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.”

Humanities 52

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

Life and Landscapes

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

But it took his men and horses 24 hours to get across the river and follow Morgan. The crossing of Morgan’s men into Indiana is steeped in local history and well-remembered by local residents. The tragic toll on human life in the Civil War was high.

History 52

History Museum Local History Humanities 52

Moler's Musing

AUGUST 28, 2024

In this blog post, I’ll walk you through how I collaborated with AI (ChatGPT) to develop a comprehensive 5-6 day unit on Native American history, tailored specifically for my 8th-grade students. Prompt: “Based on Ohio’s standards, what should 8th graders know about American Indians?”

American History 75

American History Geography Local History History 75

Dangerously Irrelevant

MAY 31, 2017

web site from the National Endowment for the Humanities, including a very popular set for AP U.S. We could participate in a number of free Massively Open Online Courses (MOOCs), including over a dozen on Chinese History from Harvard University.

Social Studies 76

Social Studies Teaching Archiving Geography 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.

Local History 52

Local History Economics History Critical Thinking 52

Zinn Education Project

JANUARY 15, 2024

Students can be invited to share the local history of the respective site you select. Sojourn to the Past students shared the Jim Crow history of swimming pools in Youngstown. In Youngstown, students in a youth group shared the history of the local pool. Students as Historians.

Teaching 52

Teaching Historic Sites Archiving Museum 52