History Assessments Beyond the Bubble unlocks the vast digital archive of the Library of Congress to create History Assessments of Thinking (HATs). Explore over 130 easy-to-use assessments that measure students' historical thinking rather than recall of facts. There are 10 “flagship” assessments, each marked with a ribbon. Flagship assessments (e.g., The First Thanksgiving) have extended features, including annotated sample student responses and “Going Deeper” videos that provide insights into the assessments and ideas for how to use them. The rest of the assessments are “alternative version” assessments (e.g., Napoleon’s Retreat). Click here for a complete list of HATs.
360cities - 360 cities NEH EDSITEment Lesson Plans The Ashbrook Center at Ashland University worked with the National Endowment for the Humanities to develop web-based lesson plans for U.S. history and American government teachers. The lessons created as a part of this partnership have been placed on the NEH’s EDSITEment web site, which features the best of the humanities on the web. EDSITEment is funded in part by the Verizon Foundation and is a contributor to its educator platform, Thinkfinity.org. This project was funded by a three-year, $375,000 cooperative agreement and a three-year, $186,900 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. These activities are a part of the NEH’s We the People initiative. The project was led by Dr. The following EDSITEment lesson plans have been developed as a part of this project: Other Lesson Plans from the Ashbrook Center:
The history of Hong Kong, visualized PUBLISHED August 26, 2019 Home to over seven million people, Hong Kong teems with life. For weeks, it has also roiled with pro-democracy protests as millions take to the streets to demand political self-determination and personal autonomy. Editor's Note: This article has been updated to reflect the demands of the protesters. Inside the Off-the-Grid Ecovillage Fighting London's Airport Expansion On the site of Heathrow's planned third runway, these protesters have built a sustainable, environmentally conscious community. Photos from March for Our Lives Events Around the Globe Take a look at powerful moments from the movement protesting gun violence, led by young adults, that has spread throughout the world. Youth in Revolt: Five Powerful Movements Fueled by Young Activists From Parkland students to the Arab Spring, teenagers and young adults have a history of pushing social change forward. These Reenactments Put a Personal Face on the History of Black Protest Partner Content
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection | The Collection History Lessons The Reading Like a Historian curriculum engages students in historical inquiry. Each lesson revolves around a central historical question and features a set of primary documents designed for groups of students with a range of reading skills. This curriculum teaches students how to investigate historical questions by employing reading strategies such as sourcing, contextualizing, corroborating, and close reading. Instead of memorizing historical facts, students evaluate the trustworthiness of multiple perspectives on historical issues and learn to make historical claims backed by documentary evidence. Click here for a complete list of Reading Like a Historian lessons, and click here for a complete list of materials available in Spanish.
American History Best U.S. History Web Sites Library of Congress An outstanding and invaluable site for American history and general studies. Contains primary and secondary documents, exhibits, map collections, prints and photographs, sound recordings and motion pictures. The Library of Congress American Memory in particular is an outstanding resource for American history and general studies. Center for History and New Media: History Matters A production of the American Social History Project/Center of Media and Learning, City of University New York, and the Center for History and New Media, George Mason University, History Matters is a wonderful online resource for history teachers and students. Teaching American History This is a wonderful collection of thoughtful and thorough lesson plans and other resources on teaching American history. National Archives and Records Administration The NARA offers federal archives, exhibits, classroom resources, census records, Hot Topics, and more.
Modern Faith, America in the 1920s, Primary Sources for Teachers, America in Class, National Humanities Center Trinity Church, New York City, 1916 4. Modern Faith The world's awry, undone! The Wayfarer, 1919 One year after the end of World War One, a religious drama opened in New York City that attracted full audiences for weeks. In its myriad forms, the search for "modern faith" in the Twenties reflected two concurrent drives—the need to affirm human goodness, hope, and salvation after the apocalyptic world war, and the struggle to accommodate modernity with traditional and revered belief systems. How Americans addressed this question is sampled in the commentary excerpted here. Discussion Questions Which two of the following were major components of the search for "modern faith" in the 1920s? Framing Questions How was modernity defined in the Twenties? Printing Collected commentary on modern faith 9 pp. Supplemental Sites Images: – Trinity Church and graveyard, New York City, photograph, ca. 1916 (detail). Answer to discussion question #1: b, c.
IWitness | IWitness - Education through Genocide Testimony IWitness... Connects students with the past. Engages them in the present. Motivates them to build a better future. With video testimony, multimedia activities and digital resources, IWitness helps facilitate active learning. The Willesden Project 14-year-old Holocaust survivor Lisa Jura’s universal story of bravery and resilience transforms classrooms around the world in an interdisciplinary and multisensory learning experience from USC Shoah Foundation and Hold On To Your Music Foundation. Explore » Meet Holocaust Survivor Pinchas Gutter With Dimensions in Testimony, students and educators can ask questions that prompt real-time responses from a pre-recorded video of Pinchas—a virtual conversation, redefining inquiry-based education. Dimensions in Testimony is supported by in-depth learning resources and available in the IWitness beta website, on desktop and mobile devices with no login required. Learn More » Support for your virtual classroom Learn More » 2020 - 2021 Webinars Learn More »
America: A Narrative History, 8e: W. W. Norton StudySpace US History Tours powered by Google Earth. This new format traces historical developments across time, touching down on locations vital to our nation's heritage and development. Points of interest in each tour launch primary and multimedia sources. Download Tours: To download: Windows users: right-click, "save link as"; Mac users: ctrl+click, "save as". If you haven’t done it already, download Google Earth™ and install it on your computer.
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