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How Academic Historians can be Useful to K-12 Teachers

NCHE

Built around my recent book, American Visions , the site presents evocative videos, links to all one hundred full-length primary sources interpreted in the book, and connections to a travelog that visits 60 historic sites in 24 states to see what the history of that period looks like today.

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Prepare for Fall Multi Day seminars!

Teaching American History

The seminar also includes a visit to a local historical site. Meals, materials, double-occupancy rooms, and historical site visits are covered 100%. During the seminar, the teachers discuss primary documents on the seminar topic with the guidance of a scholar, who acts as the seminar leader. See a sample itinerary here.

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Simulation Games for Your Ancient Civilizations Class

Mr and Mrs Social Studies

Ancient India Simulation Mohenjo-Daro became a famous historical site as it was the largest city built by the Indus Valley Civilization, and it featured impressive urban planning and design elements. In this simulation, students will take on the role of an urban planner to design a city like Mohenjo-Daro.

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Every student needs summer school this year to combat coronavirus learning loss

The Hechinger Report

Art galleries, museums, or historical sites were popular with almost two-thirds of non-poor families, while less than a third of poor families took their kindergarteners to these locations in the summer before first grade.

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A study finds promise in project-based learning for young low-income children

The Hechinger Report

In a history unit, teachers and students can choose which historical sites to write about in their postcards. To be sure, Duke and her fellow curriculum designers have left some flexibility for teachers to customize lessons to their communities.

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Making the Most of Distance Learning: 7 Tips to Share with Parents

Digital Promise

Easily access real-world learning materials like video tutorials, primary and secondary sources for research projects, museum collections, historical sites, and digital books, available online and often for free. Practice critical skills by using tools for organizing, researching, writing, publishing, creating, and more.

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Money makes the difference for kindergarteners in the summer

The Hechinger Report

For example, only 32 percent of poor kids and 44 percent of “near” poor kids went to an art gallery, a museum or an historical site over the summer. The poor were less likely to go on cultural outings. Almost two-thirds, or 63 percent of non-poor kids, did. Only 15 percent of poor kids attended a concert or a play.

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