Active History Teacher

JULY 9, 2021

I love watching students make connections as they sort primary sources , vocabulary and key people in US History. High School Middle School STARR/EOC review JOIN Thank you for subscribing! Honestly, my students LOVE it when I break out with the baggies. They know we are about to do something hands-on.

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Social Studies Primary Sources American History History 195

Active History Teacher

DECEMBER 22, 2022

For example, students can race to complete primary source analysis, vocabulary matching, map activities, and more. High School Middle School STARR/EOC review JOIN Thank you for subscribing! You can spin pretty much any average classroom activity into a fun content race. Join The Active History Teacher Community!

Primary Sources 195

Primary Sources American History History Cultures 195

Teaching American History

MARCH 11, 2024

As Publications Manager at Teaching American History , I frequently hear the following from our teacher partners: I love teaching with primary sources! My district has dropped our textbook and we are switching to primary sources. I can’t expect a high school student to read an entire Federalist Paper!?

Library 105

Library Primary Sources American History Social Studies 105

ED Surge

APRIL 3, 2024

As a high school history teacher, whenever I meet new adults and we talk about our professions, I often find myself being met with a familiar reaction: "I disliked the subject in school, but now I find it interesting." I often weave these historical narratives into content through primary sources.

History 137

History Primary Sources Artifacts Social Studies 137

Achieve the Core

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

I vaguely remember the same practice from back when I was in high school. They were our primary source of relevant information, after all. For decades, we have conveniently dodged the question often asked by eager students in high school math spaces: “When am I going to use this?”

High School 52

High School Primary Sources K-12 Artifacts 52

Digital Promise

JANUARY 8, 2019

Still, huge gaps exist in educational outcomes, high school graduation rates, college readiness and workforce advancements based on race, class, and geography. Technology, and especially the internet and mobile devices such as tablets and smartphones, has become ubiquitous in our daily lives and affordable even to our public schools.

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Primary Sources Library K-12 Geography 134

The Hechinger Report

JULY 26, 2021

Teams from the USHMM and the Rowan Center developed and deployed and then gathered feedback about these projects from a number of stakeholders, including scholars, museum professionals, middle and high school teachers, college students and a general audience.

Museum 129

Museum Teaching Primary Sources Human Rights 129

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 7, 2022

Related: STUDENT VOICE: Here’s why my high school and others must address anti-Asian racism. We cannot create new understandings and narratives without recognizing the relative absence of Asian Americans from school curricula. There are signs of progress.

American History 108

American History History Teaching Primary Sources 108

ED Surge

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Recently, EdSurge spoke with Chelsey McClelland, a third-year social studies teacher at Lawrence North High School in Indianapolis who recently completed the ISTE U course Artificial Intelligence Explorations for Educators. EdSurge: Why did you decide to take the ISTE U AI course? What were your goals?

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Primary Sources Lesson Plan Professional Development EdTech 136

The Hechinger Report

JULY 24, 2020

Masterman High School, the rising junior was doing research for a proposal to convince the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission to erect a marker to commemorate the walkouts, when thousands of local students marched to protest racial injustice more than 50 years earlier. It was the summer of 2019, and Nia was 15.

Archiving 137

Archiving Museum History Primary Sources 137

The Hechinger Report

JULY 7, 2022

There was much more emphasis on critical thinking and primary source investigation. Frank McCormick, at the time the district’s coordinator for social studies instruction, said those inquiry-based standards were a radical shift from the content-based standards that most students and teachers were used to.

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Primary Sources Social Science Professional Development Critical Thinking 123

Doing Social Studies

OCTOBER 22, 2021

Prior to taking his current position Nathan taught middle and high school social studies for 24 years. First up, the LOC (aka Library of Congress): The Library of Congress has an amazing treasure trove of primary source materials. Clicking the Growth topic will take you to subjects with connections to primary sources.

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Primary Sources Archiving Library American History 67

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! Hope to see you there!

Social Studies 67

Social Studies Primary Sources Geography Economics 67

The Hechinger Report

JULY 12, 2022

Use primary sources. Harvard University educators Adrienne Stang and Julia Jeffries have provided five useful guidelines when teaching about the history of racism: Create a classroom culture that values students’ multiple social identities (e.g., race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender).

Teaching 109

Teaching Primary Sources K-12 History 109

ED Surge

JULY 28, 2022

Intersection of Less Funding and Less Employment As it currently stands, tribal child counts help divvy up dollars from the Child Care and Development Block Grant, the primary source of child care funding in the U.S.

Primary Sources 104

Primary Sources K-12 Professional Development Cultures 104

Rosie the History Teacher

NOVEMBER 3, 2019

This involves so many of those important historical thinking skills : making connections, periodization, analyzing sources, and crafting arguments. It sounds like a lot to ask of high school students, but here is one simple activity I use throughout the year to help them build skills in curating knowledge.

History 52

History Primary Sources Museum Artifacts 52

Dangerously Irrelevant

MAY 31, 2017

Like many teachers, I would tap into the the Library of Congress, which would give me tips for teaching with primary sources , including quarterly journal articles on topics such as integrating historical and geographic thinking.

Social Studies 76

Social Studies Teaching Archiving Geography 76

Civics for All of US

MAY 4, 2023

Kennedy, most Presidents have had an official photographer, resulting in a wealth of primary source material. This workshop is suitable for middle and high school educators. Interrogating Presidential Photos Katie Munn Thu, 05/04/2023 - 13:32 Body Since John F. David Hume Kennerly shooting President Gerald R.

Primary Sources 52

Primary Sources Museum Library Cultures 52

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Kraft is investigating whether high school students could serve as online tutors. In our experience more recently, it seems unlikely that volunteers alone would be a primary source of tutors,” Kraft said. Paying tutors might help too. “In

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Tutoring Middle School Primary Sources Economics 97

ASHP CML

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Their discussion highlights visual images, primary source documents, and historical topics that have been useful in their classrooms. A high school history teacher describes how an understanding of history can add important context for understanding the rise of conservative resistance to inclusive education.

Primary Sources 52

Primary Sources K-12 History Professional Development 52

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Rural Realities: Education, Workforce, and Progress More rural residents are graduating from high school, but people in those communities remain less likely than their suburban and urban peers to continue their education. Do we want the kids to stay? What they gonna stay here for?”

Primary Sources 104

Primary Sources Public School Economics Tradition 104

TCI

AUGUST 7, 2023

TCI’s middle and high school programs have literacy instruction built into the reading, notebook questions, and activities. From well-structured informational text to primary source passages, there are many opportunities to build reading skills. Reading Reading is an integral part of each program.

Social Studies 52

Social Studies Primary Sources Middle School History 52

ASHP CML

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Carli and Trystin compiled primary sources and collaboratively wrote teaching activities, essential questions, and a background essay. Trystin, who graduated from Brooklyn College in May 2024, has begun his first year as a high school teacher and plans to incorporate the materials from the collection into his classroom.

History 40

History Primary Sources Economics High School 40

ASHP CML

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Now available as a free, open-access digital resource, this version includes a comprehensive social history textbook alongside thousands of primary sources from our History Matters website, and new teaching resources.

Primary Sources 40

Primary Sources Digital Resources History High School 40

History Tech

AUGUST 14, 2023

I was on a quick Zoom call the other night when of the high school teachers casually mentioned that his first day back with students had gone pretty well. Seriously!? Cue the jaw drop. I’m always a little bit shocked when I hear about districts that crank up during the first few days of August […]

Social Studies 100

Social Studies High School Primary Sources Lesson Plan 100

ASHP CML

AUGUST 6, 2024

A beta version is now available as a free, open-access digital resource featuring a comprehensive social history textbook supplemented by thousands of primary sources drawn from our History Matters website and new teaching resources.

Primary Sources 40

Primary Sources Digital Resources History High School 40

TCI

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Video Activities: We added new video activities for middle school and high school social studies programs. Key Science Concept Videos: In middle school science programs, Key Science Concepts now include a slideshow, video, and interactive questions.

Primary Sources 52

Primary Sources Professional Development Library Middle School 52

ED Surge

JULY 7, 2022

So when one student says she plans to study the Bermuda Triangle, the professor recommends that she ask a librarian—maybe the one who talked to the class earlier in the semester—to help her curate a reading list of secondary sources. As for primary sources, the professor suggests looking for a map, or a ship’s record, or a diary entry.

Library 113

Library Psychology Primary Sources Humanities 113

Studies Weekly

JULY 9, 2024

Poor readers are more likely to drop out of high school, earn less money as adults, and become involved in the criminal justice system,” Goldstein said in the New York Times article. The ability to read well can impact the trajectory of a student’s entire life.

Heritage 52

Heritage Social Studies Primary Sources Lesson Plan 52

Teaching American History

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Amy Livingston, Chancellor High School, Fredericksburg, VA. Grade school had bewildered her. School administrators and teachers never picked up on Livingston’s hearing problem, and she remained in special ed until she graduated from high school. She never expected to teach at all. This was December.

Teaching 52

Teaching Geography Ancestry Primary Sources 52

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

Parks had been caring for children in one setting or another since she was 9 years old and closely observed her mother, a Detroit Public Schools special education teacher. After graduating high school, she began working at a child care center for teen mothers. Of course, one of the most obvious solutions is more money.

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K-12 Primary Sources Museum History 82

4QM Teaching

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

The thinking skill associated with Question Two is interpretation, and in high school we’re usually interpreting a primary source document. We’ve built a series of Question Three Puzzles for high school students that work extremely well as small group projects.

Artifacts 40

Artifacts Primary Sources Social Studies Professional Development 40

Teaching American History

JULY 9, 2024

He carried on this work while teaching government and an elective course in constitutional, civil and criminal law at Brecksville-Broadview High School. In 2020, Brennan began bringing local naturalization ceremonies into the high school. Being on the Council furnished endless lessons for my classes,” he said.

American History 52

American History Civics History Government 52

Teaching American History

APRIL 16, 2024

Primary documents give us unexpected perspectives on history. Landen Schmeichel sees this often when using documents in his Advanced Placement US History course at Legacy High School in Bismarck, North Dakota. All of those sources show Jefferson viewing slavery as immoral and destructive to both races.” understanding.

Primary Sources 98

Primary Sources American History History Government 98

The Hechinger Report

JULY 14, 2021

High schooler Joshua Carter didn’t learn about Black historical figures like Ida B. Wells, Shirley Chisholm or Denmark Vesey from his high school social studies textbooks. Carter, a rising senior at Teaneck High School in New Jersey, said the app allows him to see people that look like him in a “good light.”

Archiving 135

Archiving Archival Research Primary Sources Artifacts 135

Studies Weekly

MARCH 3, 2025

High School this year because they have been influenced by a teacher like you! The significant influence of a teacher is truly inspiring, and I hope it’s encouraging to know that you matter, even when it’s challenging to adequately measure your impact.

Primary Sources 52

Primary Sources Lesson Plan Social Studies Professional Development 52

The Hechinger Report

MAY 3, 2023

It encourages students to answer even the most challenging questions about our country’s past and present by engaging with primary sources to learn a more complete history of the United States and its constitutional democracy from multiple perspectives.

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Civics Primary Sources Civic Engagement K-12 129