NCHE

APRIL 1, 2025

Eligible applicants can include educational institutions, cultural organizations, historical societies or museums, community or civic groups, libraries, and literacy organizations. These regional grants will help fund projects that expand and explore innovative methods of teaching and learning with Library of Congress materials.

Library 130

Library Primary Sources Museum Historic Sites 130

Teaching American History

MARCH 4, 2025

Native American Leadership, Identity, and Resistance at Mashantucket Pequot Museum & Research Center in Mashantucket, CT. Anthony Museum and House in Rochester, NY. The West in History and Memory at National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City, OK. Anthony & Reform at Susan B. Click here.

Museum 59

Museum Historic Sites Heritage American History 59

Digital Promise

OCTOBER 7, 2020

Practice critical skills by using tools for organizing, researching, writing, publishing, creating, and more. 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.

Historic Sites 115

Historic Sites Museum Library Interactive Learning 115

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 27, 2020

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. “We Many parents and education advocates have dreamed of year-round schooling to fight the summer slide.

Historic Sites 133

Historic Sites Museum Library Elementary School 133

The Hechinger Report

MAY 28, 2018

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. Roughly 40 percent of non-poor kids — middle class and wealthy — attended summer camp. The poor were less likely to go on cultural outings. One third of non-poor kids did.

Sociology 100

Sociology Museum Historic Sites Cultures 100

Political Science Now

OCTOBER 1, 2024

The students helped research and re-fresh APSA Educate’s Teaching the Russia-Ukriance War Resource Collection. I feel privileged to have grown up so close to Washington, DC, and I love visiting the numerous museums, galleries, and other cultural and historical sites.

High School 50

High School Civic Engagement Civics Social Justice 50

Students of History

JANUARY 3, 2023

In a social studies context, this might involve students working in groups to research and present a report on a particular historical event or issue. If you don't have any nearby historical sites to visit, many have incredibly websites that your students can use online.

Social Studies 52

Social Studies Teaching Historic Sites Primary Sources 52