Teaching and Learning
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The Danger of a Single Origin Story
Emily Sclafani | Feb 9, 2022
Historians emphasize the complexities and ambiguities inherent in understanding the past. But how do we teach those aspects of historical... -
The State of the Unions
Charles Steinman | Feb 3, 2022
Historians have long studied labor, but graduate students are increasingly seeing themselves as labor. What does this mean for the study of history? -
How Well Do You Know Your Students?
Trinidad Gonzales | Feb 2, 2022
Asking students about their lives can help instructors better accommodate their circumstances. -
AHA22
Photographs by Marc Monaghan | Jan 26, 2022
After a year with no meeting, the AHA convened in New Orleans in January to discuss an assortment of topics. -
Tracking the Night Marauder
Nancy Locklin-Sofer | Jan 19, 2022
Tracking a serial killer through eastern Tennessee, one historian uses a cold case to excite her students and focus her own research. -
Perspectives on 2021
Alana Venable | Dec 30, 2021
Perspectives is taking a holiday break. Enjoy this look back at the most popular post of each month in 2021. -
What Difference Does a Pandemic Make?
Julia Brookins | Dec 22, 2021
New data shows that COVID-19 did not result in an immediate catastrophic drop for history enrollments. -
Hustling to Get By
Rebecca Brenner Graham | Dec 16, 2021
After working 15 side gigs during her six years of graduate school, Rebecca Brenner Graham advocates for the importance of a living wage. -
From Inclusive Public Schools to Divisive Concepts
James H. Sweet | Dec 15, 2021
His own experiences in public schools have influenced AHA president James H. Sweet’s views on recent “divisive concepts” debates. -
Missing Women
Bridget Riley | Dec 8, 2021
One teacher assigned her seventh-grade students to create podcasts to make up for the lack of women's history in their textbook.
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