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Are you an educator, researcher, or scholar that is trying to create and promote #history content through social media? If so, join us April 11, at 8pm (est) to learn tips and tricks on how to increase your reach from historian @PhdRachel! This will be hosted by @KeriLeighMerrit
Dr. Gunter has grown a significant social media following (especially on #TikTok) by posting #historical #content. Despite its faults, #socialmedia can be a fantastic medium to help reach students and the public.
#historyteacher #historycontent #historyeducation #educator
#historyteacher #historycontent #historyeducation #educator
If you want to check out her TikTok channel before the event, you can do so at this link on your desktop or on the mobile ap:
tiktok.com/@phdrachel
tiktok.com/@phdrachel
Part 3 of this analysis of @TimothyDSnyder's Bloodlands exposes his extraordinary minimization of the crimes of Hitler's Wehrmacht against the Soviet Union. 1/
#Ukraine #historyteacher #historians
wsws.org/en/articles/20…
#Ukraine #historyteacher #historians
wsws.org/en/articles/20…
Again, Snyder conceals from his readers what the historical scholarship has established: TheNazi war of annihilation against the Soviet Union was a criminal endeavor of imperialist aggression & counterrevolution, that had been prepared for by the entire German state & army. 2/ 
Snyder systematically trivializes the war. He falsely equates the Hunger Plan, a deliberate policy to murder 30 million Slavs by starvation, with the Soviet famine of the early 1930s, which was *not* a deliberate policy of mass murder. 3/
See part 1 --> wsws.org/en/articles/20…
See part 1 --> wsws.org/en/articles/20…
Apparently, fifth graders in Virginia will be able to study westward expansion in the early nineteenth century without once confronting the issue of slavery. These revised standards proposed by the Youngkin administration are a joke. #historyteacher doe.virginia.gov/boe/meetings/2…
The section on the Civil War tries to rectify this, but students need to understand slavery's importance from the beginning. In 2022 we should be explicit about what led to secession. Do students really need to be able to identify Stonewall Jackson? #historyteacher
Surprisingly, the section on Reconstruction for sixth graders is not a complete disaster, though I wish we could get beyond the language of scalawags and carpetbaggers. Lee is largely irrelevant after the war. #historyteacher
This year I am exploring the things I wish every new #historyteacher knew in their first years . andallthat.co.uk/blog/some-thin…
In part 4 I want to talk about developing knowledge in history classrooms - something which has been a hot topic for a while. #PGCE #ECF
In part 4 I want to talk about developing knowledge in history classrooms - something which has been a hot topic for a while. #PGCE #ECF
The ECF and CCF have quite a lot to say about how pupils learn. However much of this stops at the point of considering knowledge transfer and the role of memory. If you are not aware of these basics however it’s worth reading @mfordhamhistory in @histassoc TH166
Fordham is a good starting point for moving us from some generic principles about learning to something more specific about history.
Do a little task now: what have you seen great history teachers do when they develop new knowledge in class?
Do a little task now: what have you seen great history teachers do when they develop new knowledge in class?
NEW: Welcome to part 3 of “Things I wish every new #historyteacher knew”. Today I want to explore what all new history teachers would benefit from knowing about the way history works and how we can open this up for young people. As ever I am drawing on @1972SHP Principles 🧵🪡
Before we begin, a little exercise. If you drew a diagram to show how historical interrogations are created, what would it look like? This is a task I get trainee teachers to do every year. If we want to explain our discipline we need to have a sense of how it works.
This is not just a “nice to know”. The National Curriculum actually demands that we introduce young people to the content of history as well as the concepts which underpin it and how it operates. Fulfilling our basic duties as history teachers requires engagement here.
OK Part 2 of my @1972SHP “things-I-wish-every-new #historyteacher was-taught” thread.
Last time we looked at how new teachers learn. Today I want to think about why we are teaching history at all. /1
Last time we looked at how new teachers learn. Today I want to think about why we are teaching history at all. /1
Marc Bloch’s “The Historian’s Craft” opens with a child’s question: “Tell me, Daddy. What is the use of history?” It is a question deceptively simple because it requires an exploration of deep truths about what history is and is for. /2
At the age of 4, my own daughter asked me a similar question when I told her I trained history teachers: “Why do they want to teach history, Daddy?” Interestingly, this is the exact way I tend to open my course…by asking that question. Because purposes matter! /3
A new year means 100s of history PGCE / ECT teachers starting prof. journeys.
Our current (& future) ITE system, means many get very limited subject specific input.
This year I’m using a @1972SHP lens to explore the core things I wish every new history teacher knew. 🧵/1
Our current (& future) ITE system, means many get very limited subject specific input.
This year I’m using a @1972SHP lens to explore the core things I wish every new history teacher knew. 🧵/1
Before we get there I want to begin by thinking about how we learn as professionals, and new professionals especially. It really helps to ensure we are open to growth and less likely to run into potential barriers /2
The first thing to recognise is that professional teaching is a constant process of growth. The teacher we start out as will be substantially different to the one we develop into. Just like Ibn Battuta’s odyssey , it’s a long term journey where we need a curious & open mind /3
1) Also, if you don't know, I have a full curriculum for homeschoolers & other educators, grades 9-12, in US & World History (wildworldofhistory.com)
I have full teacher's guides, student workbooks, tests, a built-in AP track, and ME teaching all chapters in video!
I have full teacher's guides, student workbooks, tests, a built-in AP track, and ME teaching all chapters in video!
2) In addition, I have a VIP subscription for those history buffs who aren't teachers, includes:
*Five ongoing lessons in video (15 "Reagan: the American President," 11 "The 1620 Default: why the 1619 Project is Wrong," and "Enduring Lessons on Life & Citizenship,"
*Five ongoing lessons in video (15 "Reagan: the American President," 11 "The 1620 Default: why the 1619 Project is Wrong," and "Enduring Lessons on Life & Citizenship,"
*ALL of my Wild Wednesday Webcasts, each on a different historical topic going back 2 years (at least 40 video programs)
*A copy of my previous book, "All Thumbs: How Our Obsession with Cell Phones is Damaging our Children" &
*SIX of my best US history classes from the curriculum
*A copy of my previous book, "All Thumbs: How Our Obsession with Cell Phones is Damaging our Children" &
*SIX of my best US history classes from the curriculum
Трэд пра русіфікацыю Беларускай мовы, пасля другой сусветнай вайны да пачатку 1️⃣9️⃣6️⃣0️⃣-х гадоў. Навошта гэта рабілася⁉️ кім⁉️як⁉️ і калі⁉️ Крочым наперад👇⤵️⤵️⤵️
#historyteacher
#Historia
#Belarus
#русіфікацыя
#historyteacher
#Historia
#Belarus
#русіфікацыя
Русіфікацыя беларускай мовы ў БССР пачалася не пасля другой сусветнай вайны⚔️, а пачынаючы з скасавання беларусізацыі ў 1️⃣9️⃣2️⃣9️⃣ годзе.
Пра яе варта будзе зрабіць асабісты ланцуг⛓️ трохі пазней.
Пра яе варта будзе зрабіць асабісты ланцуг⛓️ трохі пазней.
Але мы разглядзім рэформы пасля другой сусветнай вайны⚔️, бо менавіта тады Сталін дабудаваў тую дзяржаву, якую так жадаў бачыць.
Дзе была старажытная Літва?!
Гістарычная мапа так бы мовіць...
Трэд.⤵️⤵️⤵️
#historyteacher
#Вкл
#Беларусь
#Літва
#Наваградак
#Historia
Гістарычная мапа так бы мовіць...
Трэд.⤵️⤵️⤵️
#historyteacher
#Вкл
#Беларусь
#Літва
#Наваградак
#Historia
Самая старажытная звестка пра Літву даволі знакамітая і адносіцца да кведлінбургскіх (нямецкі горад) анналаў. Ў сучаснай Летуве адзначаецца як свята і таму вельмі вядома:
"Св. Бруна, арцыбіскуп і манах, названы Баніфацыем, у 11-ы год свайго навяртання (1009г.) быў абезгалоўлены язычнікамі на мяжы Русі і Літвы, і разам з 18 сваімі паслядоўнікамі ўзнёсся на нябёсы 9 сакавіка".
In January, a Tennessee school district issued a report on 31 texts from its K-5 English language arts curriculum that had been challenged as being obscene, “critical race theory,” or inappropriate for elementary-age children.
Ultimately, only one title was removed.
Ultimately, only one title was removed.
Complaints targeted books in all five grades, and just over one-third of the criticisms came from parents who have elementary-age children in the district. The remaining complaints came from community members whose students are older or have no children in the district at all.
One of the most common criticisms was that the material exposed students to difficult topics too young, or were otherwise age-inappropriate. #EdChat #k12 #EduTwitter #TeacherTwitter
On Fridays we’ll be doing some ‘deep dives’ into our new resource packs on secondary education and social change in the UK since 1945, designed for KS3 #historyteachers and pupils, and available FOR FREE to download here:
history.org.uk/secondary/cate…
Stay tuned! 👩🏫
history.org.uk/secondary/cate…
Stay tuned! 👩🏫
[🧵2/9] Spotlight this week on our Class & Social Mobility KS3 history resource pack created by @adschapman ➡️a 7-lesson scheme following the enquiry:
How far has mass education been responsible for changes in class and social mobility since 1945?
#historyteacher @histassoc
How far has mass education been responsible for changes in class and social mobility since 1945?
#historyteacher @histassoc
[🧵3/9] Lesson 1: Introduction 🤓 Pupils learn the big picture of social change in the UK post-Second World War in relation to education and get an overview narrative, incl. economy, race & immigration, single sex & co-education, changing social attitudes
Hope everyone in the US is enjoying #BlackHistoryMonth & learning a lot! Just wanted to talk about how #BlackTudors can give you a new perspective on #BlackHistory. For over 100 years before 1619 there were Africans living in Britain. Looking at their experiences raises new Qs…
Did you know there were Africans at the courts of Henry VII, Henry VIII, Elizabeth I and James IV of Scotland? That an African diver salvaged items from the @MaryRoseMuseum? That there were Africans aboard the @GoldenHinde_ when Drake sailed it around the world in 1577-80?
In fact, Diego and Maria, and two other unnamed African men were with Drake when he landed in California in 1579- Africans (albeit briefly) in North America forty years before 1619.
#OTD in 1865 the Thirteenth Amendment passed the House of Representatives, sending it to the states for ratification. The Thirteenth Amendment abolished slavery in the United States “…except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted."
The amendment ended race-based chattel slavery in America, but did not rid the nation of forced labor, which exists through America’s prison system today. #13thAmendment #Constitution #slavery #HistoryMatters #CivilWar #USCivilWar #AmericanCivilWar #PoliticalHistory #knowhistory
Congress abolished slavery in Washington D.C. in 1862. The Emancipation Proclamation outlawed slavery in rebelling states Jan. 1, 1863 and former rebel states were forced to ban slavery in new state constitutions. Republicans in Congress still wanted a Constitutional Amendment.
The @librarycongress has a fantastic Civil War collection. In it includes three manuscript volumes that document daily life in Washington, D.C., by U.S. Patent Office examiner Horatio Nelson Taft (1806-1888).
There are 1240 digitized pages of this collection, and they're amazing to scroll through! Be patient- the images force you to brush up on your paleography skills! (Thank you to @librarycongress staff for transcribing them!)
The documents include a"report of President Lincoln's assassination based on accounts Taft received from friends and particularly his son, Charles Sabin Taft, a US Army surgeon who was in Ford's Theatre the night Lincoln was shot." (LOC)
5th recommendation for anyone seriously considering Australia's history curriculum is 'You Daughters of Freedom' by @clareawright Another quick thread here because I think it's important 1/7 #historyteacher #histedchat: booktopia.com.au/you-daughters-…
Not only is this book completely absorbing, but it also brings forward stories that I don't think are (or were) too widely known or at least stories that are not very well-understood (I certainly learned a lot reading it!). 2/7
More importantly in the context of this discussion, it raises crucial Qs around how the story of modern Australia is often told (with a major focus in school history on Federation, early social reform and WW1). Australian women were on the world stage before any of this. 3/7
So, I'm redesigning how I teach the Civil Rights in line w/ @learnforjustice's & @ProfJeffries' Teaching Hard History (also, thanks to Adam Sanchez).
We'll do everything from bust the Master Narrative, complicating Rosa Parks, deep dive into the Black Panther Party, & more.
We'll do everything from bust the Master Narrative, complicating Rosa Parks, deep dive into the Black Panther Party, & more.
I'll post every lesson I make here for others to use, & keep updating the thread as I make more.
Here's a preview: docs.google.com/presentation/d…
#sschat #socialstudies #history #apush #ushistory #historychat #historyteacher #geographyteacher #filemakeacopy #wearecue #ditchbook
Here's a preview: docs.google.com/presentation/d…
#sschat #socialstudies #history #apush #ushistory #historychat #historyteacher #geographyteacher #filemakeacopy #wearecue #ditchbook
1st lesson is done!
The Mythical Master Narrative: Chronology, SNCC, & Civil Rights
docs.google.com/presentation/d…
-Summarize early events of the CR Movement.
-Deconstruct/complicate the Master Narrative by
Challenging the 1950’s as the "start" of the CR Movement & analyzing SNCC.
The Mythical Master Narrative: Chronology, SNCC, & Civil Rights
docs.google.com/presentation/d…
-Summarize early events of the CR Movement.
-Deconstruct/complicate the Master Narrative by
Challenging the 1950’s as the "start" of the CR Movement & analyzing SNCC.
Have you heard about the blackman who is arguably the wealthiest human being in all of history? Have you heard about Emperor Mansa Musa I of the great Mali Empire? Join me tommorow night for this story. Don't forget to turn on my notifications.
#historyteacher
#historyteacher
Mansa Musa (Musa I of Mali) was the ruler of the kingdom of Mali from 1312 C.E. to 1337 C.E. During his reign, Mali was one of the richest kingdoms of Africa, and Mansa Musa was among the richest individuals in the world.
The ancient kingdom of Mali spread across parts of modern-day Mali, Senegal, the Gambia, Guinea, Niger, Nigeria, Chad, Mauritania, and Burkina Faso. Mansa Musa developed cities like Timbuktu and Gao into important cultural centers.
Berlin Conference of 1884
A Historical Thread
The Berlin Conference was described by Harm J. de Bli in "Geography: Realms, Regions, and Concepts:"
"Berlin Conference was Africa's undoing in more ways than one. Colonial powers superimposed their domains on the African continent.
A Historical Thread
The Berlin Conference was described by Harm J. de Bli in "Geography: Realms, Regions, and Concepts:"
"Berlin Conference was Africa's undoing in more ways than one. Colonial powers superimposed their domains on the African continent.
By the time independence returned to Africa in 1950, the realm had acquired a legacy of political fragmentation that could neither be eliminated nor made to operate satisfactorily."
Purpose of the Berlin Conference:
In 1884, at the request of Portugal, German chancellor Otto von Bismark called together the major western powers of the world to negotiate questions and end confusion over the control of Africa.
In 1884, at the request of Portugal, German chancellor Otto von Bismark called together the major western powers of the world to negotiate questions and end confusion over the control of Africa.
THREAD: Subject knowledge update on Haiti 2010 Earthquake
Haiti is one of the poorest countries in the world as it has been impoverished by a ‘debt’ after the successful slave revolution in 1804, interference from the US and successive corrupt leaders. (1/11)
#geographyteacher
Haiti is one of the poorest countries in the world as it has been impoverished by a ‘debt’ after the successful slave revolution in 1804, interference from the US and successive corrupt leaders. (1/11)
#geographyteacher
Thus the country was left vulnerable to the devastating impacts of the earthquake in 2010.
After independence, Haiti was forced to pay France the modern equivalent of US$21 billion for the "theft" of the slaveowner's "property”. (2/11)
After independence, Haiti was forced to pay France the modern equivalent of US$21 billion for the "theft" of the slaveowner's "property”. (2/11)
Haiti did not finish repaying this debt until 1947, and subsequent government borrowing and corruption left Haiti further indebted to other countries. (3/11)
forbes.com/sites/realspin…
forbes.com/sites/realspin…
A thread on why we can’t just rely on ‘the historical method’ as a guarantor of the pursuit of historical truth. We must engage with the underlying purposes and ethics of history creation. Even more vital when it comes to creating history curricula for schools. #historyteacher
At the heart of history is a deep conservatism. Marc Bloch referred to the discipline as ‘the guild’ because of it. Although historical interps can be challenged, in reality this process is often glacial and usually needs a shove to get going. Let me illustrate
Ray Allen Billington’s ‘Westward Expansion’ was first published in 1949 when, according to its 6th Ed blurb (2001), it “set a new standard for scholarship in western American history”. It went on to become the core narrative of US expansion for millions of students.
'GIVE IT A NAME' - a useful little idea to help students remember feedback. A short thread, with pictures!
The idea: give the error a name and, ideally, a visual metaphor.
The effect: they remember it, identify it accurately in their work and even remember it next time! 1/
The idea: give the error a name and, ideally, a visual metaphor.
The effect: they remember it, identify it accurately in their work and even remember it next time! 1/
The Q here asks Y13 students to offer a synthesized, thematic overview of 130 years of change. One common problem is that they use evidence from too narrow a period. We start by looking at knowledge they could include in the paragraph, expressed as a timeline. 2/
Now. Here's the trick. GIVE THE PROBLEM A NAME. make it a 'thing.' I've called it 'spotlighting.' Many students paragraphs included just the Pill and Roe v Wade, sometimes radical feminism too. They are shining a sharp light on a narrow slice of the story. 3/
A VISUAL History of Racism in the U.S. PDF/PPT file available at UprootingInequity.com/resources Image 1/11 #SystemicRacism #edutwitter #USHistory #APUSH #BlackHistory #blackhistoryisamericanhistory #socialjustice #EduColor #historyteacher #Stamped #howtobeanantiracist #antiracist
A VISUAL History of Racism in the U.S. PDF/PPT file available at UprootingInequity.com/resources Image 2/11 #SystemicRacism #edutwitter #USHistory #APUSH #BlackHistory #blackhistoryisamericanhistory #socialjustice #EduColor #historyteacher #Stamped #howtobeanantiracist #antiracist
A VISUAL History of Racism in the U.S. PDF/PPT file available at UprootingInequity.com/resources Image 3/11 #SystemicRacism #edutwitter #USHistory #APUSH #BlackHistory #blackhistoryisamericanhistory #socialjustice #EduColor #historyteacher #Stamped #howtobeanantiracist #antiracist
Policy Exchange have a campaign to prevent "history" being "re-written & erased". Out of respect I am going to assume this is a genuine misunderstanding of history. But I still call bullsh*t. @RichardEvans36 @simon_schama @DavidOlusoga @1972SHP
policyexchange.org.uk/press-release/…
policyexchange.org.uk/press-release/…
First we need to be clear that whilst history might well inform our political choices, what we are mostly talking about in the statues debate is how we choose to remember history - it is an act in the present and not the past. @RichardEvans36 wrote about this brilliantly here
This an attempt to discredit the current critique of public memory by trying to produce egs which look ridiculous. Equally "decolonising" the curriculum is presented without any exploration of what this actually means i.e. studying problematic people and events in MORE depth!
