Sapiens

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Archaeological evidence and Oral Histories show people in what is today Ghana lived sustainably for millennia—until European colonial powers and the widespread trade of enslaved people changed everything. While Logan’s work revealed the plants Banda residents ate, other research reconstructed the region’s broader environmental history.

Oral History 141

Oral History Archaeology Heritage History 141

A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 29, 2023

AI's ability to analyze student data, such as their learning history and performance, allows for creating adaptive learning paths. This timely information helps students stay on track, maintain their motivation, and build a deeper understanding of the material as they progress.

Tradition 444

Tradition History Education 444

ED Surge

APRIL 3, 2024

With his monotone voice and lack of enthusiasm, he could convince anyone that history is incredibly boring. As a high school history teacher, whenever I meet new adults and we talk about our professions, I often find myself being met with a familiar reaction: "I disliked the subject in school, but now I find it interesting."

History 138

History Primary Sources Artifacts Social Studies 138

TeachThought

AUGUST 20, 2024

Critical thinking is an ongoing process emphasizing the fluid and continued interpretation of information rather than the formation of static beliefs and opinions. Research about cognitively demanding skills provides formal academic content that we can extend to less formal settings, including K-12 classrooms.

Critical Thinking 351

Critical Thinking K-12 History Research 351

NCHE

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

history, Oklahoma History, U.S./Virginia Virginia History, AP Human Geography, AP Macroeconomics, AP Microeconomics, and AP U.S. History for 8 years, a wealth of experience that informs the way he structures his programming at NCHE. I got to watch information click for my students in real-time.”

Geography 279

Geography History Library Humanities 279

Sapiens

JANUARY 9, 2025

Even now, the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History alone has amassed the remains of more than 33,000 individuals. Human remains were part of exhibits in the Natural History Museum at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, for more than 75 years until its closing in 2001.

Museum 122

Museum Anthropology Humanities History 122

Moler's Musing

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

I also added new questions focused on what we actually covered in classthings that reflected the way we analyzed history, not just the way the textbook framed it. Then, I had it generate a list of lesser-known Black Americans who made significant contributions to history. It made Black history personal. The inspiration?

History 116

History Critical Thinking Research 116

Moler's Musing

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

The goal is to strengthen their ability to synthesize information, support their claims with evidence, and refine their writing with targeted feedback. I’m starting small with the MiniReport to help students build skills in comparing sources and developing structured paragraphs. What were the intended consequences of his decision?

Government 122

Government History Geography Leadership 122

Cult of Pedagogy

JANUARY 19, 2025

These texts get more complex as students get older, and the people who know those subjects teachers of history, science, art, technology, health these are the best people to help students navigate those discipline-specific texts. But many of them don’t really know how to do that. .”

Pedagogy 265

Pedagogy Digital Resources Lesson Plan Library 265

Teaching American History

MARCH 11, 2025

By August 2024 she would complete her degree in the Master of Arts in American History and Government (MAHG ) program, giving her time for such an endeavor. On the other hand, because students now rely increasingly on cell phones for information, Messick spends more class time helping them identify credible news sources.

Government 96

Government Controversial Topics American History Civics 96

Passion for Social Studies

DECEMBER 27, 2024

They will even learn about tests that presidential succession has experienced throughout US History. To help them process the information, there is an 18-page Google Slide presentation, video links, and a student handout. After learning about presidential succession, there is even a fun matching activity to check for understanding.

Teaching 130

Teaching Lesson Plan Government US Government 130

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

She planned to major in digital media arts, but before she could start, Delta State eliminated that major, along with 20 other degree programs , including history, English, chemistry and music. Azariah Journey is a second-year graduate student in history at the University of North Carolina Greensboro, which is cutting 20 degree programs. “Is

Geography 133

Geography Political Science Sociology History 133

A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 9, 2024

The rest is now history. If interested, email info@connecteddpublishing.com for more information. That leader was Nicki Slaugh , my co-author of our book Personalize. Once I saw personalization through her lens and that of her staff, I immediately knew we needed to collaborate. There is an impressive discount on bulk orders.

Tradition 409

Tradition Critical Thinking Cultures Leadership 409

A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 1, 2024

School leaders must build trust, foster a positive school culture, and make informed decisions based on data and human judgment. While observing a 7th-grade history teacher, I saw him telling jokes to build relationships at the beginning of the class. Prompt all you want. While these were funny, they did not connect to the content.

Leadership 400

Leadership Pedagogy Humanities Library 400

Zinn Education Project

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Every Zinn Education Project session not only impacts my teaching, but unravels the damage done by whitewashed histories. Tara Micham, social studies teacher, Kansas City, Kansas Tara Micham is one of thousands of teachers learning the history missing from their own education in our Teach the Black Freedom Struggle classes.

Social Studies 98

Social Studies History High School Teaching 98

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 20, 2024

Data is now everywhere in our lives, informing our decisions about which new show to watch, what path to take or whether to grab an umbrella. But it’s practically absent from the way our kids learn. Our approach to teaching data science and data literacy has hardly evolved since I started my teaching career in 1995.

K-12 138

K-12 Teaching Social Studies High School 138

C3 Teachers

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

But despite my students’ success in producing rich products from their work on formative performance tasks, arguments, and taking informed actions, the sensory experience of walking into my classroom did not reflect the intellectual energy that I knew was pulsing in my students’ heads. It was just unnervingly quiet most days.

Primary Sources 111

Primary Sources Pedagogy World History Library 111

Passion for Social Studies

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

When teaching US History, there is a strong focus on heroic individuals. MLK vs Malcolm X Lesson There is so much fascinating information to learn when studying MLK vs. Malcolm X. The Civil Rights Movement is imperative to teach during any US History course as it significantly transformed the world we live in today.

Lesson Plan 246

Lesson Plan History Social Studies Teaching 246

Zinn Education Project

OCTOBER 20, 2024

Donate Today Right wing politicians and media outlets are attacking the very heart of the Zinn Education Project — teaching people’s history in classrooms across the country. Officials in at least 44 states have sought — and in many cases succeeded — to enact restrictions on what teachers can say about history and current events.

History 92

History Teaching Civics Middle School 92

TCI

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

history instruction is essential for developing informed, engaged citizens who can navigate the complexities of modern society. Fordham Institute evaluated the state-of-state standards for civics and history across all fifty states. History in elementary and middle school; also require at least one year of U.S.

Civics 98

Civics Teaching Civic Engagement Social Studies 98

A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 1, 2019

Each has been a disruptive force that has changed how people watch movies, book hotels, listen to music, access information, get assistance, store files, or get from one place to another. Sure, it might not work, but history has taught us that some of the greatest successes of all time resulted from failure.

Cultures 365

Cultures History Research Education 365

Anthropology.net

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

“Locals inform us that the ponds still concentrate fish during the dry season today,” the researchers reported. It offers a fresh perspective on the interplay between environmental adaptation and cultural development in human history. This imaging was crucial in uncovering the scale of the network.

History 98

History Humanities Cultures Research 98

Anthropology News

MARCH 4, 2025

Instead of that essay, I reflect here on the problematic my response in this anecdote highlights: balancing the patterned resonance of history and the total singularity of each life, in attempts to name and redress harm done at Mother and Baby Institutions (M&BIs) and in ethnographic work. Good material for an essay like this one.

Anthropology 88

Anthropology History Archaeology Artifacts 88

Life and Landscapes

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

Riding north through Columbia, his cavalry reached the covered bridge crossing of the Green River at Tebbs Bend in Taylor County, Kentucky. The federals were informed of Morgan’s advance. The crossing of Morgan’s men into Indiana is steeped in local history and well-remembered by local residents.

History 52

History Museum Local History Humanities 52

ED Surge

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Much of that had to do with the fact that I was learning about Black histories for the first time. I live for these histories because they are grounded in formal and informal learning communities, whether in schools, public workshops or even my family home where I first saw the value of Black history.

History 110

History Teaching K-12 Artifacts 110

Anthropology.net

NOVEMBER 23, 2024

The use of perforations suggests they may have been tied to other objects, highlighting an innovative approach to recording information in this early urban society. "Without a means to translate the writing, we can only speculate," Schwartz explained. The find also highlights the importance of interdisciplinary archaeological work.

Artifacts 105

Artifacts Archaeology Tradition History 105

ED Surge

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Brown loves — and has long loved — learning about history, civics, geography and government, in part because he had teachers who brought infectious energy and enthusiasm to those lessons. I was always interested in history. history class and had always enjoyed my social studies classes. This month, we are featuring Caleb Brown.

History 128

History Museum Social Studies Geography 128

Moler's Musing

MARCH 1, 2025

The combination of these strategies helped students interact with history in meaningful ways while reinforcing critical thinking and writingexactly the kind of skills they need as we approach testing season. What does this headline tell us about how history is remembered? Who was upset by this, and why?

History 122

History Critical Thinking Government Research 122

A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 26, 2017

The purposeful use of technology can innovate assessment, transform time frames around learning, increase collaboration, enable learning about information and research thanks to unprecedented access, and provide a level of student ownership like never before. Just using it to access information is also not a sound use.

Pedagogy 429

Pedagogy Library History High School 429

Anthropology.net

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

A Window Into Humanity’s Past Hunter-gatherer societies represent the foundation of human history, defining how humans lived for 99% of our existence. These living conditions foster a unique informal learning environment where children can observe, imitate, and practice critical skills without formal instruction. 1 Hewlett, B.

Cultures 98

Cultures Humanities History Tradition 98

TeachThought

JULY 12, 2024

How To Connect Schools And Communities Using Technology by Terry Heick It’s possible that there is no time in the history of education that our systems of educating have been so out of touch with the communities. Parents have always been ‘informed’—but of what? None of this is new, really. None of this is new, really.

Artifacts 289

Artifacts Project-Based Learning Museum Cultures 289

Sapiens

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Twins have been rare in human history and for that reason can seem special. To study mammal evolution and reproductive life history, we use skeletal collections, both fossil and recently living. Despite these risks, our research shows that twins are a critical part of our genetic history. More than half of all twins in the U.S.

Humanities 95

Humanities History Research Cultures 95

Moler's Musing

MARCH 8, 2025

A geographic feature from the territory A state that came from the territory Then, students moved on to a Thick Slide, where they: Provided background information on the territory Explained why and how the U.S. Enter the Annotated Mapa strategy that helps students apply history to geography the way they would annotate a text.

Geography 98

Geography Social Studies Interactive Learning History 98

Anthropology.net

DECEMBER 5, 2024

A recent study led by researchers from London’s Natural History Museum and the KU Leuven Institute of Philosophy reignites the debate over whether Homo sapiens and Neanderthals ( Homo neanderthalensis ) should be classified as separate species. Neanderthals and Homo sapiens are both humans, but they differ in many ways.

Ancestry 111

Ancestry Anthropology Humanities Museum 111

Becoming a History Teacher

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

However, in this situation, it is unclear why the students need to get this information from source material, let alone dig up this this source material from underneath their desks. History and Literacy in Year 7, History in Practice. 3 This week, in history…how I use card sorts (and why I’ve fallen back in love with them).

Lesson Plan 68

Lesson Plan Pedagogy History Teaching 68

Active History Teacher

JULY 9, 2021

In my US History classroom, I am constantly evaluating what works best in terms of the age-old question, “Did they get it?” These activities give me the informal data I need to drive my review moving forward. I love watching students make connections as they sort primary sources , vocabulary and key people in US History.

Social Studies 195

Social Studies Primary Sources American History History 195

Anthropology.net

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Deciphering the Plaques: A History of Theories Since the 1800s, scholars have speculated about the meaning of these artifacts, numbering around 1,626 recovered to date. Sensing that this plaque was a correction helped reinforce the idea that the plaques were recording specific information that had to be accurate," explains Professor Lillios.

Archaeology 98

Archaeology Artifacts Ancestry Anthropology 98