Studies Weekly

MAY 2, 2024

They broaden students’ view of history and teach them to respect people from different cultures. Many museums offer online resources that you can use instead. For example, the Museum of Chinese in America in Chinatown, Manhattan, NY, hosts a MOCAKIDS Storytime program on Zoom every 2nd and 4th Thursday at 4 p.m.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 28, 2016

“It’s more about giving the teachers, the educators, the space to be learners themselves and learn how to use our museum, our facility, in different ways,” said Gerrie Hall, manager of school and teacher progress at the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum in New York City.

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Teaching American History

AUGUST 27, 2024

Free professional development. We are hosting seminars on a variety of topics in American history and politics. Some of our topics include: Security, Self Determination, and Empire: The Grand Alliance, 1941-1945 at The National WWII Museum in New Orleans, LA. Bush Presidential Library & Museum in College Station, TX.

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Historic Sites Museum American History Professional Development 52

C3 Teachers

MARCH 30, 2022

Image of New York State Archives and Museum in Albany, New York Making connections with cultural centers offers educators a measure of expertise outside their own content knowledge and pedagogical skill. Doing so also offers valuable resources that can be used to help bring history to life.

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Studies Weekly

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

13, 2024 • By Studies Weekly History would not be the same without the inspiring lives of Black humanitarians. For Black History Month, we honor four heroes who advocated for civil rights, fought for the underserved, and spoke out for the welfare of others. 4 Inspiring Black Humanitarians Feb.

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Rosie the History Teacher

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

My Job Hunt I graduated with my teaching degree in December 2013 and landed my dream job at a children’s museum working as their education director/exhibit designer/volunteer coordinator. Teaching positions for history and biology were rather scarce in my area, so I applied pretty much everywhere in a 50 mile radius.

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Rosie the History Teacher

JULY 19, 2021

Right now I am teaching summer school, working as a social media coordinator for a couple of businesses, developing and teaching a course for museum professionals, volunteering at two museums, and managing my teacher resource business. Sometimes also teach a professional development or have a meeting.

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Studies Weekly

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Parker’s uncle by marriage was Mark Raymond Harrington, director of the Southwest Museum in Los Angeles, California. He hired Parker as a secretary and cook for the museum’s excavations of Pueblo Indian sites. Elliott-High Eagle, Oral History, interviewed by David Zierler Oct. She was of Abenaki and Seneca descent.

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Oral History Museum Heritage Archaeology 52

Rosie the History Teacher

JULY 31, 2020

History classes from this amazing location in Costa Rica in February 2019! Luckily I considered myself to be pretty tech savvy already, so I didn’t have a huge learning curve with using tools like Google Forms or Kahoot, but I did need to adapt things like museum exhibit projects and collaborative activities to be fully virtual.

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Teaching Lesson Plan Museum History 52

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 7, 2023

In Norfolk, Virginia, the juniors and seniors enrolled in an African American history class taught by Ed Allison were working on their capstone projects, using nearby Fort Monroe, the site where the first enslaved Africans landed in 1619, as a jumping off point to explore their family history.

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History American History Teaching K-12 98

Studies Weekly

APRIL 29, 2024

We hope students of Asian or Pacific Islander heritage share their experiences and their cultural traditions with their peers, and teachers include the contributions of Asian and Pacific Americans to our collective history in lessons this month. Mostly forgotten by history, thousands of Chinese immigrants, who came to the U.S.

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Heritage Teaching K-12 Museum 59

Studies Weekly

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

15 Women from World History Who Made a Difference Mar. 7, 2022 By Studies Weekly World history is full of remarkable women who changed the way we live today. During Women’s History Month or any time of the year, their stories can inspire your students to dream big and make the difference they want to see in the world.

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World History History Social Studies Archaeology 98

NCHE

MAY 5, 2025

Much like rural history itself, these schools are not uniform; each one reflects the distinct circumstances, traditions, and character of the local community. To support this vision, the National Council for History Education (NCHE) received funding from the Library of Congresss Teaching with Primary Sources (TPS) program.

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