Talking Politics and Religion in the American History Classroom
In today’s national conversation, which lately seems more like a countrywide schoolyard brawl with citizens hurling insults and memes, it can be challenging to explore complex ideas. Politics and religion, […]
Team-Teaching Social Studies and Language Arts in a Rigorous Project-Based Curriculum
Teachers who aim to impart critical thinking skills must be willing to trust their students. Trust is essential to a range of teaching strategies, but one very interesting example appears […]
Minnesota Teacher of the Year Constantly Builds Her Content Knowledge
In March, the Minnesota Council of Social Studies named Heather Loeschke 2017 Teacher of the Year. Loeschke, a 2014 graduate of the Master of Arts in American History and Government […]
Lucas Morel on Teaching Colson Whitehead’s “The Underground Railroad”
Colson Whitehead’s novel The Underground Railroad, which won the 2016 National Book Award for fiction and the 2017 Pulitzer Prize, presents teachers of American history and literature an opportunity to […]
Recreating Teaching American History Colloquium, Teacher Helps Students Learn about African American Experience in World War I
Love of history and an interest in helping young people drew Jotwan Daniels away from a planned business career and into high school teaching. He also hoped to improve on […]
Students “Unlock” Clues in Primary Documents, Finding Constitution Booklet
Joe Welch, an American history teacher at North Hills Middle School near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, relies on internet technology for access to primary historical documents. He directs his eighth graders to […]
Teacher’s Volunteer Work Gives her Students Opportunity to Work with Shoah Foundation
Kelly Eddy, a 2015 graduate of Ashland University’s Master of Arts in American History and Government degree program, teaches Advanced Placement US history at Winston Churchill High School in Livonia, Michigan, […]
Marc Landy Discusses the 2016 Election
The 2016 presidential election highlighted strong divisions among American voters, while the outcome defied the predictions of pollsters. We asked Professor Marc Landy, a highly respected instructor in Ashland’s Master’s program […]
Pennsylvania Teacher Testifies to Benjamin Franklin’s Wonderful Life
Talk with teachers participating in TAH.org’s programs, and you learn that many have cultivated a deep knowledge of the history of their states, counties, and towns. Local history it is not […]
Ashbrook Graduate Earns Top Teacher Award from Daughters of the American Revolution
The Daughters of the American Revolution have named a graduate of Ashbrook’s Master of Arts in American History and Government (MAHG) degree program as West Virginia’s Outstanding Teacher of American […]