Eighth Graders Reenact the Constitutional Convention, After Reading the Delegates’ Own Words For twelve years, Melanie Stuthard had conducted a reenactment of the Constitutional Convention in her eighth-grade classroom every
The Reciprocal Influences of Teaching and Learning “I came into teaching through the back door,” says David Widenhofer, who chairs the social studies department at North Catholic High School in
The Undervalued, Essential Art of Preparing Students for Citizenship Great teachers feel privileged to be where they are, doing what they do. Shreeta Ashley says that watching young people learn
Cultivating the Skills and Habits of Responsible Citizenship Katie Klaus, a 2018 graduate of Ashbrook’s Master of American History and Government (MAHG) program, radiates positivity and energy. These qualities no
Helping Students Understand Primary Documents—And Helping Other Teachers Do the Same Ashbrook’s teacher programs don’t offer any pedagogical training. So how do they help social studies teachers do their work?
Sharing The Powerful Ideas of the Founders With Native Alaskans When Rachel Kohl graduated from one of the many teaching certification programs at Michigan colleges, jobs were scarce. Kohl taught in a program for at-risk teens while looking
Teaching Civic Virtues “My students come into class knowing we will have a discussion,” says Allan Aubrey, a 2016 graduate of Ashland’s Master of Arts in History and Government (MAHG)
Knowing the Facts, a Teacher Can Invite Students into a Discussion Alan Vitale was a researcher at the Fifth Circuit Federal Court in Houston when he decided to do something
A Teacher’s Intellectual Transformation TAH.org’s Master of Arts in American History and Government (MAHG) aims to give secondary school teachers a broad and thorough grounding in American history and government,
Instead of the Usual PD: A Primary Document Roundtable Ashbrook education is deceptively simple. “We sit in a room with a professional historian who asks us probing questions and then
