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 […]
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teacher at North Hills Middle School near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, relies on internet technology for access to primary historical documents.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, […]
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 […]
MAHG Graduate Julia Fuette Highlights Slavery in the Constitution
Writing her capstone project, Julia Rae Fuette wanted to synthesize the most important concepts she’d learned in her coursework as a Masters student in American History and Government. At the […]
Congratulations to MAHG Student Nancie Lindblom on Winning Arizona Teacher of the Year!
Nancie Lindblom, Arizona Teacher of the Year Nancie Lindblom believes the study of American history can inspire positive civic action. On the walls of her classroom at Skyline High School […]