Teaching American History

MARCH 11, 2024

As Publications Manager at Teaching American History , I frequently hear the following from our teacher partners: I love teaching with primary sources! appeared first on Teaching American History. But which one should I use? Your website is great! But I feel overwhelmed when I look all the documents.

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Education Week - Social Studies

JULY 14, 2023

A pilot workshop gave teachers an immersive take on Japanese American incarceration during World War II.

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Active History Teacher

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

I knew podcasts were a valuable tool for learning, but I needed to find just the right podcasts for my US History classroom. Here are my favorite (so far) podcasts to use in my US History classroom. American History Tellers. American Scandal – Like American History Tellers, this is told in the form of story.

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ED Surge

MAY 24, 2023

In the wake of the Atlanta Spa shootings and a surge in violence against Asian Americans throughout the pandemic, Illinois made history by becoming the first state to mandate that Asian American history be taught in public K-12 schools beginning in the 2022-23 school year. Let’s get them to recognize there is an absence.”

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Active History Teacher

DECEMBER 22, 2022

I created done-for-you envelope races for Early American History and Modern American History. Students get really competitive, and I love to see their confidence grow as they “show what they know” to their classmates! I have all the terms ready to go – you just have to do the cutting!

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Heinemann Blog

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

We created the resource Short Nonfiction for American History: The American Revolution and Constitution because historical events are full of controversies, mysteries, and dramas that engage and excite students of all ages.

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Active History Teacher

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

The early American history version can be found here. US History Important Document Review 5. Important Documents Review – Let’s be real. Key documents can be tough for students to remember. This sorting activity allows students to connect the dots and review in a hands-on way!

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ED Surge

MARCH 15, 2024

At first, I started small, taking one unit from my American History class — “The Early Republic,” — and reflecting on why students truly needed to learn the content, how it’s relevant today and what kinds of assignments would provide opportunities for students to write for an audience that would motivate them.

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Teaching American History

DECEMBER 18, 2023

For the past year, staff and faculty members at Teaching American History have heard from our teacher partners that they want election materials! We know you want to help your students better understand today’s political environment by providing them with sources that illustrate the history of contentious elections.

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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. Courtney Reiner holds a Bachelor of Arts in Integrated Social Studies degree from Kent State University and a Master’s of American History and Government degree from Ashland University.

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NCHE

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

. –Expert Panels: Participation in RevEd also gets you access to sessions offered at the For 2026 conference, featuring keynote speakers from Colonial Williamsburg and renowned author and indigenous scholar Ned Blackhawk, along with sessions from public historians of early American history.

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Active History Teacher

JULY 9, 2021

Check out the version for early American History and Modern American History. If I listen carefully, I can tell what terms students are struggling with. We will do a quick review before we move on. Graffiti Tagging – This is one of those “have in your back pocket” strategies that works every time!

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Teaching American History

JANUARY 9, 2024

In any class that focuses on the Founding era in our MA in American History & Government program (MAHG) , you’re almost certainly going to discuss Federalist #1 and how often human history is shaped by “accident and force” instead of “reflection and choice.”

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Teaching American History

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Two graduates of the Master of Arts in American History and Government (MAHG) program submitted essays on how they teach these skills to the Bill of Rights Institute’s 2023 National Civics Teacher of the Year Award , placing among the top ten finalists. Still, they trusted themselves, and they trusted posterity, to make democracy work.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 6, 2023

Related: OPINION: The College Board is sanitizing African American studies just as it has American history Fear of Black revolt and power led nearly all slave states to pass laws against teaching enslaved Blacks to read and write. But white leaders have tried to restrict our education for centuries.

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NCHE

MAY 1, 2023

Since 2017, NCHE has offered professional learning colloquia that focus on “Technology’s Impact in American History (TIAH).” With Francis’s help, we began to frame a colloquium to focus on the pre-19 th century period and chose the title, “ Uncovering Lost Voices in American History.”

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 14, 2024

Related: Teaching social studies in a polarized world It’s time we listened to our students and strengthened our curriculums to teach a balanced history that honors all cultures and narratives. Here are a few ways we can do this: Improve instructional materials.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 13, 2024

700: That’s roughly how many high schools are offering the College Board’s Advanced Placement African American Studies course this school year, more than 10 times as many that offered it a year earlier, when it debuted. Yet public flagships were created to educate the residents of their states , and most make that explicit. But the A.P.

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Teaching American History

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Rusty Eder is a Teacher Partner with Teaching American History and the History Chair, Academy Historian and Dean of Faculty at West Nottingham Academy. The post The Tehran Conference and the Origins of the Cold War appeared first on Teaching American History.

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NCHE

JUNE 25, 2023

The social studies standards focused on African American history, recently approved by the Florida Board of Education, sanitize historical acts of violence against Black Americans.

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Teaching American History

JANUARY 5, 2024

George Hawkins , a 2019 graduate of TAH’s Master of Arts with a Specialization in Teaching American History and Government (MASTAHG) program , was named South Dakota Teacher of the Year in October. The post South Dakota Teacher of the Year Sees Teaching as a Team Effort appeared first on Teaching American History.

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Active History Teacher

NOVEMBER 14, 2020

For early American History: Jamestown , The 1st Great Awakening , Louisiana Purchase , War of 1812 , Manifest Destiny/US Mexican War , Civil War Battles , For the second half of US History: Spanish American War , Origins of the Cold War. Now I have students cut out their own visuals before the activity.

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ED Surge

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Humanizing pre-colonial history catapulted a spiritual reckoning and unlocked a familiar wholeness for me. From studying African and Black American history, I developed what Joyce E. King calls “ diaspora literacy ” to contend with the reflection of white supremacy in my paternal lineage and its connection to world history.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 21, 2023

This was controversial for some, but gay people are a part of American history and life, and California is where Harvey Milk did his activism. You can’t teach psychology without covering gender and sexuality, and you can’t teach American history without covering racism.

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Teaching American History

JANUARY 16, 2024

The American Presidency is available for free download from our bookstore. The post Resources for Teaching the Presidential Election appeared first on Teaching American History. Get your copy today!

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C3 Teachers

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Almost ten years ago, I started off teaching and I truly believed that I didn’t need to teach Black History Month or any other cultural month (Hispanic Heritage, Native American History Month, etc.) This is because American history is a history of racism. for that matter.

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Zinn Education Project

JANUARY 2, 2024

Understanding Puerto Rican Migration and Community Building Through the Arts and Humanities Location : New York, NY Date : July 14 — July 27, 2024 Freedom Summer: 60 Years Later — A Landmarks Of American History Teacher Workshop Location : Jackson, MS (available virtually) Date : July 8 — 12, and July 22 — 26, 2024 Heart Mountain, Wyoming and the Japanese (..)

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Zinn Education Project

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

He has written for and consulted with museums and galleries, and was co-curator of the acclaimed exhibition Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing: How the Apollo Theater Shaped American Entertainment for the National Museum of African American History and Culture. Dr. Ramsey has lectured on music nationally and internationally.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Brandt Robinson, a history teacher from Dunedin High School in Florida, described how, during the 2021-22 school year, a student in his African-American history class dropped out three days in. Robinson later found out that the student’s mother had enrolled him in the class to get a copy of the course syllabus.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Since then, states such as Arkansas and Texas have also opposed the true teaching of the history of Black people in this country by dropping African American history courses and eliminating diversity, equity and inclusion efforts.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 29, 2024

I’m principal of a high school with a well-known name, only because it’s the site of one of the most devastating school shootings in recent American history: Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. I’m also a mother, a neighbor and a witness to the enduring scars left by gun violence in our schools.

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Teaching American History

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

<I>Federalism</I>, with John Dinan appeared first on Teaching American History. The study questions at the end of the volume should help teachers and students reflect on this: whether, in the circumstances we face today, our federal system still protects our liberties and promotes good government.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 7, 2022

The report, released in May during Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, surveyed over 5,000 Americans from diverse backgrounds and includes findings about Asian American stereotypes, visibility and acceptance. Several findings in the report have direct implications for Asian American safety. There are signs of progress.

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Catlin Tucker

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

For example, a social science teacher covering early American history could complement that work with a question like, “ What did it mean to be an American? The topic or question driving a 5Es inquiry cycle can be related to the work students are doing in class.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 2, 2024

Marissa Bellenger, one of Cassanello’s graduate students, was warned by a visiting professor teaching a lecture course on American history for which she is a teaching assistant. “He “If I were a lecturer, and I see what’s going on in Tallahassee,” he said, “I would say, ‘Maybe I don’t teach that concept.’”

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

As we have argued elsewhere , at the heart of the current efforts is deep-seated disagreement “over whether and to what extent racism is embedded in American history and institutions, how racism should be acknowledged and combatted, and who bears responsibility for ongoing racial discrimination and injustice.”.

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ASHP CML

MARCH 5, 2024

The Assistant Director will report to the Executive Director. ASHP/CML also leads other programs at the Graduate Center such as the New Media Lab. A staff position, the Assistant Director for Digital Projects focuses on developing, coordinating, and fundraising for digital projects.

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