rights Social Justice 52

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Jenna Saykhamphone, a senior at Annandale High School in Fairfax County, Virginia, helped start an equity team at her high school to fight stereotypes both inside and outside her school in suburban Washington, D.C. Some school leaders are taking further action beyond what the state requires.

History 99

History American History Ancestry Pedagogy 99

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Last spring, when the odds seemed far longer, Bob Cousineau, a social studies teacher at Pennridge High School, predicted that whatever happened in his embattled district would become a national “case study” one way or another. Bob Cousineau teaches social studies at Pennridge High School, in Pennsylvania.

Education Policy 143

Education Policy Education Advocacy Social Studies 143

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 25, 2021

High school social studies teachers and scholars of American history don’t deny that the nation’s story is full of mobs, civil unrest and violence. At the same time, researchers have said that it can be hard to discern which parts of schooling shape people’s political identity, because schools are such complicated places.

Teaching 138

Teaching Civics American History Controversial Topics 138

The Hechinger Report

MAY 28, 2021

As Chris Tims, a high school teacher in Waterloo, Iowa, sees it, history education is about teaching students to synthesize diverse perspectives on the nation’s complicated past. Chris Tims, Iowa high school teacher. This story also appeared in NBC News.

Social Studies 116

Social Studies Civics History American History 116