Active History Teacher

AUGUST 21, 2022

US History STAAR. That’s why for US History STAAR review, we spend all year spiraling content. This US History STAAR Review game involves zero prep and is perfect for both early and modern US History. Bell Ringers to Review for US History STAAR When it comes to reviewing, bell ringers are the real MVP.

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Zinn Education Project

MAY 25, 2024

Memorial Day Massacre Check out the documentary and companion oral history collection, Memorial Day Massacre: Workers Die, Film Buried about the 1937 Memorial Day Massacre, when police in Chicago shot at and gassed a peaceful gathering of striking steelworkers and their supporters, killing 10 people, most of them shot in the back. “The

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A Lesson Plan for Teachers

DECEMBER 11, 2023

History appeared first on A Lesson Plan for Teachers. Each will address the best websites, strategies, and resources for teaching the Social Studies content areas. In this post, We’ll take a look at […] The post Finding Everything You Need for Teaching U.S.

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Teaching American History

JULY 2, 2024

Teaching American History emphasizes the use of primary documents. Why, then, is Teaching American History publishing a series of narrative histories? In case you didn’t know about the narrative histories, let me describe them, before I explain them.

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Students of History

MAY 24, 2024

We're excited to announce that Toyosi Dada, a graduating senior at Towson High School, has been awarded the 2024 Students of History Scholarship. This prestigious scholarship, which has been awarded each year since 2017, recognizes a college-bound senior who has excelled in history education.

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Living Geography

JULY 15, 2024

A cross-posting from my GCSE Natural History blog , which now has over 300 posts preparing for some possible involvement in resource creation or support. But natural history, you know, garners a lot of interest. GCSE Podcast with Mary Colwell. From the transcript A subject criteria panel were established.

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Zinn Education Project

MARCH 14, 2024

The post Teaching About Famine and Irish History on St. Studying the so-called Potato Famine can help students recognize that this was no natural disaster, it was the product of structural violence. Patrick’s Day appeared first on Zinn Education Project.

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NCHE

APRIL 3, 2023

At the grocery store: “ Your students did such a great job documenting our local history! What’s the name of that young lady who did a history project about Dickson Mounds? These are just a few interactions I’ve had since my students and I shared our public history project, “The Oral History of Forgottonia.”

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 14, 2024

“I appreciate that my teachers try to offer different narratives,” a student said at one of our sessions discussing teaching materials featuring history and stories from all continents, “but they always seem to be about hardship or having to overcome an obstacle. We are never just the average main character.”

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Mr and Mrs Social Studies

MARCH 14, 2023

Modern American History Word Wall Have you ever used a Modern American History word wall before? In this previous blog post , we’ve briefly discussed word walls, however, we wanted to give a more thorough guide on how to use them in this post, as well as share examples that pertain to Modern United States history.

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Living Geography

MAY 5, 2024

Earlier this week I spent an interesting day in Cambridge discussing the GCSE Natural History as a member of OCR's Consultative Forum. This is a group of people who share an interest in the new specification and the subject itself, and are drawn from a whole range of backgrounds.

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ED Surge

APRIL 3, 2024

With his monotone voice and lack of enthusiasm, he could convince anyone that history is incredibly boring. As a high school history teacher, whenever I meet new adults and we talk about our professions, I often find myself being met with a familiar reaction: "I disliked the subject in school, but now I find it interesting."

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Women's History Network

APRIL 22, 2024

The Spring 2024 issue of Women’s History Today is now available for purchase or downoad. Contents Doing History From the […] This is an open issue that has a broad range of feature articles alongside the more conventional academic articles. The digital version of this edition is available free to all members – see details below.

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Education Week - Social Studies

JANUARY 30, 2024

This year’s special Education Week Opinion project celebrating Black History Month focuses on what is going well in Black history education.

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Zinn Education Project

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

Each month we learn from people’s history scholars in our Teach the Black Freedom Struggle classes. Heather McGhee on Everyday Solidarity and The Sum of Us  Khalil Gibran Muhammad on The Condemnation of Blackness  Michael Hines on the Fight for Black History in Schools Blair L. 6, 2023 Dayo Gore on Want to Start a Revolution?

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Living Geography

JUNE 14, 2024

A cross-posting from my GCSE Natural History blog, which has over 300 posts. A new article in 'Teaching Times' by Mary Colwell gives a bit of an update into the state of the GCSE Natural History, and its possible introduction in 2026. Textbooks will need to be written and teacher training and resource provisions put in place.

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Political Science Now

MAY 13, 2024

This piece, written by Komal Preet Kaur , covers the new article by Nicholas Haas and Emmy Lindstam, My History or Our History? How does history shape a sense of belonging to a national identity? My History or Our History? The post Rewriting History, Redefining Belonging appeared first on.

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Digital Promise

JANUARY 26, 2024

The post How We’re Designing Culturally Responsive Discussions in World History Classrooms appeared first on Digital Promise.

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ED Surge

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Resources for learning and teaching the fullness of Black history all year round. 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. My desire to know exploded.

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Living Geography

MARCH 21, 2024

A cross-posting from my GCSE Natural History blog. A new post on the OCR website from Professor Sylvia Knight. She talks about the connections between the proposed specification and climate literacy.

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Heinemann Blog

APRIL 17, 2024

Watch the authors discuss how making history relevant for students is vital to their engagement and critical thinking skills. China Harvey and Lisa Herzig's Teaching Beyond the Timeline released on April 16th!

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Heinemann Blog

APRIL 16, 2024

For so long, history has been taught chronologically, but does it have to be and should it be? They are authors of the brand new book Teaching Beyond the Timeline: Engaging Students in Thematic History. And today we'll hear about their innovative approach to teaching history thematically.

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Studies Weekly

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Famous Black Scientists Who Made History Feb 8, 2024 • by Studies Weekly Our world would look very different without the scientists who have made breakthroughs in our technology and advanced our understanding of medicine, astronomy, physics, and chemistry.

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Thrive in Grade Five

MARCH 23, 2019

The video made me laugh and think about how much the teacher of those students must have inspired a love of history! So, the history meme project was born in my classroom. What are my rules for making history memes? It’s seriously easy to make history memes. Why do I ask my students to create history memes?

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Institute for Citizens & Scholars

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Black History Month: 10 scholars who are broadening perspectives by highlighting and examining the experiences of Black Americans and are civic leaders in their communities.

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Women's History Network

DECEMBER 5, 2023

The Autumn 2023 issue of Women’s History Today is now available for purchase or downoad. The theme of this special issue is commemoration and the different ways women’s lives are marked, celebrated and understood.

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World History Teachers Blog

JANUARY 21, 2024

Here is an excellent essay by the historian, Peter Frankopan, for AEON Magazine about the significance of silk from its accidental development in China to its use as a "symbol of extravagance and decadence" in Afro-Eurasia. It's a great story and the excerpts are for great for the classroom.

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Teaching American History

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Political parties have a long and often convoluted history in American politics. The following documents tell the story of the changes of the party systems throughout American history. The post Political Parties: Resources for Government & History Teachers appeared first on Teaching American History.

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Education Week - Social Studies

APRIL 15, 2024

A pilot to infuse Black history and culture in social studies is gaining ground in New York.

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Heinemann Blog

APRIL 12, 2024

Connecting current events to history through thematic teaching increases student engagement. China Harvey and Lisa Herzig offer some tips.

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Active History Teacher

JULY 18, 2024

But if you know me, you know I want every US History timeline activity to be fun and interactive! They asked to do it again the day before we took our US History End of Course exam. appeared first on Active History Teacher. Making a timeline doesn't work. The skill of sequencing can be tough for many students!

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Education Week - Social Studies

MAY 14, 2024

National History Day seeks to engage young people in deep examination of the past.

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Zinn Education Project

DECEMBER 30, 2023

In 2023, there were increased attacks on teaching Black history, including anti-CRT laws, book bans, and revisions of the AP African American history course. To counter these attacks, we secured donations from authors and publishers to increase classroom access to the books listed below on African American history.

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Digital Promise

JANUARY 10, 2024

The post Exploring World History: Can a Skill-Based Curriculum Help? appeared first on Digital Promise.

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 18, 2014

Recently students from Mr. Manzo’s 9th Grade Honors World History classes were assigned to create children’s books about the rise and fall of Napoleon Bonaparte in France during the late 18th and early 19th centuries. His ultimate goal is to get students excited about history at an early age. and maybe even the world.

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ED Surge

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Much of that had to do with the fact that I was learning about Black histories for the first time. I live for these histories because they are grounded in formal and informal learning communities, whether in schools, public workshops or even my family home where I first saw the value of Black history.

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Heinemann Blog

MAY 30, 2024

As the school year wraps up, consider refreshing your history class over the summer. Learn how to create a central course theme for engaging exploration.

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