History
Education news, analysis, and opinion about how history is taught
Who Decides What History We Teach? An Explainer
Education Week breaks down how politics has long been embedded in this decision, and how new laws may affect the process.
Equity & Diversity
Opinion
Black History Month, Week 4: Tell Stories, Hear Stories, Find More Stories
Each Friday this month, I'll post some ideas, folks to follow, and blog pieces about Black history, the work Black teachers are doing and how they are engaging in this month with their students.
Education
Opinion
Black History Month, Week 3: History Is Happening
Each Friday this month, I'll post some ideas, folks to follow, and blog pieces about Black history, the work Black teachers are doing and how they are engaging in this month with their students.
Education
Opinion
Black History Month, Week 2: Awaken Activism and Understanding
Resources for Black History Month and reading from Black educators.
Equity & Diversity
Opinion
Black History Month, Week 1: History That Cannot Be Silenced
Each Friday this month (or more), I'll post some ideas, folks to follow, and blog pieces about Black history, the work Black teachers are doing and how they are engaging in this month with their students.
Social Studies
Opinion
What the New AP U.S. History Framework Gets Right
The much-revised 2015 AP U.S. history framework drops the moralizing in favor of historical context, writes Jeremy A. Stern.
Social Studies
History Textbook Referring to Slaves as 'Workers' Will Get an Update
A Texas mother garnered attention on Facebook for posting a picture of her son's McGraw-Hill history textbook, which said the slave trade "brought millions of workers from Africa."
Curriculum
Opinion
Why Do Students Hate History?
In history class, students should explore topics of interest, not just memorize a chronology of events, writes Greg Milo.
Social Studies
Fight Over Politics in AP U.S. History Guide Misses the Point, Historians Say
Some historians say that focusing on the content changes between the 2014 and 2015 AP U.S. History frameworks misses the larger point: Both documents are significantly better than what came before them.
Federal
What's in the New, New AP History Framework?
Here’s how the 2014 and 2015 versions of the Advanced Placement U.S. History curriculum framework differ on four topics.
Standards & Accountability
Opinion
A Few Lessons That AP U.S. History Can Teach the Common Core
Today, the College Board released its newly revised AP U.S. History framework, which has some intriguing parallels to the Common Core kerfuffle.
Education
Opinion
Doing Real History in High School: The Wayland High School History Project
Kevin's Delaney's Wayland High School students publish a biography of one of their town's most interesting residents, Jessica Henderson, a fierce suffragette and political activist from the World War I era.
Teaching Profession
CTQ Collaboratory
History Lesson: Giving Students Freedom to Create Their Own Projects
Filling the last month of class can be tricky, but history teacher Brison Harvey has found a way to keep students engaged right through the end of the year: Let students create their own projects.
Standards & Accountability
Opinion
Three Things You Need to Know About Teaching U.S. History From a Global Perspective
While on the surface, it may seem that U.S. history is one of the least global of all subject areas, America's past is inextricably tied to that of other nations.
Social Studies
Opinion
Using Letters to Teach the Holidays (and History)
Teaching holidays can be an interruption from regular instruction, or they can be an opportunity for rich, common- core aligned discussions. Now that's something worth celebrating!