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How Academic Historians can be Useful to K-12 Teachers

NCHE

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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NCHE Partners with the Library of Congress

NCHE

The National Council for History Education (NCHE) is excited to announce a new partnership with the Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources program (TPS). About the Teaching with Primary Sources Program (TPS) The Teaching with Primary Sources program has been the Library of Congresss premier educational outreach program.

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People’s History Teaching Stories

Zinn Education Project

They were tasked with coming up with a way to both uncover the hidden histories of a particular place, while also creating a site of remembering that honours true history, and invites learning and community. Leading our workshop was an Indigenous Education Leader from Louis Riel School Division. Thank you to Louis Riel School Division!

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How do we teach Black history in polarized times? Here’s what it looks like in three cities

The Hechinger Report

LaGarrett King, founder and director of the Center for K12 Black History and Racial Literacy Education at the University of Buffalo The controversies have had subtle reverberations for the classrooms in Kentucky, Pennsylvania and Virginia too. He adds that it’s not surprising that Black history classes make some people uncomfortable.

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