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Oral History of Forgottonia: Building a Public History Project in Rural Western Illinois

NCHE

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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Promotion of Learning Beyond School

A Principal's Reflections

Thus our New Milford Oral History Project began. During the process, the girls researched the town history and learned about the American Memories Oral History Project run by the Smithsonian. A love for learning and commitment to community service are two values that will lead students down a path of success.

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Decades Project for US History

Active History Teacher

I have tried several projects over the years: Oral History projects, “pick a topic from this year and research deeper”, Instagram summaries, etc. Join The Active History Teacher Community! High School Middle School STARR/EOC review JOIN Thank you for subscribing! Sound familiar?

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Creating a curriculum with Black girls in mind 

The Hechinger Report

Having a program focus on Black girls and women is something that is not really done in a school setting,” said Ife, a senior at a public high school in Washington, D.C. history classes, “it’s kind of just as slaves really,” she added. When people talk about Black girls and Black women in U.S.

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PROOF POINTS: Combining remote and in-person learning led to chaos, study finds

The Hechinger Report

As the pandemic dragged on, Bartlett decided to turn the short-term project into a long-term survey and oral history of what was happening in classrooms around the country. The teachers worked in elementary, middle and high schools. teaching work force. It would work great for the first period every day,” Bartlett said.

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OPINION: Jump in, the water is rising — it’s time to educate students for a sustainable future

The Hechinger Report

Children can also collect and publish oral histories about a place. By middle and high school, students are required to be able to distinguish facts from opinions, make reasonable arguments and back them up with evidence from multiple reliable sources.

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Daisy Bates and the Little Rock Nine

Teaching American History

At the forefront is a woman whose face contorts with hate as she hurls slurs at Elizabeth Eckford, who is trying to enter Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, on September 4, 1957. It was supposed to be the first day of school for her, and for eight other black students, all of whom had been promised admission to the school.