Teaching American History

AUGUST 27, 2024

Free professional development. Applications open soon for our Spring 2025 Multi Day Seminars! We are hosting seminars on a variety of topics in American history and politics. During the seminar, the teachers discuss primary documents on the seminar topic with the guidance of a scholar, who acts as the seminar leader.

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Historic Sites Museum American History Professional Development 52

Political Science Now

JANUARY 10, 2025

Prior to the start of the conference, selected participants will attend a full-day seminar on Wednesday, September 10, to discuss and receive critical feedback on an article-length manuscript in progress. Papers will be circulated in advance to allow time for thorough reading. A detailed, recent Curriculum Vitae/resume.

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Teaching American History

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

One-Day seminars are the easiest way to engage with Teaching American History in person. Faculty member Dan Monroe at a One-Day seminar in Spring 2022 Although One-Days are designed to fit around a teacher’s busy schedule, it is important to spend some time preparing for the day. Complete as much of the readings as possible.

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Primary Sources American History Social Studies History 52

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 24, 2017

But professional development for those same teachers generally features a presenter at the front of the room, lecturing. And a two-year-old professional development program called LEAP (for “LEarning together to Advance our Practice”) is being linked to greater achievement among students. Photo: Nichole Dobo).

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Professional Development Elementary School Public School High School 82

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 18, 2023

In the ‘90s, the district got rid of many tracked classes in its middle school and high school, and provided significant professional development for teachers so they could properly handle students of varying levels in the same classroom. The last remnant of her program, the math seminar, ended with the 2022-23 school year.

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Middle School High School Professional Development Leadership 111

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 5, 2018

Researchers began rigorously studying coaching in the late 1990s and have been ramping up in the past 10 years to see how well coaching works and if coaching programs are any better than the kind of training seminars that teachers typically attend to further their “professional development.”

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Professional Development Middle School Research Teaching 111

The Hechinger Report

MAY 5, 2024

Universities would do well to consider requiring DEI seminars as part of orientation and encourage faculty to include DEI content in every course. Universities can offer professional development to faculty and staff.

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ED Surge

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Our credentialing process - which traditionally includes a litany of required college-level coursework, licensure steps and extensive professional development - can admittedly be frustrating and difficult to traverse.

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Teaching Professional Development Humanities History 102

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 19, 2021

It included student mentorship, college or career exploration, professional development resources for educators, and help to families trying to figure out the different pathways to college. Prior to the pandemic, its college readiness program was mostly offered in person and on site.

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Middle School Professional Development Education 136

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Melissa Hedges, the math curriculum director for Milwaukee schools, shows teachers at a professional development seminar how folded paper can be used to demonstrate the solution to a fractions problem. He helped develop a “spectrum” that became the centerpiece of the program. “Why am I enjoying myself right now?”

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Professional Development Public School Leadership High School 127

Edthena

JULY 13, 2021

If you support teachers and their professional development, you can cross the hard part off your list — the stats tools inside your Edthena groups are designed to make your life easier. Is Tina struggling with Socratic seminars right now, or was that months ago? But searching for and compiling all that data is a chore.

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Professional Development EdTech Education 105

The Hechinger Report

MAY 26, 2020

Not long after, I was allowed to listen in on a professional development seminar with a group of public school principals. I had begun the week pretty excited about tutoring my own child in narrative writing. Instead, my attempt to persuade her to write three sentences was a disaster.

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Tutoring Professional Development Social Studies Tradition 124

ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Kanold, an award-winning educator, author and national thought leader in mathematics and professional learning communities (PLCs), has co-authored numerous best-selling books and conducted professional development seminars worldwide.

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Education Psychology Professional Development Cultures 116

ED Surge

AUGUST 3, 2023

So education leaders are investing in new training and professional development for teachers on the best use cases for AI. The introduction of generative AI into society shines a bright spotlight on these educators. Soon, they will have to understand it, regulate its use and also implement it in their own pedagogy.

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EdTech Professional Development Lesson Plan Critical Thinking 98

ED Surge

JUNE 27, 2023

Summer is a time that lots of teachers are attending trainings and professional development. One of those spaces is in a college of education classroom or a seminar room where you can kind of talk about teaching. But I was surprised in the book that you noted that teachers rarely get a chance to practice teaching.

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Artifacts EdTech Charter School Teaching 104

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 31, 2019

Three years later, the center boasts assets many parents can only dream of: teachers who have bachelor’s degrees, Mandarin classes twice a week, cooking and yoga lessons and seminars for parents on topics like financial literacy and how to extend learning at home. It’s really just flooding them with support,” Kelly said.

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K-12 Advocacy Professional Development Government 80

Teaching American History

JUNE 18, 2024

And that means the pinnacle of TAH’s professional development for teachers has arrived as well: our Master of Arts in American History and Government (MAHG) program at Ashland University in Ashland, OH. Summer has arrived!

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American History Primary Sources Government History 52

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 29, 2019

They’re known as cultural proficiency seminars and attendance is mandatory. From the start of his tenure, Cambridge Street’s professional development sessions were peppered with cultural proficiency topics and activities. Each of Cambridge Street’s staff members participate in meetings just like this one every week.

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K-12 Cultures Library Middle School 111

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 12, 2017

Teachers can also attend professional development seminars, provided by the state, to improve their literacy instructional strategies. Coaches model lessons for teachers, co-teach with them and provide teachers feedback on their literacy instruction. The free sessions consist of two days of training in both the fall and spring.

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Tutoring Elementary School Advocacy Classroom Management 89

C3 Teachers

MARCH 30, 2022

As a former high-school social studies teacher and professional development specialist, I have found that connecting with cultural centers (e.g., These advantages suggest why connections with cultural centers should matter to educators, students and the local community.

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Teaching American History

JANUARY 9, 2024

And while the relationships you form in MAHG certainly have the kind of professional benefits you’d get from a national PLC network, the friendships are just as valuable. It’s thrilling to bump into old friends like Brett Van Gaasbeek at a One-Day Seminar here in Ohio or Rusty Eder at a Weekend Seminar in Virginia.

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American History History Government Humanities 52

Anthropology News

JANUARY 17, 2024

Offer resources and seminars to help students understand workplace applications of anthropology and translate their capabilities into industry terminology on applications. Integrate various aspects of professional development throughout the curriculum, beginning at the start of the program.

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Anthropology Professional Development Government Research 52

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 30, 2023

The DOE also has offered professional development seminars for school staff on how to support students coping with grief and loss, a spokesperson said. More than 6,500 DOE staff members participated in the trainings between March 2020 and June 2022, according to the department.

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Public School High School Middle School Elementary School 107

Society for Classical Studies

JANUARY 1, 2024

Her work as Placement Officer set a new model for the field for professional development, and she created the gold-standard format for a Classics c.v.—one She established the Placement Service at UNC, committed to seeing all graduated students fully employed. one can always recognize a c.v. in the James lineage.

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Pedagogy Social Justice Leadership Teaching 52

TCI

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Socratic Seminars: Student-led discussions on key themes. Keep Students Engaged by Pairing Reading with Interactive Elements Make reading an active process by integrating: Primary Source Analysis: Students examine historical documents. Visual Thinking Strategies: Images enhance comprehension.

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Primary Sources Geography Civics Middle School 52