NCHE

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Since 2021, the National Council for History Education has partnered with the Library of Congress’ Teaching with Primary Sources program on a nationwide program, “The Rural Experience in America”. One example of the work that will be presented in The Source is students’ discoveries in their hometown of Thomaston, Georgia.

Library 130

Library Primary Sources Local History Professional Development 130

Zinn Education Project

JANUARY 8, 2024

History class I teach a lesson about the African American experience in WWII using primary sources. The post Challenging Anti-History Education Laws: Teachers Receive 14,000 Books on African Americans During WWII appeared first on Zinn Education Project. from the Pittsburg Courier and the Double V campaign.

History Education 52

History Education History Education Social Studies 52

Doing Social Studies

JANUARY 27, 2022

TJ Warsnak and Derek Schutte Exploring Strategies for Analyzing Primary Sources Erika Lowery Don’t forget to register! This network of professionals has helped transform my teaching practice and feeds my teacher soul. And don’t forget the free part!). Hope to see you there! Jill Weber

Social Studies 67

Social Studies Primary Sources Geography Economics 67

History Tech

JULY 19, 2024

The Stanford History Education Group has been around since 2002. Sam Wineburg, SHEG’s founder, one year earlier had published a book titled Thinking Historically and Other Unnatural Acts: Charting the Future of Teaching the Past.

Social Studies 140

Social Studies History Education History Primary Sources 140

Dangerously Irrelevant

MAY 31, 2017

The UC Davis California History Social Science Project frames current events within their historical context , connecting students’ present to the past. We could search for pins on Native American history , Middle East cultures , Japanese history , government , geography , sociology , psychology , economics , and numerous other topics.

Social Studies 76

Social Studies Teaching Archiving Geography 76

The Hechinger Report

MAY 3, 2023

Yet for the first time since the NAEP began testing students on civics some 35 years ago, the country has a clear path forward to improving civics and history education. The roadmap is now being put into practice in school districts across the country.

Civics 111

Civics Primary Sources Civic Engagement K-12 111

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 20, 2016

The news literacy initiative is based in the Stanford History Education Group that Wineburg founded in 2002 to train teachers how to use primary sources and help students critically evaluate historical claims.

K-12 96

K-12 Primary Sources Civics Social Studies 96