Rosa Parks is a familiar historical figure, but who was Elizabeth Jennings? This session includes strategies on how to promote historical empathy by using documents to assess Jennings' historical contributions.
December 6, 2015 marks the sesquicentennial of the Thirteenth Amendment. Provides teachers with the latest scholarly and practical instructional resources to help them teach about the amendment and its legacy.
This presentation and discussion provides an overview of our interdisciplinary, collaborative America's Story program, with a synopsis of curriculum, highlights of successful activities and assessments, and future plans.
Participants will explore curricular materials and professional development tools created by Los Angeles Unified and the Stanford History Education Group to support the integration of disciplinary literacy into history classrooms.