Active History Teacher

MARCH 16, 2023

I have tried several projects over the years: Oral History projects, “pick a topic from this year and research deeper”, Instagram summaries, etc. High interest due to student choice and topics Independent research means no direct teaching from you! Sound familiar? Benefits of a decades project? How does it work?

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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

JUNE 9, 2022

and South Carolina, the program focuses on research- and arts-based projects structured around Black history and feminist thought, Afro-futurism and the history of organization and activism. history classes, “it’s kind of just as slaves really,” she added. Co-designed with a handful of Black girls from Washington, D.C.,

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 17, 2022

The problem is combining the two at once, according to “ Specifying Hybrid Models of Teachers’ Work During COVID-19 ,” published online in the peer-reviewed journal, Educational Researcher, in January 2022. When the pandemic first hit in March 2020, Bartlett wanted to document the lives of teachers. teaching work force.

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Anthropology News

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Thankfully, we have records of past Afro-descendant entrepreneurs through both written and oral histories. As an anthropologist, I understand that reflection upon one’s positionality is an important part of the research and writing process. Turning one’s gaze south, the works of historian Michael L.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Children can also collect and publish oral histories about a place. To understand what Sustainability is all about, consider the words of author and researcher John R. Distinguishing weather from climate is a good foundational step. They can test water and soil, plant trees, compost and build soil fertility.

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ED Surge

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Amid bans on teaching Black history and calculated attempts at falsifying history, we all need a recalibration in the importance of telling full stories about America’s past and present. Oral history has preserved Black history, and sharing these stories across generations will preserve truths and offer a blueprint for the future.

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Anthropology.net

MARCH 27, 2024

By examining obsidian blades excavated from the Anakena site, researchers sought to elucidate the dietary habits and cultural connections of the island's early inhabitants. Researchers analyzed starch grains left on these blades and found a variety of Polynesian and indigenous South American starches.

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ASHP CML

OCTOBER 11, 2022

history, from early America to the 1990s, and engaged sources suited for classroom use, including military and government records, oral history interviews, literature, photography, and organizational archives. The institute introduced the rich body of recent scholarship covering the span of U.S.

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Political Science Now

MARCH 14, 2025

He also completed an APSA Oral History Interview in 1993, where he shares his experiences in the discipline of political science. I have fond memories of him regularly calling the APSA Office to share his latest research or to inquire about a recent program announcement. John Matthew Holden is the son of Dr. Matthew Holden.

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HistoryRewriter

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Story File is ideal for helping students practice asking interview questions and conducting oral history projects. Imagine an Alexa that helps your students interview any historical figure living or dead? Try Story File and watch your students improve their speaking and listening skills. Class Companion.

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Anthropology.net

JUNE 13, 2024

Indigenous Knowledge and Science Unite Recent research has reshaped our understanding of when horses were reintroduced to North America. The Broader Implications Some Indigenous oral histories suggest interactions with horses date back thousands of years to Ice Age equines.

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Political Science Now

MARCH 7, 2024

In the APSA Public Scholarship Program, graduate students in political science produce summaries of new research in the American Political Science Review. Milliff’s research focus is on Indian Sikhs’ actions during the anti-Sikh pogrom in North India during the 1980s. American Political Science Review , 1–19.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 19, 2022

Research shows that whether students finish high school is largely determined by their first year. Research suggests the schedule can smooth the transition to high school and boost graduation rates by minimizing the number of transitions students experience and build stronger student-teacher relationships.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 4, 2018

Garcia, who had taught for 16 years in Brockton before becoming a high school principal in Rhode Island, researched student-centered learning and felt the techniques could provide an antidote to a form of torture found too frequently in schools: boredom. Students have a say in how the classroom experience is structured, as well.

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Political Science Now

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Hamilton was of the first African Americans to hold an endowed chair at an Ivy League university, Hamilton focused his research on urban politics and the Civil Rights movement. Hamilton was a private and modest man and was “concerned about what would and would not happen upon his passing.” Hamilton , Columbia University Magazine Charles V.

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Anthropology.net

APRIL 11, 2024

The research, published in Quaternary Science Reviews 1 , describes the discovery of nearly 100 pottery fragments, some dating back up to 3,000 years. Oral histories from local Indigenous communities corroborate accounts of pottery production and trading traditions, further supporting the cultural significance of the discovery.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 24, 2017

Vermont Performance Lab is a nonprofit arts organization that supports the arts and Vermont’s rural communities through artist residencies that link artists’ creative research and community engagement. A recent project explored the radical movements of the late 20 th century.

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Sapiens

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

The group shares information about the islands ancient history and the role of local collaborators in discovering that heritage. Umoja is also collecting Oral Histories to preserve the legacies of generations of Rusingans who facilitated research around the island. They inquire how they, too, might become scientists.

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ASHP CML

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

The CUNY Digital History Archive is now recruiting volunteer researchers to join our project team. Research and Editorial Board The editorial team reviews new collections and assists with research and writing, identifies relevant archival materials and works with collection curators to contextualize primary sources.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 29, 2024

The kids have all been researching extreme weather and the end of the unit asks them to do further research, called research with an agenda. As a class we write a persuasive letter asking them to do more, and it includes facts on their research about how hurricanes are getting worse. How did you land on that device?

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ED Surge

JANUARY 6, 2025

A scholarly book or article about history or philosophy counts. So does a local oral-history project, an art exhibit, or a dinner-table conversation about books, movies, or music. How do you take really amazing academic research and turn it into social information, public knowledge?"

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