Students of History

JANUARY 3, 2023

It's the year 2023, and teaching social studies is more of a challenge than ever before. Between the students, administrators, parents, and the community, social studies teachers are feeling pressure from all directions. Another trend in social studies education is the emphasis on project-based learning.

Social Studies 52

Social Studies Teaching Historic Sites Primary Sources 52

ED Surge

OCTOBER 8, 2024

When I was studying to become a teacher, I had to choose a major and a minor, and I picked social studies as my major and computer science as my minor. A lot of children have never been to a museum, never been to cool places in the big city. So far it has accomplished that goal. We’re a rural community.

Teaching 123

Teaching K-12 Social Studies Museum 123

Thrive in Grade Five

FEBRUARY 2, 2019

If you’d like more information on this topic, I recommend the following site: Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian – Lessons and Resources The post Teaching About Native American Cultural Groups with Respect and Sensitivity appeared first on Thrive in Grade Five.

Cultures 130

Cultures Teaching Museum Elementary School 130

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

Parents can follow the Twitter feed, and say, ‘Don’t you have that paper due soon in social studies class?’ ” Terrill said. Sanfelippo found his district’s social-media rallying cry during a school field trip to Fall Creek’s history museum, where vintage banners, pennants and pins were emblazoned “Go Crickets!”. “We

Museum 106

Museum Community Engagement Social Studies Tradition 106

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 11, 2016

11, 2001, high school social studies teacher and football coach Robert Lake stood outside with students waiting to get picked up from school. Robert Lake, social studies teacher at North Plainfield High School. Photo: Chris Hondros/Getty Images. NORTH PLAINFIELD, N.J. — On the afternoon of Sept.

History 75

History Social Studies Museum Civics 75

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 4, 2023

We can do this by taking field trips to local museums and historical sites, inviting experts into our classrooms, participating in programs like Empatico that connect students worldwide, creating robust class libraries and using content-rich curriculums across subject areas to build student knowledge.

Historic Sites 96

Historic Sites Education Museum Tutoring 96

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

The curriculum is part of the Hidden Voices Project , initiated by the New York City Department of Education’s Social Studies Department and the Museum of the City of New York. I went from visiting the Museum of Chinese in America ( MoCA ) to learning mostly about the Civil War,” he said.

History 105

History Heritage K-12 American History 105

Studies Weekly

APRIL 29, 2024

In 2016, Ko was honored by the National Women’s History Museum for success and leadership in business. For further reading, visit jacl.org , the National Women’s History Museum , or the Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies. Jerry Yang is a Taiwanese American computer programmer who founded Yahoo!

Heritage 59

Heritage Teaching K-12 Museum 59

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. the New York State Archives and Museum , and the Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural Site ) is essential to my instructional practice.

Cultures 52

Cultures Heritage Civic Engagement Civics 52

Studies Weekly

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

The National Women’s History Museum documents how Truth advocated for voting rights for all and argued that gender or race should not restrict any human rights. Learn how Studies Weekly Social Studies can help teach students about history’s humanitarians.

Museum 52

Museum Social Studies Advocacy Heritage 52

ASHP CML

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Rachel comes to the GC with a background in education, and in teaching history/social studies. She holds an MA in Museum Studies and an MA in History, and she is a longtime volunteer at the LGBT Community Center National History Archives.

Archiving 52

Archiving Museum History Social Studies 52

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. Discover more perspectives and experiences through Studies Weekly’s social studies and science products.

Oral History 52

Oral History Museum Heritage Archaeology 52

ASHP CML

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Rachel comes to the GC with a background in education, and in teaching history/social studies. She holds an MA in Museum Studies and an MA in History, and she is a longtime volunteer at the LGBT Community Center National History Archives.

Archiving 40

Archiving Museum History Social Studies 40

Studies Weekly

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Studies Weekly includes multimedia resources such as videos, interactive activities, and printable materials, that enhance engagement and facilitate interactive learning. Learn more about Studies Weekly’s science programs at studiesweekly.com/science.

Teaching 52

Teaching Museum Interactive Learning Lesson Plan 52

C3 Teachers

MAY 8, 2024

C3 Teachers followed six secondary and middle level preservice teachers at the University of Kentucky as they designed inquiries for their social studies methods class. Social studies affords endless possibilities for inquiry. In the world of social studies, there are a plethora of topics to cover.

Primary Sources 40

Primary Sources Social Studies Artifacts Museum 40

C3 Teachers

MAY 8, 2024

C3 Teachers followed six secondary and middle level preservice teachers at the University of Kentucky as they designed inquiries for their social studies methods class. Social studies affords endless possibilities for inquiry. In the world of social studies, there are a plethora of topics to cover.

Primary Sources 40

Primary Sources Social Studies Artifacts Museum 40

Zinn Education Project

JANUARY 15, 2024

It could be identified by a historic marker, statue, archive, burial ground, or museum. Area Educators for Social Justice has secured the following co-sponsors for this year, in addition to the co-host, the African American Civil War Museum and Memorial. Sign Up to Host an Event 3.

Teaching 52

Teaching Historic Sites Archiving Museum 52

Studies Weekly

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Later in life, she was one of the first women to work in Mexican archaeology and the first person to study the pre-Columbian site of Chalcatzingo. Impressed with her work, the national museum hired her as the director of archaeology. Her life proves women can not only break into male-dominated fields but excel in them.

World History 98

World History History Archaeology Social Studies 98

Zinn Education Project

JANUARY 2, 2025

Host an information table at a public site (like a library, bookstore, museum, festival, or farmers market) or organize a gathering at a historic site. It could be identified by a historic marker, statue, archive, burial ground, or museum. The group can be any size. Every voice and action counts! Select your activity.

Teaching 52

Teaching Historic Sites Museum Archiving 52

Cult of Pedagogy

MAY 2, 2023

Now she returns with three other educators — Fatma Elsamra, math, Reem Fakhry, science, and Abeer Ramadan-Shinnawi, social studies — to focus more specifically on the curriculum piece of this work, approaches we can take to integrate Arab narratives into our teaching and curriculum. “They tend to be overlooked. .

Social Studies 130

Social Studies Cultures History Pedagogy 130

The Hechinger Report

MAY 7, 2018

A field trip to this much-needed museum should be required for every middle and high school student in U.S. The Alabama social studies curriculum , for instance, doesn’t really explain or even mention lynching. schools, lest we forget that terrorism has been a fixture in American democracy long before 9/11.

Museum 64

Museum History Tradition Social Studies 64

Zinn Education Project

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Hope Koumentakos High School Social Studies Teacher, Takoma Park, Maryland I currently teach U.S. The plan was to make it a museum that focuses on the history of Black Americans’ struggles both during and after enslavement. Brandon Grijalva High School Social Studies Teacher, Chicago, Illinois While teaching AP U.S.

History 52

History Teaching Social Studies High School 52

ACRE

JUNE 21, 2023

Tour guides walk students through the historic timeline and share the stories they’ve preserved throughout the museum, connecting learning topics from across the social studies content area. After the Civil War, the space was opened as a commissary selling supplies on credit against tenants’ & sharecroppers’ harvests.

Heritage 52

Heritage K-12 Museum Social Studies 52

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 16, 2020

I applied and won, and that fall, the organization flew me to see the museum and meet the publisher of USA Today. She taught social studies and worked as the “dean of culture,” a role that allowed her to plan field trips and work with families on discipline issues.

Charter School 89

Charter School High School Cultures Public School 89

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 7, 2023

Jefferson County Public Schools revamped its social studies curriculum in 2019. Next she handed out VR headsets and asked her students to grab their cellphones and head to her Google classroom, where posted three different experiences that showcase Afrofuturism: an Afrofuturism art museum, a short VR film and a musical performance.

History 98

History American History Teaching K-12 98

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 20, 2019

In a 2018 study , the anti-racist nonprofit the Southern Poverty Law Center surveyed high school seniors and social studies teachers and found that only 8 percent of the students surveyed could identify slavery as a central cause of the Civil War. Less than a quarter could identify how the U.S.

History 111

History Museum Social Studies Economics 111

HistoryRewriter

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

On April 26, 2025, the EduProtocols Roadshow will take over the Hiller Aviation Museum in Northern California. The day features a special focus on math, English Language Arts (ELA), science, and social studies. Join us at the EduProtocols Roadshow on April 26, 2025, at the Hiller Aviation Museum. Register HERE.

Museum 246

Museum Professional Development Social Studies Teaching 246

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 23, 2020

Social studies classes spend only 8 to 9 percent of their time on Black history, treating it as a niche topic instead of a core part of American history. The museum is open to the community, but also integrated into the curriculum of the school. That plays out in both our policies and our textbooks.

Museum 138

Museum Education American History History 138

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 25, 2021

High school social studies teachers and scholars of American history don’t deny that the nation’s story is full of mobs, civil unrest and violence. Trump showed up for the opening day of the new civil rights museum; one supporter looks at a list of those who were lynched. I personally love it because you know what?

Teaching 137

Teaching Civics American History Controversial Topics 137