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How Colonialism Invented Food Insecurity in West Africa

Sapiens

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. It’s the year 2065. West Africa’s cool seasonal rains wake Abena.

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Oral History of Forgottonia: Building a Public History Project in Rural Western Illinois

NCHE

These are just a few interactions I’ve had since my students and I shared our public history project, “The Oral History of Forgottonia.” As part of the NCHE project, The Rural Experience in America , history club students at Cuba High School created a podcast about a local history topic of their choosing.

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Teaching with Primary Sources in Social Studies

Studies Weekly

Teaching with Primary Sources in Social Studies Feb. 25, 2025 Studies Weekly Its often difficult to connect students to the real-world, real-time applications of events from history and the real people who lived them. For example, most people over 30 can remember where they were on Sept.

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Decades Project for US History

Active History Teacher

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! You need to keep your students engaged and everyone is exhausted!

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Contributions by Scholars of Color Interview Series: Highlights from Dr. Shiela Harmon Martin of the University of the District of Columbia

Political Science Now

First of all, I made an early conscious decision that I wanted to teach at a HBCU… And so, I made a conscious decision to stay at the University District of Columbia… it was just an opportunity for me to give back so much of what had been given to me through my career.

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Using Conversational Video

HistoryRewriter

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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Teaching to the student, not the test

The Hechinger Report

ethos to her teaching. The show has everything — sociology, psychology, interpersonal relations, ethics,” says Barile, who is in her 24th year of teaching. “We Students learn at different paces and via different teaching styles, the thinking goes. We watch the show and dissect it.”. Sign up for our newsletter.

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