American Historical Association

Teaching Things: Material Culture in the History Classroom [this Publications Program Prepares and Enables Educators to Use Historical Artifacts (i.e., Material Culture) in Their Classrooms. Tangible Sources Can Establish Connections to the Past That Many Students Consider More Reliable Than More Traditional Primary Sources. Teaching With a Combination of Artifacts, Images, and Texts Offers Students Multiple Access Points to History and Helps Them Develop a Range of Historical and Academic Literacies. a Booklet for Teachers Will Serve as a Guide to Teaching History With Material Culture Alongside Other Primary Sources. Two Digital Teaching Toolkits That Meet C3 Standards (one for Secondary Educators and One for College Instructors) Will Include Detailed Lesson Plans, Object Analyses, Videos, Discussion Questions, Assignments, Assessment Guides, and Activities. a Digital Object Library Will Include 3D Scanned Objects for Classroom Use, Our Teaching Toolkits, and Additional Materials for Teachers to Craft Lesson Plans That Fit Their Curriculum.] [purpose: to Prepare and Enable Educators to Use Historical Artifacts in Their Classrooms. These Tangible Sources Will Establish Connections to the Past That Many Students Consider More Reliable Than More Traditional Primary Literary Sources. Activities to Be Performed: the Project Director and Specialist Staff Will Meet Throughout the One-year Project Term to Develop the Grant-funded Materials. Project Materials Will Be Prepared for Publication in Multiple Formats, Including Short Videos, a Booklet, Object Analyses, and Lesson Plans for Pre-college and Postsecondary Students. a Booklet for Teachers Will Be Developed to Serve as a Guide to Teaching History With Material Culture Alongside Other Primary Sources. Two Digital Teaching Toolkits That Meet Standards for Secondary Educators and College Instructors Will Be Developed and Will Include Detailed Lesson Plans, Object Analyses, Videos, Discussion Questions, Assignments, Assessment Guides, and Activities. a New Digital Object Library Will Be Developed That Will Include 3D Scanned Objects for Classroom Use and Additional Materials for Teachers to Craft Lesson Plans That Fit Their Curricula. Expected Outcomes: the Grant Will Result in a Multiplatform Publication Program That Will Support the Work of Historians Through New Streams of Content Focused on Secondary and Higher Education, With Potentially Additional Applicability for Public Engagement With History. the Project Will Also Provide the Association With a Template for New Publication Initiatives. Intended Beneficiaries: Teachers and Students in the Nation?s Secondary and College History Classes, as Well as Members of the General Public Who Have an Interest in History. Subrecipient Activities: the Recipient Does Not Intend to Subaward Funds.]