Kansas Council for History Education

Get ready to level up your teaching game! 🚀 TJ Warsnak and Jordan Yulich are hosting a Facebook Live event for Kansas LEADS - Hays, where they'll discuss all of the awesomeness planned for the conference!

🗓 When: Monday, November 4th at 7:00 pm.
🎥 Where: Right here on Facebook Live!
👩‍🏫 Who: Teachers and educators attending Kansas LEADS - Hays or those interested in learning more about the conference.

Mark your calendar! See you there! 🎉🌟

Happy Halloween🎃 from The Gilder Lehrman Institute! Check out our latest episode on the Salem Witch Trials.

Watch here: https://youtu.be/_sfRX8kfz9M?si=VFwVX_BkSEGs7HB0

We hope you’ll join us in Abilene on February 1st for a fantastic time of learning, networking and more!

KCHE teacher leaders presented at the KSDE conference today and then had a little fun exploring Wichita afterwards, including a trip to Nifty Nut House!

We are excited to announce that the GREEN Love History t-shirts are now available for purchase! Order yours today at https://ksche.weebly.com/historyshirt.html

Special Podcast Episode – New Film Explores Life of Lee Miller | The National WWII Museum | New Orleans In this special episode, historian Jennifer Putnam, PhD, interviews Antony Penrose, son of WWII war correspondent Lee Miller and author of The Lives of Lee Miller. The new film Lee stars Academy Award-winning actress Kate Winslet, portraying the trailblazing photojournalist.

History School Book Club is a new free program for students! Expand your knowledge of American History by watching Book Breaks videos and answering multiple-choice questions to earn badges. Help us further develop the program by becoming a Junior Research Assistant.

Visit gilderlehrman.org/bookclub to learn more.

Applications for the 2024 Scholarly Fellowship Program are now open! The Gilder Lehrman Institute provides annual short-term research fellowships of $3,000 each to doctoral candidates, college and university faculty, and independent scholars working in the field of American history.

Learn more and apply here: https://ow.ly/SGKt50TKPTa

Marie Mason Potts: Newspaper Editor Who Galvanized Indigenous Americans | Rebel Girls | PBS LearningMedia This audio piece explores the life of Marie Mason Potts. In 1949, Potts became editor of Smoke Signal, the first newspaper in California to be written, edited, and controlled exclusively by Indigenous Americans. Potts took over just as a new, postwar wave of Indigenous American activism was swelling...

Reminder! Tune in online at 10:30 a.m. this WEDNESDAY, Oct. 16 to see the unveiling of the 1924 Time Capsule!

No one alive today has seen the objects contained inside. Will we find any surprises in there? What did the time capsule committee members think would be important to people one hundred years later? What keys to the past await us?

Be part of the moment with us this Wednesday! Register here: https://www.theworldwar.org/events/1924-time-capsule-unveiling

Kansas teachers grades 3-5: Check out this amazing opportunity just for you!! Application deadline October 20. More information available at https://ncheteach.org/historyforall/.

The wait is finally over! CITIZEN NATION airs tonight at 9 p.m. ET. Grab your popcorn, family, and friends to tune in to the first part of a four-part series that explores how high school students navigate their lives and prepare to become engaged citizens through the We the People program.

You are also invited to tune into the Center for Civic Education’s watch party tonight. Details can be found here: https://civiced.org/citizen-nation

Retro Report

Nominate your favorite teacher for the KCHE Teacher of the Year!

KCHE Teacher of the Year The Kansas Council of History Education seeks to encourage the integration of historical thinking skills and literacy rich learning at all levels of education. Thank you for choosing to recognize an outstanding teacher for their efforts in fulfilling that mission by nominating them for the Kansas Co...

Are you looking for some engaging ways to celebrate Constitution Day on Sept 17? Check out the customized version of the US citizenship exam created by Gilder Lehrman for K–12 classrooms and learners of all ages. This, along with a Kahoot and other supplementary materials, can be found at https://www.gilderlehrman.org/citizenship -10487.

Convenient & Interactive Constitution Day Resources. Celebrating Constitution Day Constitution Day is September 17, 2024! This is an opportunity to celebrate the history of this founding document and engage students in the Constitution’s continued relevance. iCivics has the resources you need to teach on Constitution Day and explore how the Constitu...

History Hangouts kicks off tonight with the timely topic "The Digital Dilemma: Phones, Focus and the Future of Education" led by Lois MacMillan.

To join the discussion go to https://ncheteach.org/historyhangouts/ and click "Join Our Discord" at the bottom of the webpage.

You asked and we've answered! KCHE is going to make our LOVE HISTORY t-shirt in a new color. But what color?

We want to hear from you. Submit your favorite color ideas to our Google form at https://forms.gle/veosKZXqdnowEzkh9 until 9/10.

Then vote on the final choice!

UPDATE: WHAT A RESPONSE! WE HAVE REACHED CAPACITY FOR KANSAS LEADS - HAYS! STAY TUNED FOR UPDATES ON THE AGENDA AND ACTIVITIES FOR THIS INCREDIBLE CONFERENCE!

The wait is over! It's time to register for Kansas LEADS - Hays!
Don't delay! We have room for 150 of the Sunflower State's finest educators, so head to our website and register for this FREE conference today!

https://kansasleads.mystrikingly.com/ -form

In 1887, Oregon became the first state to make Labor Day an official holiday. Find out more and discover teaching resources to support this holiday at https://www.gilderlehrman.org/history-resources/curriculum/labor-day.

Congratulations Kim Gilman, one of the top 10 finalists for the 2024 Gilder Lehrman National History Teacher of the Year! The winner will be announced in September and honored on October 15 at a ceremony in New York City hosted by Janai S. Nelson, President and Director-Counsel of the Legal Defense Fund.

Come view the American Revolution Experience, presented by the Kansas Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, on view in the Research Pavilion at the Advanced Learning Library this week.

The American Revolution Experience will travel to scores of libraries, historical societies and museums through 2025, introducing visitors to a cast of historical characters with diverse experiences throughout the conflict and the places they visited on their journey.

This innovative pop-up exhibition includes display panels and interactive digital kiosks that use storytelling, illustration, technology and unique artifacts and primary accounts to connect modern audiences with the people and places that shaped the birth of our nation