New Teaching Hard History Resources Are Now Available
Our students deserve an honest account of our nation’s history. That’s why we’re proud to share our new and expanded Teaching Hard History resources. They will help you tell a more complete story of American slavery that starts with Indigenous enslavement and includes students of all ages. To teach our students the truth about our shared hard history, we’ll need to start where the stories—and the learning—begin.
|
|
|
|
Teaching About Slavery in Elementary School
Our new K–5 framework for Teaching American Slavery identifies age-appropriate, essential knowledge about American slavery for students in the early grades. For those unsure where to start, it includes concrete recommendations for introducing these ideas.
|
|
|
Season 2 of Teaching Hard History Podcast Coming Soon
In Season 2 of Teaching Hard History: American Slavery, we’re turning our attention to the enslavement of Indigenous people, spending more time with teachers in the classroom and adding support for K–5 educators. Listen to this minisode for more information about what you can expect from Season 2, and look for Episode 1 to drop next week.
|
|
|
|
Teaching Hard History to Secondary Students
We’ve also revised and expanded our 6–12 framework. This edition offers resources and recommendations for teaching the full story of slavery in what is now the United States, from earliest Indigenous enslavement through the legacies of slavery that continue to this day.
|
|
|
Our New Videos Are Ready for Your Classroom
In these videos, scholars and historians explore the Key Concepts of the Teaching Hard History framework by discussing slavery’s impact on the lives of enslaved people in what is now the United States and the nation’s development around the institution. They also explain how enslaved people influenced the nation, its culture and its history. Watch Ibram X. Kendi in our first video here.
|
|
|
|
Have a comment, question or idea for Teaching Tolerance? Drop us a line at [email protected].
Help us avoid the spam filter! Add [email protected] to your address book.
|
|
|
|
