Young citizens need civics education to understand their constitutionally guaranteed rights. The best civics teachers also help students learn the skills they need to protect their rights. Two graduates of
Three powerful and head-strong leaders gathered in Tehran for three days in 1943. How they each navigated these meetings goes a long way to explaining not just how they came to their final public statements about what happened in Tehran, but how the early seeds of the decades-long Cold War were planted.
One-Day seminars are the easiest way to engage with Teaching American History in person. These are free to attend for all social studies teachers and can be in historical locations, school districts, and educational service
Amy Livingston never expected to find a vocation in teaching America’s story. She never expected to teach at all. She was in her late twenties before she discovered her own
John Dinan is the editor of our latest CDC volume, Federalism. He sat down with Ellen Tucker to discuss how teachers can use the volume in their government or civics
Lutiant LaVoye volunteered to serve as a substitute nurse during World War I with little to no training or nursing experience. As a recent graduate of Haskell Institute, an off-reservation vocational
The Tennessee Valley Authority, the nation’s largest public utility company—as well as the sixth largest power provider in the United States—celebrates its 90th birthday this year. The organization had its origins
What is it like to attend a Teaching American History multi-day seminar? It’s like meeting 20 distant cousins for the first time and discovering that you share a love of
Each year the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History honors one teacher from every state as the “History Teacher of the Year.” In doing so, it celebrates America’s unsung heroes:
Does Federalism Improve American Civic Life and Protect Civil Liberties? Teaching American History recently released the final volume in our series of document collections on American government: Federalism: Core Documents. Edited by
