NCHE

MARCH 25, 2024

After Jessica Ellison invited me to participate in a conversation about how academic historians might be of use to K-12 teachers, I did a little research: I asked teachers at our state social studies council what they most needed for their work. The answers were clear: time and confidence, they said.

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K-12 Primary Sources American History Archiving 312

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 27, 2018

They created multicolored posters to explain what different departments of local government do, from sanitation to human resources. In a history unit, teachers and students can choose which historical sites to write about in their postcards. Back in the classroom, they discussed their ideas for improvement.

Project-Based Learning 111

Project-Based Learning Civics Historic Sites Social Studies 111

ACRE

JUNE 9, 2023

The museum has a variety of additional resources for K-12 educators as well. Explore them further by visiting [link] / For information on booking a class field trip to this these historic sites, reach out to site director Penny Toombs at ptoombs@astate.edu. Learn more about AHC grants here: [link]

K-12 52

K-12 Historic Sites Artifacts Museum 52

Zinn Education Project

JANUARY 15, 2024

You can plan a virtual event or gathering at a historic site, bookstore, famers’ market, or other public location. It could be identified by a historic marker, statue, archive, burial ground, or museum. Teachers read pledges and/or students testify at a historic site. Or march to a local civic building.

Teaching 52

Teaching Historic Sites Archiving Museum 52

Zinn Education Project

JANUARY 2, 2025

Find an event near you and show up Go to a historic site and take a photo with a Teach Truth sign that you make or download. Host an information table at a public site (such as a library, bookstore, or farmers market) or organize a gathering at a historic site. All you need to do is select a site and register.

Teaching 52

Teaching Historic Sites Museum Archiving 52

Zinn Education Project

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

It is a powerful lesson that gets to the humanity of the enslaved and helps students really engage with the subject. Within the unit, students learn about the causes of climate change, earth’s climate history, how climate change is impacting humans, animals, and ecosystems, and the many possible solutions. invasion in 2002.

History 52

History Teaching Social Studies High School 52