Free Registration for New York City Public K–12 Teachers
Current K–12 teachers at public schools in New York City are eligible to receive free annual meeting registration. Email annualmeeting@historians.org from your school address to receive the discount code. This benefit is sponsored by the OER Project.
Letters of Attendance for Professional Development Credit
K–12 teachers who register for and attend the meeting can request a certificate of attendance to document participation in the conference or for professional development credit. Contact annualmeeting@historians.org for details.
NYS Teachers: Receive CTLE Credit at AHA25
Teachers in New York state are eligible to receive Continuing Teacher and Leader Education (CTLE) credit for attending any of around 80 selected sessions and workshops at the AHA’s 2025 annual meeting through an agreement with the New York City Department of Education. Eligible sessions and workshops are listed in the meeting program. Questions can be emailed to annualmeeting@historians.org.
Workshops & Events
Hands-on Teaching & Learning Workshops
Attendees must register in advance for most workshops. There is no additional cost to attend the following workshops, though most require separate pre-registration.
No additional registration required
K–16 Educators’ Workshop, Part 1: Finding and Elevating Missing Voices from the Past
Sunday, January 5, 8:30-10:00 a.m.
Sponsored by the Advanced Placement Program of the College Board
Additional registration required via AHA Annual Meeting registration page
You can register for these workshops when you register the annual meeting. Already registered for the meeting? You can edit your existing registration to include workshops.
K–16 Educators’ Workshop, Part 2: Finding and Elevating Missing Voices from the Past
Sunday, January 5, 10:30-12:00 a.m.
Sponsored by the Advanced Placement Program of the College Board
Teaching Things Workshop
Sunday, January 5, 1:30-3:00 p.m.
Teaching Writing Workshop: Teaching Writing in the Age of AI
Monday, January 6, 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Additional registration required via external webpage
Premeeting Workshop: Connecting Historical Scholarship to the K-12 Classroom
Friday, January 3, 9:00-11:30 am
Registration Required
Engaging with Hidden Voices: Tools For Teaching Inclusive History
Monday, January 6, 1:00-3:00 pm
Registration Required
Networking Events and Luncheons
K–12 Welcome Reception
Friday, January 3, 11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Working Luncheon for Directors of Graduate Studies
Saturday, January 4, 12:00-1:30 p.m.
Tickets must be purchased in advance
HBCU Networking Event
Saturday, January 4, 4:00-5:00 p.m.
Reception for Two-Year Faculty
Saturday, January 4, 7:30-8:30 p.m.
Department Chairs' Luncheon
Sunday, January 5, 12:00-1:30 p.m.
Organized by the AHA's Institutional Membership Program and the AHA Professional Division
Tickets must be purchased in advance
AHA Career Contacts at the Annual Meeting
Sunday, January 5, 12:30-3:00 p.m.
Teaching and Learning Networking Opportunity
Sunday, January 5, 3:45-4:45 p.m.
AHA25 K–16 Content Cohort
As part of its 2025 annual meeting in New York City, the AHA will convene a cohort of 25 educators working in a range of different institutions focused around the theme of “Resilience in the History Classroom.” This program provides a structured experience to help educators navigate the largest annual history conference in the world and delve into the potential implications of new research for the history classroom.
Sessions
Teaching History Now
Resilience and History Education: The 2025 K–16 Content Cohort
Friday, January 3, 1:30-3:00 p.m.
Organized by the AHA Teaching Division
State of the Field for Busy Teachers: Africa in World History
Friday, January 3, 3:30-5:00 p.m.
Organized by the AHA Teaching Division
State of the Field for Busy Teachers: Native American History
Saturday, January 4, 8:30-10:00 a.m.
Organized by the AHA Teaching Division
Challenges of Teaching African American History in Secondary Schools
Saturday, January 4, 10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
State of the Field for Busy Teachers: Graphic History—A Panel on Panels
Sunday, January 5, 10:30-12:00 p.m.
Organized by the AHA Teaching Division
Artificial Intelligence in History Education Lightning Round
Saturday, January 4, 1:30-3:00 p.m.
Organized by the AHA Teaching Division
State of the Field for Busy Teachers: Eve of American Revolution
Sunday, January 5, 3:30-5:00 p.m.
Organized by the AHA Teaching Division
Teaching History with Integrity in Public: Contested Memories, Memorials, and Memorialization of Modern Atrocity and Trauma
Sunday, January 5, 3:30-5:00 p.m.
Teaching the Once and Future Middle Ages: A Global History for a Global World
Monday, January 6, 9:00-10:30 a.m.
History Education in the Age of AI: Challenges and Opportunities
Monday, January 6, 9:00-10:30 a.m.
State of the Field for Busy Teachers: LGBTQ+ History
Monday, January 6, 11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Organized by the AHA Teaching Division
History in the Curriculum
What High School Teachers Teach about US History
Friday, January 3, 1:30-3:00 p.m.
Organized by the AHA Teaching Division
History Gateway Courses as a Catalyst for the Transformation of General Education
Friday, January 3, 1:30-3:00 p.m.
Teaching and Case Studies in Applied History
Saturday, January 4, 8:30-10:00 a.m.
Historical Thinking for Everyone: Making Introductory Courses Matter
Saturday, January 4, 10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Organized by the AHA Teaching Division
What Can You Do with Your Undergraduate Research? Examples from Undergraduate History Journals and Community Engagement Projects
Saturday, January 4, 1:30-3:00 p.m.
Unpacking the History of Higher Education in the United States
Sunday, January 5, 8:30-10:00 a.m.
K–12 Teachers' Advice to College Faculty: What We Should Know about Our Entering Students
Sunday, January 5, 10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
State of the Union: How We Teach US History and Why
Sunday, January 5, 1:30-3:00 p.m. Organized by the AHA Teaching Division
Stemming the Tide: Boosting Enrollment and Retaining History Students
Monday, January 6, 9:00-10:30 a.m.
Organized by the AHA Teaching Division
Pedagogy and Teaching Resources
Teaching Global Perspectives in US History Survey Courses, Part 1: Global Perspectives on Migration, Labor, and Cultural Diversity in US History Survey Courses
Saturday, January 4, 1:30-3:00 p.m.
Teaching Global Perspectives in US History Survey Courses, Part 2: Global Perspectives on Nationalism, Environmentalism, and Identity Formation in US History Survey Courses
Saturday, January 4, 3:30-5:00 p.m
How to Do Things with Textbooks in the High School Global History Classroom
Sunday, January 5, 8:30-10:00 a.m.
Hidden Voices: New York City's Transformative Curricular Project
Sunday, January 5, 8:30-10:00 a.m.
Organized by the AHA Teaching Division
Teaching and Teaching Materials Section: AI—Potential Approaches in Teaching and Evaluating Latin American History
Sunday, January 5, 8:30-10:00 a.m.
Innovative Approaches to Teaching a Modern Latin American History Survey for K–16 Educators
Sunday, January 5, 8:30-10:00 a.m.
Documentary Editing in Research and the Classroom
Sunday, January 5, 10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Teaching Graduate Courses Online
Sunday, January 5, 1:30-3:00 p.m.
Organized by the AHA Teaching Division
Under One Roof: Teaching Black and Immigration History through the NYC Tenements
Monday, January 6, 9:00-10:30 a.m.
Teaching One Text Three Ways: Gandhi’s Speech on Nonviolent Resistance for History, Civics, and Classical Learning
Monday, January 6, 11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Organized by the AHA Teaching Division
Rethinking the History Classroom: Strategies to Engage 21st-Century Learners
Monday, January 6, 11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Your Story, Our Story: Teaching Inclusive Immigration and Migration with the Tenement Museum
Monday, January 6, 11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Advocating for Educators and Students
Using Innovative Programs to Teach Difficult Topics while Addressing Parental Rights in Long Island’s Public Schools
Saturday, January 4, 8:30-10:00 a.m.
Public Education, Service, and Policy: Stepping up for K–12 Education
Sunday, January 5, 3:30-5:00 p.m.
Middle and High School Educators Teaching Uncomfortable, Contentious, and Difficult Subjects in Politically Volatile Times
Sunday, January 5, 1:30-3:00 p.m.