#teachinghistory

[mizamour]

One of the things I want to do as a librarian is promote texts with inclusive versions of history, where amazing authors tell the stories of brilliant, innovative, and dedicated people who have been left out of the narrative for various reasons (cough white supremacy/misogyny/homophobia) like Bayard Rustin in the Civil Rights movement, Dr. Patricia Bath in medicine, Lonnie Johnson in engineering, Charles Henry Turner in entomology, Tu Youyou in medicine, and so many more. But for some areas of history, I haven't found good elementary school texts yet. So this one, telling the story of York, fills a much-needed gap. York was an enslaved person enlisted for the Lewis and Clark expedition without his choice in the matter. He had to leave his family behind, and was often disrespected by his fellow explorers. But despite this, he played an integral role in the expedition, without which it would not have been successful. He served as an intermediary to bypass the often tense encounters between the white explorers and rightfully wary indigenous people, forming relationships with Native Americans (and sometimes getting mistaken for the leader of the group). He befriended Sacagawea, as someone who could share her experience of being torn from her family and treated as property. York's team grew to respect and admire him so much that they named Islands after him and asked him to be a part of the vote on courses of action (which Black people were usually barred from), and yet when he returned, his name was left off the list of heroes being presented to the president, his instrumental contributions disregarded. This story is vital to teaching the Lewis and Clark expedition, and I am excited to share it with our teachers! #inclusivehistory #teachinghistory #history #marginalization #blackhistoryisamericanhistory #blackhistory #blackbooksmatter #lewisandclark #explorers #americanexplorers #teachersofInstagram #librariansofinstagram #schoollibrarian #librariansfollowlibrarians #thejourneyofyork #teachrealhistory #teachthetruth https://www.instagram.com/p/Cgb2j8hOTxi/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[granolagirl1]

Feeling the witchy vibes on this Teacher Work Day. Watching Practical Magic and putting in grades. A donut from @youkneadthispie is just the cherry on top. :) #witchyvibes #witch #practicalmagic #magic #halloween #october #fallvibes #grading #teaching #teacher #historyteacher #teachinghistory (at Hillsborough, North Carolina) https://www.instagram.com/p/CGhsJrYJBq2/?igshid=15pfql8xv3fwx

[lamelavellan]

Ya’ll all this weirdness aside it’s been a great year as a teacher. My heart is so full. I’ve had kids come out to me, I’ve talked kids through eating disorder worries, life worries, home worries, everything in between. The fact that they are comfortable and feel safe enough to do that with me is humbling.

All the while we emphasized mental health in my room and it has helped. I’ve seen the progress in my kids.

Well I just had a mom make me CRY. I called back for one of my AP kiddos about digital learning plans. I guess the mental health talks helped because the kid in question finally got convinced to see a psych and get help and the mom was so happy and thanked me for listening and talking to her through the year😭😭😭 I’m flipping balling my eyes out. She said I’m like a second mom to her kiddo and she really looks up to me. She said she was glad there are still teachers who genuinely care about the kids. This is why Maslow’s theories are the center of our class.

I became a teacher to help kids with mental health issues like me. It’s so so nice to see that I actually am. Teenage me didn’t think I’d see age 20 much less 25 and have such a full life and full heart.

[malaika-salaam]

💜 Lo-Fi Laika We flourishing. We ready. The school year may be starting or has started... But we know, every day is a school day. 💜 #wellnesscoach #drinkingwaterandmindingourbusiness #teachingtheyoungyouthoftheworld #TeachTheYouth #ReadingIsFUNdamental #TeachingHistory #HerStory and #OurStory #TheOnlyChristopherWeAcknowledgeIsWallace #YourKidsFavoriteTeacher #HopeDealer #HopeIsDope #RealLifeMissFrizzle #NobodyBeatsTheFrizz https://www.instagram.com/p/B06OQ8lFIl3/?igshid=15kxzr9fyvctm

[fabulizemag]

Make a racist mad today. Share this. Irish people were not slaves. #irish #irishpeople #revisionisthistory #fakenews #lying #fuckracism #racisminamerica #teachinghistory #whitepeoplebelike #whiteprivilege #whitepeopleshit #slavery #rbg #blackhistory365 #blackhistorymatters #blackhistoryiseveryday #stoplying #ireland #history #historylovers https://www.instagram.com/fabulizemag/p/Buj3l1ql_Da/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=xl6bo4cbwz90

[r-alan]

This is a free comic that I lettered, drawn by @marcus_kwame - it’s about a brother who essential to the creation of the video game industry. Written by Matt Slayter created for @popcultureclassroom Posted @withregram • @popcultureclassroom New for Middle and High School: Learn how unsung inventor Jerry Lawson paved the way for today's video games in a special Black History Month issue of Colorful History. This free download includes the history comic, discussion topics, project ideas, and reference lists for further exploration. Written by @mattieslay Art by @marcus_kwame Lettering by @ralanwrites #blackhistorymonth #videogames #historyoftechnology #teachinghistory #stemstories #historycomic #blackexcellence #classroomresource #teachersofinstagram #videogamehistory #classroomcomics #teachingresources #teachingideas #steamstories (at Denver, Colorado) https://www.instagram.com/p/CaS1dF5lX7e/?utm_medium=tumblr

[rebel-girl-queen-of-my-world]

#Maus by Art Spiegelman is what a narrative of the Holocaust needs to be - honest, from the perspective of the victim/survivor, and unwilling to trade in illusions of innocence or justice where there was none. Dara Horn’s “People Love Dead Jews” pointed out that so much popular WWII fiction centers conscientious rescuers or noble non-Jews (and can you think of a single work of WWII fiction that has a Roma protagonist?). The victims are just the tragic side characters who exist for the protagonist to learn a lesson, to be their redemption. In reality, the number of people who hid Jews or assisted us in our resistance amounted to less than a rounding error. Yet so many people crave this narrative that de-centers the victims and survivors, and that offers them a redemption in the end. Despite the fact that there was no justice for the victims, the reader cannot even handle a slice of the true horror. This is the insidious motivation behind the censorship of not only Maus in Tennessee but the war on history. Parents outraged that their children will learn - *god forbid* - the truth about slavery’s brutality or that racism is still a pervasive problem are desperately clinging to the ignorance that allows them to enable and reap the benefits of white supremacy. As long as their children remain like them, their children won’t see them for who they are - ignorant, solipsistic narcissists who feel attacked when asked to consider anyone else’s humanity for once. Thanks to @gwenckatz’s excellent thread on #pajamafication, which I urge you to check out in full on Twitter. #holocaust #criticalracetheory #holocausteducation #shoah #artspiegelman #education #humanrights #teaching #historycurriculum #history #teachinghistory #facinghistory #slavery #racism #antisemitism #civilrights #wwiifiction #worldwar2 #ww2 #jewishhistory #blackhistory #indigenoushistory #historymatters https://www.instagram.com/p/CZdKp1ysEB9/?utm_medium=tumblr

[jaymaqx]

Whenever possible, I try to give a "sketch it" or "write it" choice to students. For this particular "warm up" students had the choice of showing their understanding of our immigration key terms via four multiple choice questions or sketches. I'm just amazed at this student's expression of understanding of the terms through a sketch. I can clearly see the student understands the fundamental difference between the two terms. @mr.maqsood . . . #teachinghistorythroughart #teachinghistoryisfun #teachinghistory #teachinghistorytoourfuture #teachinghistoryandbeyond #teachinghistorymakers #teachinghistorymatters #teachinghistoryalesson #teachinghistorytokids #historyteaching #teachingworldhistory #msspecialedteachers #specialedteachers #specialedteachersrock #specialedteachersofinstagram #pakistaniteachers #refugeesarewelcome #refugeestories #refugeesupport #istandwithrefugees #helprefugees (at New York, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/B4FzE99hqVt/?igshid=12nb7p1eaaa03

[gradgrinds2]

Did 19th century Reconstruction cause 21st century poverty in the Bronx? What a Better Question!

While working with a history teacher in the Bronx recently, I asked her why students should want to learn what she has to teach. Her answer was wonderful. Her motivation wasn't because students have to pass the tests or get into college or because she was saying so. Those are important, we agreed, but not primary. Instead, she shared, "I want them to understand how what happened in the past shapes society today." And with that, we started to reimagine the questions she posed to frame an upcoming unit on Reconstruction. We landed on this: Did 19th century Reconstruction cause 21st century poverty in the Bronx? We even created a teaser image and question to hook students based on census data. Check it:

In the weeks to come, we are going to assemble a rich collection of documents from that era and see how framing their analysis in terms of present-day impact trickles down into the kinds of lessons she teaches and students' engagement. It never ceases to amaze me, the power of reimagining a single question. Read the full article

[omniatlas]

NEW MAP: Europe 283: Carus’ Persian campaign (July 283) https://buff.ly/3e5hPeg In late 282 Probus was assassinated and succeeded by Carus. Learning that the Persians were in civil war, Carus rushed east with his army, placing his son Carinus in charge of the West. Carus’ invasion of Persia proved to be a great success—that is, until he fell ill and was apparently struck dead by lightning in the summer of 283. #thirdcentury #3rdcentury #ancientrome #carta #europe #europeanhistory #historia #histories #historybuff #historygeek #historyteacher #instahistory #map #mapa #maps #roman #romancivilwar #romancivilwars #romanempire #romanhistory #romans #sasanian #sasanid #persianempire #ancientpersia #lightningstrikes #romanmilitary #teachinghistory #welovehistory #newmap (at Ctesiphon) https://www.instagram.com/p/COTkJt0AYNF/?igshid=1sz5tdqymf6mn

[gwenkelly]

I was happy and proud of the conclusions my students came to at the end of my course on the meaning(s) of ‘#human’ (in #Anthropology, #Archaeology and #History)! #whatitmeans #teachinghistory

[mizamour]

My amazing colleague Alessandra Prestipino lent me this book, and wow is it a great resource. While it primarily focuses on the problems with how we've written about, taught, and framed the narrative of Columbus's arrival in America, so many of its ideas and guidance can be applied to any teaching and books that talk about Native American/indigenous people. One of the most helpful articles for me was "Once Upon a Genocide: Columbus in Children's Literature" by Bill Bigelow. In it, he examines several childrens' books about Columbus and analyzes how they eulogize Columbus as brave and adventurous, present colonialism as inevitable and necessary, center Columbus' perspective while denying any agency and resistance of the native Taino, and either omits or euphemizes the atrocities he and his men committed in phrases like "Indians who did not hand over gold were punished." I'm going to weed many of these books from our collection (we have several of those mentioned) but I might keep a few to use with older students in later years to analyze, as another article suggests some great critical thinking questions to use when examining these books (swipe to see). Another article explores the well-intentioned but problematic issues in more recent books like Jane Yolen's Encounter, which I'd noticed before - it's a wonderful start in attempting to center the Taino but ends up blaming them for their own demise, denying their resistance and leaving the impression that they are at fault for succumbing. Another wonderful article, "Colombus and Native Issues in the Elementary Classroom" by Bob Peterson outlines strategies to help children challenge the Columbus myth, learn about stereotypes and their harm, and examine texts for bias - swipe for some fantastic critical thinking questions. Other articles educate on hard history like how Columbus initiated the transatlantic slave trade, or provide primary sources like an advertisement for "Indian Land for Sale." And I've only scratched the surface here, there's so much more. Such an amazing resource. #teachinghardhistory #teachinghistory #librariansofinstagram #rethinkingcolumbus #nativeamericans #antibias #criticalthinking https://www.instagram.com/divingintodiversebooks/p/CYR_uRjPYm9/?utm_medium=tumblr

[granolagirl1]

How’s this look for my open house video? #teaching #teachingfromhome #teachingonline #teachinghistory #historyteacher #sonervous https://www.instagram.com/p/CDwvJldJJNa/?igshid=14t4dgkb8pb65

[tatyasena]

Because deeper understanding needs context. 5 best websites to teach kids history. http://momanddadcentral.com/5-best-websites-to-teach-children-history/ #historywithkids #momanddadcentral #homeschooling #homeschoolinginnyc #homeschoolingisfun #teachinghistory #historywebsites #historymatters

[socialstuds-blog]

Digital Adventure #6: Teaching History

      In searching around for my last quest, I discovered teachinghistory.org. This is a resource I would highly recommend for social studies teachers at the middle or high school level. It includes links to primary sources, federal documents, and assessments. The “Ask a Historian” section is my favorite, because it is like the “FAQ” of the website. This section features various historians with miniature profiles on what institution they are from and what their subject background is. One question asks to define who Dred Scott was and how he was significant to American history. The author, a professor of Civil War history, gives a detailed, but concise answer. I look forward to using this resource in the future, and possibly in my other classes this summer.

[bettywhiteinabearmascotsuit]

I asked what my students thought of when thinking about the civil rights movement. #teacherlife #wordcloud #ushistory #civilrights #civilrightsmovement #teachinghistory (at Downtown Brooklyn)