Life and Landscapes

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

The crossing of Morgan’s men into Indiana is steeped in local history and well-remembered by local residents. Fortunately, however, I can direct you to the wonderfully descriptive Meade County History Museum in Brandenburg, a center of high-quality scholarship and research in this region.

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Society for Classical Studies

JANUARY 26, 2024

NEH Grant Awardee: Resituating the Humanities in Place-Based Learning kskordal Fri, 01/26/2024 - 09:03 Image The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has awarded a grant to fund a three-year project at Monmouth College, “Resituating the Humanities in Place-Based Learning.”

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Humanities Local History History 52

ED Surge

JANUARY 10, 2023

Again, sometimes that’s good; it’s a wonderful thing to dwell on the various wonders of what makes our humanity universal. But too often, we fail to center our local contexts, and to explore all of the assets that our neighborhoods and communities could bring to our educational mission.

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Local History Civics Lesson Plan Social Science 130

Dangerously Irrelevant

MAY 31, 2017

It also offers a YouTube channel on which historians discuss their work , making history come alive for contemporary youth. The UC Davis California History Social Science Project frames current events within their historical context , connecting students’ present to the past. We’d subscribe to feeds and listen to podcasts from the U.S.

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Social Studies Teaching Archiving Geography 76

Moler's Musing

AUGUST 28, 2024

A Step-by-Step Guide to Designing a 5-6 Day Unit on Native American History: A Collaborative Journey with AI Introduction: As educators, we constantly strive to create units that not only align with educational standards but also address the specific needs and skills of our students—especially those with IEPs.

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American History Geography Local History History 76

Moler's Musing

DECEMBER 17, 2023

After contemplating options, I decided to put together some lessons on local history. Tuesday On Tuesday, I used the lesson I had developed over the summer about the history of Utopia, Ohio. I posed the question “Can humans ever achieve a perfect society?” Overall I was very pleased with the Thick Slides they created.

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Local History Economics History Critical Thinking 52

Zinn Education Project

JANUARY 15, 2024

For the past three summers, teachers rallied across the country to speak out against anti-history education bills and to make public their pledge to teach the truth. The teacher-led rallies received national media attention, providing a valuable counter narrative to the oversized coverage of the well-funded anti-CRT movement. In Florida, Gov.

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