The Hechinger Report

JULY 26, 2021

Standing in a recreated virtual space helps users learn something qualitatively different from simply looking at a photograph, reading primary source material or listening to survivor testimony. S tudents revealed that they were eager to spend more time with the experience.

Museum 135

Museum Teaching Primary Sources Human Rights 135

Zinn Education Project

JANUARY 8, 2024

History class I teach a lesson about the African American experience in WWII using primary sources. #TeachTruth #BHM2022 pic.twitter.com/LFDfO1qcQM — Valencia Abbott (@vannabbott) November 8, 2022 In my U.S. Students read the James Thompson editorial “ Should I Sacrifice to Live Half American?

History Education 52

History Education History Education Social Studies 52

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 1, 2017

Lesseig, who is now a research associate at the Center for Educational Research and Evaluation at the University of Mississippi, noted, for instance, that the text presented Vardaman, the turn-of-the-century governor who supported lynching, as a “normal human being.”. It changed me as an individual,” she said. “I

K-12 97

K-12 Social Studies History Archiving 97

Moler's Musing

NOVEMBER 2, 2024

I had used AI to simplify the primary sources into 7th-grade-friendly readings, hoping this would keep students engaged and make the sources more accessible. This made the Loyalist primary source lesson from the Digital Inquiry group a perfect choice. They then designed a visual infographic.

Primary Sources 126

Primary Sources Government History Human Rights 126