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Historians have a crucial role to play as participants in public deliberations about how to engage students in truthful and rigorous inquiry in history classrooms.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="fl-col fl-node-lzsh4xpb6o97 fl-col-bg-photo fl-col-small fl-col-small-full-width fl-col-small-custom-width river-image-col" data-node="lzsh4xpb6o97"> <div class="fl-col-content fl-node-content"></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="fl-row fl-row-full-width fl-row-bg-none fl-node-yl6s2atwdj3f fl-row-default-height fl-row-align-center" data-node="yl6s2atwdj3f"> <div class="fl-row-content-wrap"> <div class="fl-row-content fl-row-fixed-width fl-node-content"> <div class="fl-col-group fl-node-59r3bnysplix" data-node="59r3bnysplix"> <div class="fl-col fl-node-i3cnqvf7b6pl fl-col-bg-color fl-col-has-cols section-intro" data-node="i3cnqvf7b6pl"> <div class="fl-col-content fl-node-content"> <div class="fl-col-group fl-node-u6gaj3el2ih4 fl-col-group-nested fl-col-group-equal-height fl-col-group-align-bottom fl-col-group-custom-width" data-node="u6gaj3el2ih4"> <div class="fl-col fl-node-6y5rs8jltofw fl-col-bg-color fl-col-small-custom-width content-col" data-node="6y5rs8jltofw"> <div class="fl-col-content fl-node-content"><div class="fl-module fl-module-heading fl-node-zlg94od6kt2j" data-node="zlg94od6kt2j"> <div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content"> <h3 class="fl-heading"> <span class="fl-heading-text">AHA Initiatives</span> </h3> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="fl-col-group fl-node-qndtbakcp2iv" data-node="qndtbakcp2iv"> <div class="fl-col fl-node-nh1kt3qzdo7f fl-col-bg-color fl-col-has-cols grid-cards grid-cards-images three-cards" data-node="nh1kt3qzdo7f"> <div class="fl-col-content fl-node-content"> <div class="fl-col-group fl-node-jvpod0ehlc75 fl-col-group-nested fl-col-group-equal-height fl-col-group-align-top" data-node="jvpod0ehlc75"> <div class="fl-col fl-node-l5zwjkcb0s8g fl-col-bg-color fl-col-small fl-col-small-full-width card" data-node="l5zwjkcb0s8g"> <div class="fl-col-content fl-node-content"><div class="fl-module fl-module-photo fl-node-ogzm7rauwypx" data-node="ogzm7rauwypx"> <div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content"> <div class="fl-photo fl-photo-align-center" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageObject"> <div class="fl-photo-content fl-photo-img-jpg"> <img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" class="fl-photo-img wp-image-11249 size-full" src="https://www.historians.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/tuyen-vo-7o7DqXJArf4-unsplash-scaled.jpg" alt="Wooden chairs and desks in classroom with bookshelves in background" itemprop="image" height="2400" width="1603" title="tuyen-vo-7o7DqXJArf4-unsplash" srcset="https://www.historians.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/tuyen-vo-7o7DqXJArf4-unsplash-scaled.jpg 1603w, https://www.historians.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/tuyen-vo-7o7DqXJArf4-unsplash-401x600.jpg 401w, https://www.historians.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/tuyen-vo-7o7DqXJArf4-unsplash-801x1200.jpg 801w, https://www.historians.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/tuyen-vo-7o7DqXJArf4-unsplash-768x1150.jpg 768w, https://www.historians.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/tuyen-vo-7o7DqXJArf4-unsplash-1026x1536.jpg 1026w, https://www.historians.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/tuyen-vo-7o7DqXJArf4-unsplash-1368x2048.jpg 1368w" sizes="(max-width: 1603px) 100vw, 1603px" /> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="fl-module fl-module-heading fl-node-dys637k9pnfc" data-node="dys637k9pnfc"> <div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content"> <h5 class="fl-heading"> <span class="fl-heading-text">Mapping the Landscape of Secondary US Education</span> </h5> </div> </div> <div class="fl-module fl-module-rich-text fl-node-q1ugnpi0jtm6" data-node="q1ugnpi0jtm6"> <div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content"> <div class="fl-rich-text"> <p>Americans care about how their history is taught, but they don't always agree. Mapping the Landscape of Secondary US History Education is the AHA’s multi-stage effort to provide a research-based grounding for ongoing civic deliberations about the teaching of US history in American classrooms.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="fl-module fl-module-button fl-node-du41qlswpc85 simple-button" data-node="du41qlswpc85"> <div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content"> <div class="fl-button-wrap fl-button-width-auto fl-button-left"> <a href="https://www.historians.org/teaching-learning/k-12-education/mapping-the-landscape-of-secondary-us-history-education/" target="_self" class="fl-button"> <span class="fl-button-text">Learn More</span> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="fl-col fl-node-ufzip0rko3lq fl-col-bg-color fl-col-small fl-col-small-full-width card" data-node="ufzip0rko3lq"> <div class="fl-col-content fl-node-content"><div class="fl-module fl-module-photo fl-node-9wbu2to1h6y0" data-node="9wbu2to1h6y0"> <div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content"> <div class="fl-photo fl-photo-align-center" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageObject"> <div class="fl-photo-content fl-photo-img-jpg"> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="fl-photo-img wp-image-45662 size-full" src="https://www.historians.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/TexasStateCapitol-2010-01.jpg" alt="TexasStateCapitol-2010-01" itemprop="image" height="1600" width="2400" title="TexasStateCapitol-2010-01" srcset="https://www.historians.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/TexasStateCapitol-2010-01.jpg 2400w, https://www.historians.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/TexasStateCapitol-2010-01-600x400.jpg 600w, https://www.historians.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/TexasStateCapitol-2010-01-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https://www.historians.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/TexasStateCapitol-2010-01-768x512.jpg 768w, https://www.historians.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/TexasStateCapitol-2010-01-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://www.historians.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/TexasStateCapitol-2010-01-2048x1366.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2400px) 100vw, 2400px" /> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="fl-module fl-module-heading fl-node-hrwkx4p8jqmd" data-node="hrwkx4p8jqmd"> <div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content"> <h5 class="fl-heading"> <span class="fl-heading-text">AHA State History Standards Support</span> </h5> </div> </div> <div class="fl-module fl-module-rich-text fl-node-qwl50euahv8o" data-node="qwl50euahv8o"> <div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content"> <div class="fl-rich-text"> <p>As part of its mission to promote historical thinking in public life and professional integrity in history education, the American Historical Association monitors and offers guidance on state-level academic frameworks.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="fl-module fl-module-button fl-node-8it41wxyglds simple-button" data-node="8it41wxyglds"> <div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content"> <div class="fl-button-wrap fl-button-width-auto fl-button-left"> <a href="https://www.historians.org/teaching-learning/k-12-education/aha-state-history-standards-support/" target="_self" class="fl-button"> <span class="fl-button-text">Learn More</span> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="fl-col fl-node-3eg5zrslyfpj fl-col-bg-color fl-col-small fl-col-small-full-width card" data-node="3eg5zrslyfpj"> <div class="fl-col-content fl-node-content"><div class="fl-module fl-module-photo fl-node-l0b2sm9n6o7z" data-node="l0b2sm9n6o7z"> <div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content"> <div class="fl-photo fl-photo-align-center" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageObject"> <div class="fl-photo-content fl-photo-img-jpg"> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="fl-photo-img wp-image-22296 size-full" src="https://www.historians.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/kelly-sikkema-_oP5ErcnVXE-unsplash.jpg" alt="Pens of various colors arranged in a partial circle. Kelly Sikkema/Unsplash." itemprop="image" height="1216" width="1920" title="Stock_2024_Pens" srcset="https://www.historians.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/kelly-sikkema-_oP5ErcnVXE-unsplash.jpg 1920w, https://www.historians.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/kelly-sikkema-_oP5ErcnVXE-unsplash-600x380.jpg 600w, https://www.historians.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/kelly-sikkema-_oP5ErcnVXE-unsplash-1200x760.jpg 1200w, https://www.historians.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/kelly-sikkema-_oP5ErcnVXE-unsplash-768x486.jpg 768w, https://www.historians.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/kelly-sikkema-_oP5ErcnVXE-unsplash-1536x973.jpg 1536w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px" /> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="fl-module fl-module-heading fl-node-2rs1h798qlcn" data-node="2rs1h798qlcn"> <div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content"> <h5 class="fl-heading"> <span class="fl-heading-text">Legislative Advocacy Letters: Behind the Scenes at the AHA</span> </h5> </div> </div> <div class="fl-module fl-module-rich-text fl-node-kgcd9js5ri4z" data-node="kgcd9js5ri4z"> <div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content"> <div class="fl-rich-text"> <p>What is the process of putting together a letter responding to state legislatures?</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="fl-module fl-module-button fl-node-pq542l0n7mut simple-button" data-node="pq542l0n7mut"> <div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content"> <div class="fl-button-wrap fl-button-width-auto fl-button-left"> <a href="https://www.historians.org/perspectives-article/legislative-advocacy-letters-behind-the-scenes-at-the-aha-january-2024/" target="_self" class="fl-button"> <span class="fl-button-text">Learn More</span> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="fl-row fl-row-full-width fl-row-bg-none fl-node-vcduhm10lf59 fl-row-default-height fl-row-align-center" data-node="vcduhm10lf59"> <div class="fl-row-content-wrap"> <div class="fl-row-content fl-row-fixed-width fl-node-content"> <div class="fl-col-group fl-node-ipmkad0crl5b fl-col-group-equal-height fl-col-group-align-center" data-node="ipmkad0crl5b"> <div class="fl-col fl-node-z51qtwy4h03p fl-col-bg-color fl-col-has-cols river-featured river-image-content invert" data-node="z51qtwy4h03p"> <div class="fl-col-content fl-node-content"> <div class="fl-col-group fl-node-0q35hr4yzgj6 fl-col-group-nested fl-col-group-equal-height fl-col-group-align-center fl-col-group-custom-width" data-node="0q35hr4yzgj6"> <div class="fl-col fl-node-0pghdb1fjo52 fl-col-bg-photo fl-col-small fl-col-small-full-width fl-col-small-custom-width river-image-col" data-node="0pghdb1fjo52"> <div class="fl-col-content fl-node-content"></div> </div> <div class="fl-col fl-node-3rh27yxz19u0 fl-col-bg-color fl-col-small-custom-width river-content-col" data-node="3rh27yxz19u0"> <div class="fl-col-content fl-node-content"><div class="fl-module fl-module-heading fl-node-af5jp178ynse" data-node="af5jp178ynse"> <div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content"> <h4 class="fl-heading"> <span class="fl-heading-text"><i>American Lesson Plan: Teaching US History in Secondary Schools</i></span> </h4> </div> </div> <div class="fl-module fl-module-rich-text fl-node-td32s8qrobie" data-node="td32s8qrobie"> <div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content"> <div class="fl-rich-text"> <p>The AHA’s 2024 report shares findings from the most comprehensive study of secondary US history education undertaken in the 21st century. AHA researchers appraised standards and legislation in all 50 states, conducted a survey of over 3,000 middle and high school US history educators, interviewed over 200 teachers and administrators, and reviewed thousands of pages of instructional materials from small towns to sprawling suburbs to big cities. The report provides empirical evidence and rigorous analysis to inform current debates over how history is taught in our schools.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="fl-module fl-module-button fl-node-e61rck8wob3y" data-node="e61rck8wob3y"> <div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content"> <div class="fl-button-wrap fl-button-width-auto fl-button-left"> <a href="https://www.historians.org/teaching-learning/k-12-education/american-lesson-plan/" target="_self" class="fl-button"> <span class="fl-button-text">Read Now</span> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="fl-row fl-row-full-width fl-row-bg-none fl-node-f7pgxmsz614r fl-row-default-height fl-row-align-center bg-light" data-node="f7pgxmsz614r"> <div class="fl-row-content-wrap"> <div class="fl-row-content fl-row-fixed-width fl-node-content"> <div class="fl-col-group fl-node-0q3xygdu4jor" data-node="0q3xygdu4jor"> <div class="fl-col fl-node-gck6aq0vdhr8 fl-col-bg-color 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teachers directly affected by these bills think about how to maintain the integrity of their history courses.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="fl-module fl-module-button fl-node-4kyeam9c8g01 ghost-button" data-node="4kyeam9c8g01"> <div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content"> <div class="fl-button-wrap fl-button-width-auto fl-button-left"> <a href="https://www.historians.org/why-history-matters/teaching-history-with-integrity/freedom-to-learn/" target="_self" class="fl-button"> <span class="fl-button-text">Learn More</span> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="fl-col fl-node-wu2a9gs70mq1 fl-col-bg-photo fl-col-small fl-col-small-full-width fl-col-small-custom-width river-image-col" data-node="wu2a9gs70mq1"> <div class="fl-col-content fl-node-content"></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="fl-col-group fl-node-2fezlk3x9rsp" data-node="2fezlk3x9rsp"> <div class="fl-col fl-node-ityh9d4bje62 fl-col-bg-color" data-node="ityh9d4bje62"> <div 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