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How to Use Art to Teach History

Art is an important and perhaps unexpected tool in teaching history. Photos, drawings, and paintings can communicate an abundance of information about historical events.

October 2nd, 2020|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Arts, Arts Integration, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, History, Learning, News, School, Students, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

Teaching African History and Cultures Across the Curriculum

Africa is much more than pyramids, slavery, and colonialism, and incorporating deeper study of the continent has many benefits for students.

July 24th, 2020|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Africa, African American, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, History, Learning, News, School, Students, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

Move Over STEM: Why SHAPE Skills Will Add True Value To Tomorrow’s Workforce

SHAPE aims to do for the arts and humanities what STEM has done for math and science

July 4th, 2020|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Arts, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, History, Humanities, Learning, News, School, Students, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

Using Creative Projects to Help Students Engage With History

June 27th, 2020|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Creativity, Critical Thinking, Current Events, Education, History, Learning, News, Project-based learning, School, Students, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

Black history in schools: How lessons can be improved

How can schools do a better job of teaching Black history?

June 22nd, 2020|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, African American, Childhood Education, Children, Civics, Civil Rights, Current Events, Education, History, Learning, News, School, Students, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

What to know about Juneteenth: Holiday marking Emancipation Proclamation takes on extra importance in 2020

What is Juneteenth? Here is the history of the holiday and it's importance for children of all ages

June 19th, 2020|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, African American, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Civics, Civil Rights, Current Events, Education, History, Holidays, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

National Museum Of African American History Released Online Portal To Talk About Race

The National Museum of African American History has made a free online portal with educational resources to help talk about racism with kids.

June 6th, 2020|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, African American, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, History, Learning, Museum, News, Parent talk, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

NAEP Social Studies Scores Show a Downturn in Geography, U.S. History. But Are the Headlines ‘Hyped’?

The release of the NAEP results in civics, U.S. history and geography showed declines in scores across all three subjects. But experts differ over how worried we should be