Society for Classical Studies

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Often, the product of this influence is a colonialist narrative that presents past cultures as flawed or inconsistent (because they fail to meet modern criteria) and modern (usually Western) cultures as the resolution of these inconsistencies.

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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.

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A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 9, 2024

The rest is now history. Here is the synopsis: Not Just One Way Are you an educator stuck in the traditional teaching or leadership mold, yearning for a spark to reignite your passion? Where the rigid structures of traditional education give way to flexible, student-centered learning environments.

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Thrive in Grade Five

MAY 16, 2019

History Book Clubs are a fantastic way to get your students reading and engaging with history! Do you love teaching history? Do you try to integrate history into your reading block? One Saturday morning, I was at a Scholastic Warehouse Sale and I discovered a full shelf of history-based fiction and nonfiction books.

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Society for Classical Studies

MARCH 4, 2024

Exploring the Assumptions of Cultural History: Call for Fellows kskordal Mon, 03/04/2024 - 13:37 Image The Future of the Past Lab and the Center for Premodern Studies at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities are excited to announce a three-year series of visiting fellowships titled “Exploring the Assumptions of Cultural History.”

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ED Surge

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Schonfeld, co-author of the new book, “Along Came Google: A History of Library Digitization.” We came away wondering why people don’t talk more about this bit of recent edtech history, and what lessons could still be learned from it. Listen to the entire interview on this week’s EdSurge Podcast.

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 29, 2023

In today's fast-paced world, traditional one-size-fits-all educational approaches need to be updated. AI's ability to analyze student data, such as their learning history and performance, allows for creating adaptive learning paths.

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ED Surge

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Social studies and history classes weren't just academic discourse, they were social and emotional experiences. Like many people who learned new skills during the pandemic, I immersed myself in Black history, pedagogy, and education reform. So many people are unable to conceptualize a full picture of Black history until adulthood.

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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.

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C3 Teachers

APRIL 10, 2022

Don’t get me wrong, we believe that traditional methods are important as well. You can address history, economics, sociology, you know all the facets of social studies. Some of the major goals were to address history told from multiple perspectives and told through a culturally responsive lens. But we can’t stop there.

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Political Science Now

AUGUST 5, 2024

Citation from the Award Committee: In “The Spirit of Caste: Recasting the History of Civil Rights,” Lucien Ferguson writes a compelling account of the civil rights movement and the constitutional protections on which it depends through the lens of caste. Rebecca Ann Reid of the University of Texas at El Paso, and Dr. Salmon A.

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TeachThought

JULY 20, 2024

Understanding AI Concepts Start by helping students grasp core AI ideas like algorithms, data analysis, and pattern recognition through traditional teaching methods Analogies and Stories: Compare an algorithm to a recipe a chef follows, highlighting the step-by-step process.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 27, 2019

Related: Slavery still shapes all of our lives, yet kids aren’t taught its history. It is a call for us to continue the tradition of treating the first day of school like a revival of our communal spirit. Still, cuts are integral to the first day of school tradition. Aesthetics is a luxury that not everyone can afford.

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Sapiens

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

A postcard from early to mid-20th century shows Hopi dancers in traditional regalia in front of Hopi House, a building in honor of Hopi connections to the Grand Canyon. CC What is the traditional origin history of the Hopi people? We don’t see these places as recreational areas to visit.

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Zinn Education Project

JANUARY 8, 2024

While right-wing legislatures restrict the teaching of Black history, we are pleased to support teachers who work to teach truthfully about U.S. In a class with teachers , Delmont explained the relevance of learning this history. We’ll add more once teachers use the new paperback edition.

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HistoryRewriter

OCTOBER 2, 2023

I want the books to be different from a traditional History or ELA class reading so that students understand the purpose of Ethnic studies is supposed to bring students and communities together. This year I have been reading a variety of new titles for my Intro to Ethnic Studies course.

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A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 21, 2020

The premise though is to not only incorporate what has been learned up to this point during one of the most disruptive times in history but also to perceive what might come next. Failing to prepare for the unknown or addressing the slew of challenges that arose when schools were closed means that nothing was learned.

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HistoryRewriter

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

This post features examples of a 10th-grade World History class practicing interpreting literary criticism. This was a part of a large, interdisciplinary project that required the collaboration of an ELA teacher, a History teacher, and a Spanish teacher. When Azuela released his novel, Mexican literature was changed as we know it.

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Life and Landscapes

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Riding the Cable Cars of San Francisco with my son, Philip, during Thanksgiving, 2023! reggievanstockum

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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 findings deepen our understanding of humanity’s shared history and highlight the enduring adaptability that has defined human societies for millennia. 1 Hewlett, B.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 19, 2024

Once the site of an Indian boarding school, where the federal government attempted to strip children of their tribal identity, the Native American Community Academy now offers the opposite: a public education designed to affirm and draw from each student’s traditional culture and language. The charter school, NACA, opened its doors in 2006.

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Anthropology News

JULY 15, 2024

How do we care for objects, archives, words, history, traditions, animals, plants, ideas, and obligations? Issued: July 15, 2024 Pitches due: rolling until November 1, 2024 First drafts due: 3 weeks after pitch decision Submit Here Anthropology News invites submissions on the forms of care that permeate human and nonhuman worlds.

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HistoryRewriter

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

This post will describe the importance of having secondary students engage in oral history projects and describe a new Artificial Intelligence technology StoryFile that can help students practice posing questions to pre-recorded conversational video without the heightened anxiety that comes with actually talking to a real person.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

Johnson feels about Friday,” she told the students as she paced around the cafeteria in an “I am black history” shirt. “If In Louisiana, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Texas, dozens of taxpayer-funded public charters enroll far more white students than any of the traditional public schools in their areas. You know how Ms.

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Zinn Education Project

JUNE 11, 2024

This beautiful tradition of Black freedom should be taught in school. Background on Juneteenth Here are key points from scholars Greg Carr, Christopher Wilson, and Clint Smith on the history beyond the traditional textbook narrative about Juneteenth. But We Can’t Teach? Source: Alamy.In The Brown v.

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Anthropology.net

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

However, the scale of ochre extraction and the evident skill involved at Lion Cavern marks this site as a unique focal point in the history of human creativity and ritual. This extensive ochre extraction reveals not a simple, one-time usage, but a complex tradition of quarrying, refining, and transporting the mineral across great distances.

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Anthropology.net

OCTOBER 9, 2024

The site also contained “Scythian-style” artifacts, including horse-riding equipment, linking it to the early horse-centered traditions of the Scythians—a nomadic people renowned for their horsemanship and animal-style art. 1 Sadykov, T., Blochin, J., Fomicheva, D., Kasparov, A., Khavrin, S., Malyutina, A.,

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Teaching American History

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Before touring History Colorado Center’s exhibit, The Sand Creek Massacre: The Betrayal That Changed Cheyenne and Arapaho People Forever , in Denver this summer, I had never heard of Silas Soule. Buffalo were disappearing from their traditional hunting grounds, and their people were hungry. Morrow disappeared forever.

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Becoming a History Teacher

JULY 19, 2024

Except… This year I interviewed an applicant for the PGCE course who had applied to teach history knowing there was a bursary for English of £10k and assuming this was the case for history too. In my role as Co-Chair of HTEN (the History Teacher Educators Network) I have heard this story time and time again.

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Society for Classical Studies

AUGUST 9, 2024

This session invites papers that explore points of interaction between art and systematic gender-based violence in the visual traditions of the ancient Mediterranean world. What degree of agency do the subjects of such violence have over the production of these visual traditions. Keywords: 1.

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Anthropology.net

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

The Role of Gift Giving in Traditional Societies Throughout human history, societies have transitioned through various organizational forms, such as bands, tribes, chiefdoms, and kingdoms. Despite the recognition of these forms, the quantitative criteria and mechanisms underlying these transitions have remained elusive.

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Anthropology.net

SEPTEMBER 21, 2024

William Taylor, co-author of the study and curator of archaeology at the CU Museum of Natural History, explained that the earliest definitive evidence of humans using horses for transport comes from the region near the Ural Mountains, dating back approximately 4,000 years. ” Can Hips Tell the Full Story? 1 Hosek, L.,

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HistoryRewriter

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Story File is ideal for helping students practice asking interview questions and conducting oral history projects. As Artificial Intelligence causes you to rethink your traditional assignments, how can you use tools like these to get more metacognition and problem-solving from your students?

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Society for Classical Studies

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Kingdon Fellowships sponsor scholars working in the humanities in the historical, literary, artistic, and/or philosophical studies of Christian and/or Jewish religious traditions and their role in society. Projects may focus on any period from antiquity to the present, on any part of the world, and in any field(s) in the humanities.

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Zinn Education Project

JULY 10, 2024

Thanks to a generous donation of books by Haymarket Books , we can offer you a copy of Our History Is the Future: Standing Rock Versus the Dakota Access Pipeline, and the Long Tradition of Indigenous Resistance for your story on teaching about a related lesson.

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Teaching American History

JUNE 18, 2024

And that means the pinnacle of TAH’s professional development for teachers has arrived as well: our Master of Arts in American History and Government (MAHG) program at Ashland University in Ashland, OH. Teachers at the end of the program can choose to complete either a traditional master’s thesis, a capstone project, or our qualifying exam.

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Zinn Education Project

JULY 15, 2024

The series, funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities, is focused on six themes that are at the heart of SNCC’s history of grassroots organizing: the organizing tradition, voting rights, Black Power, women and gender, freedom teaching, and art and culture in movement building.

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