Teaching American History

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

One-Day seminars are the easiest way to engage with Teaching American History in person. These are free to attend for all social studies teachers and can be in historical locations, school districts, and educational service centers. Here is some advice from teachers who frequent One Day seminars.

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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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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 figure the educational videos she watches while I work are good enough to cover science and social studies for now.

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ED Surge

JUNE 27, 2023

And it wasn't just happening in one class, but it was like happening in English, happening in social studies, happening in science. Summer is a time that lots of teachers are attending trainings and professional development. They were describing these new practices of revision and collaborative writing.

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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., Doing so also offers valuable resources that can be used to help bring history to life. Niagara Falls Underground Railroad Heritage Center.

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Teaching American History

MAY 21, 2024

Join us this summer for the best professional development TAH offers! With each class lasting one week and with teachers coming from all over the country, it’s a bit like a summer camp for social studies teachers! The post Professional Development or Summer Camp for Teachers? MAHG is both!

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