/history History en-US 2021 (c) °ÄÃÅÅܹ·ÂÛ̳ Tue, 26 Nov 2024 19:06:54 GMT /teaching-learning/opinion-this-native-american-heritage-month-we-must-confront-our-nations-violence/2024/11 Presenting students with a fuller, authentic account of U.S. history is no easy task. It is, however, a necessary one. Tue, 26 Nov 2024 19:06:54 GMT /teaching-learning/opinion-this-native-american-heritage-month-we-must-confront-our-nations-violence/2024/11 /teaching-learning/opinion-boys-dont-love-to-read-could-this-former-teacher-be-on-to-something/2024/11 Boys are falling behind in reading. Books with military-history themes may help reverse this trend. Tue, 19 Nov 2024 11:00:00 GMT /teaching-learning/opinion-boys-dont-love-to-read-could-this-former-teacher-be-on-to-something/2024/11 /teaching-learning/can-we-trust-this-source-and-other-questions-readers-ask-in-history/2024/10 Historical texts require students to weigh authors' bias, context, and audience. Mon, 28 Oct 2024 04:01:00 GMT /teaching-learning/can-we-trust-this-source-and-other-questions-readers-ask-in-history/2024/10 /teaching-learning/the-topics-that-dominate-u-s-history-classes-and-the-ones-teachers-want-help-on/2024/09 The "inquiry" method is popular but not always structured well, a new report finds. Wed, 25 Sep 2024 21:17:25 GMT /teaching-learning/the-topics-that-dominate-u-s-history-classes-and-the-ones-teachers-want-help-on/2024/09 /teaching-learning/theres-no-evidence-that-history-teachers-are-indoctrinating-students-report-says/2024/09 Teachers largely use nonpartisan resources, and want to provide multiple perspectives. Mon, 23 Sep 2024 21:54:30 GMT /teaching-learning/theres-no-evidence-that-history-teachers-are-indoctrinating-students-report-says/2024/09 /leadership/video-a-unique-pd-experience-to-deepen-history-teaching/2024/08 A PD program helps educators tell a fuller story by tapping into the power of place. Thu, 22 Aug 2024 20:16:24 GMT /leadership/video-a-unique-pd-experience-to-deepen-history-teaching/2024/08 /leadership/why-this-workshop-is-bringing-teachers-to-a-former-japanese-incarceration-camp/2024/08 The history PD program offers lessons for art, math, and literature teachers too by emphasizing the power of place. Thu, 22 Aug 2024 20:15:06 GMT /leadership/why-this-workshop-is-bringing-teachers-to-a-former-japanese-incarceration-camp/2024/08 /teaching-learning/opinion-make-history-exciting-again-for-students/2024/05 National History Day seeks to engage young people in deep examination of the past. Tue, 14 May 2024 10:00:00 GMT /teaching-learning/opinion-make-history-exciting-again-for-students/2024/05 /teaching-learning/video-teachers-try-this-a-method-for-navigating-political-debates-in-social-studies/2024/04 Through the use of primary sources, and students' own critical thinking skills, this Texas teacher navigates the current political climate. Tue, 30 Apr 2024 16:51:00 GMT /teaching-learning/video-teachers-try-this-a-method-for-navigating-political-debates-in-social-studies/2024/04 /teaching-learning/oral-history-offers-a-model-for-how-schools-can-introduce-students-to-complex-topics/2024/04 Community history projects like a curriculum in Memphis, Tenn. can help students grapple with issues like school segregation, experts say. Mon, 22 Apr 2024 21:02:56 GMT /teaching-learning/oral-history-offers-a-model-for-how-schools-can-introduce-students-to-complex-topics/2024/04 /teaching-learning/how-these-teachers-build-curriculum-beyond-black-history/2024/04 A pilot to infuse Black history and culture in social studies is gaining ground in New York. Mon, 15 Apr 2024 19:32:18 GMT /teaching-learning/how-these-teachers-build-curriculum-beyond-black-history/2024/04 /teaching-learning/heres-how-ap-african-american-studies-helps-teachers-get-students-to-think/2024/04 Ahenewa El-Amin in Kentucky is teaching the second year pilot of the College Board's new course set to officially launch this fall. Mon, 01 Apr 2024 20:15:05 GMT /teaching-learning/heres-how-ap-african-american-studies-helps-teachers-get-students-to-think/2024/04 /teaching-learning/what-students-have-to-say-about-ap-african-american-studies/2024/04 Students at Henry Clay High School in Lexington, Ky., share their takeaways from the pilot course that officially launches this fall. Mon, 01 Apr 2024 20:14:34 GMT /teaching-learning/what-students-have-to-say-about-ap-african-american-studies/2024/04 /teaching-learning/photos-inside-an-ap-african-american-studies-class/2024/03 The AP African American studies course has sparked national debate since the pilot kicked off in 2022. Here's a look inside the classroom. Fri, 29 Mar 2024 18:28:43 GMT /teaching-learning/photos-inside-an-ap-african-american-studies-class/2024/03 /teaching-learning/video-what-ap-african-american-studies-looks-like-in-practice/2024/03 The AP African American studies course has sparked national debate since the pilot kicked off in 2022. A look inside the classroom. Fri, 29 Mar 2024 18:28:37 GMT /teaching-learning/video-what-ap-african-american-studies-looks-like-in-practice/2024/03 /teaching-learning/how-ap-african-american-studies-works-in-a-state-that-limits-teaching-about-race/2024/03 Henry Clay High School in Lexington, Ky., is offering the final pilot year of the course before it officially launches this fall. Fri, 29 Mar 2024 18:28:31 GMT /teaching-learning/how-ap-african-american-studies-works-in-a-state-that-limits-teaching-about-race/2024/03 /teaching-learning/opinion-housework-is-a-topic-worthy-of-study-in-our-schools/2024/03 Keeping housework out of our curricula reflects a broader social indifference toward this traditionally female labor. Fri, 22 Mar 2024 16:00:00 GMT /teaching-learning/opinion-housework-is-a-topic-worthy-of-study-in-our-schools/2024/03 /teaching-learning/history-group-finds-little-evidence-of-k-12-indoctrination/2024/03 Most social science educators say they keep politics out of the classroom, but need help identifying good curriculum resources Wed, 20 Mar 2024 21:21:50 GMT /teaching-learning/history-group-finds-little-evidence-of-k-12-indoctrination/2024/03 /teaching-learning/opinion-what-black-parents-think-about-how-black-history-is-taught/2024/02 The preferences of Black parents are rarely the focus in debates over Black history instruction. Here’s what these survey respondents had to say. Thu, 22 Feb 2024 21:03:16 GMT /teaching-learning/opinion-what-black-parents-think-about-how-black-history-is-taught/2024/02 /teaching-learning/opinion-what-i-wish-i-knew-about-teaching-black-history-before-i-left-the-classroom/2024/02 Bettina L. Love explains how she struggled to portray Black icons as real people in the early days of her teaching career. Mon, 12 Feb 2024 21:42:36 GMT /teaching-learning/opinion-what-i-wish-i-knew-about-teaching-black-history-before-i-left-the-classroom/2024/02 /teaching-learning/video-an-educator-answers-faqs-on-teaching-black-history/2024/02 A Black educator answers educators' frequently asked questions around teaching Black history. Thu, 08 Feb 2024 21:35:10 GMT /teaching-learning/video-an-educator-answers-faqs-on-teaching-black-history/2024/02 /teaching-learning/opinion-whos-improving-black-history-education-for-everyone-three-stand-outs/2024/02 Recent highlights in Black history education, from the Center for K-12 Black History and Racial Literacy Education’s LaGarrett J. King. Thu, 01 Feb 2024 20:43:43 GMT /teaching-learning/opinion-whos-improving-black-history-education-for-everyone-three-stand-outs/2024/02 /teaching-learning/opinion-i-train-teachers-to-teach-black-history-heres-what-ive-learned/2024/02 Here’s how I’ve tried to reclaim Black history from the margins—and how you can do the same. Thu, 01 Feb 2024 19:52:19 GMT /teaching-learning/opinion-i-train-teachers-to-teach-black-history-heres-what-ive-learned/2024/02 /teaching-learning/opinion-the-black-history-that-moves-us-a-resource-list-for-educators/2024/01 Here are some books, documentaries, websites, and social media accounts to help you teach Black history in all its complexity. Wed, 31 Jan 2024 16:56:23 GMT /teaching-learning/opinion-the-black-history-that-moves-us-a-resource-list-for-educators/2024/01 /teaching-learning/celebrating-black-history-education-a-collection This year’s special °ÄÃÅÅܹ·ÂÛ̳ Opinion project celebrating Black History Month focuses on what is going well in Black history education. Tue, 30 Jan 2024 21:21:09 GMT /teaching-learning/celebrating-black-history-education-a-collection /teaching-learning/opinion-what-the-countrys-first-mandatory-black-history-course-can-teach-us-today/2024/01 Decades before AP African American Studies came along, Black women were the driving force behind an unprecedented education reform. Tue, 30 Jan 2024 21:14:54 GMT /teaching-learning/opinion-what-the-countrys-first-mandatory-black-history-course-can-teach-us-today/2024/01 /leadership/opinion-you-should-be-teaching-black-historical-contention/2024/01 How to responsibly teach this critical component of Black history instruction —and why you should. Tue, 30 Jan 2024 21:14:43 GMT /leadership/opinion-you-should-be-teaching-black-historical-contention/2024/01 /teaching-learning/opinion-the-instructive-story-of-this-jim-crow-era-black-history-contest/2024/01 What an overlooked initiative in the segregated South tells us today about teaching Black history to white students. Tue, 30 Jan 2024 21:14:30 GMT /teaching-learning/opinion-the-instructive-story-of-this-jim-crow-era-black-history-contest/2024/01 /teaching-learning/opinion-whose-land-are-you-on-how-to-get-started-teaching-native-american-history/2023/12 It's easy to feel as if a handful of lessons once a year in November about Native American art or storytelling isn't enough. It isn't. Thu, 07 Dec 2023 15:35:38 GMT /teaching-learning/opinion-whose-land-are-you-on-how-to-get-started-teaching-native-american-history/2023/12 /teaching-learning/the-revised-ap-african-american-studies-whats-been-changed-and-why/2023/12 The new framework, published Dec. 6, will be used for the course's official launch next fall. Wed, 06 Dec 2023 13:01:00 GMT /teaching-learning/the-revised-ap-african-american-studies-whats-been-changed-and-why/2023/12