Blog Post #2 What are you enjoying the most during this experience?  For my internship with the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage, what I am enjoying the most with this experience has been meeting and interacting with others. I have been going into the office one day a week. Initially, there were more…

The Smithsonian Institution was established in 1846 for the increase and diffusion of knowledge. Today, the institution is made up of 19 museums, 21 libraries, several research centers, publications, and a zoo. The Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage (CFCH) evolved over several decades following the first Festival of American Folklife in 1967. It…

In his keynote address to the 2015 American Association for State and Local History annual meeting, Stanford Education Professor Sam Wineburg discussed one of the biggest challenges facing history educators in the age of the internet. We do not have a problem with finding information. With the proliferation of mobile phones and devices, search engines are…

Project Update: My topic is about the 2017 International Women’s March, and how we can use images from the march as primary sources for research about women’s history.  It is also about how we can study continuity and change by comparing the 2017 women’s march with the 1913 Suffragette Procession and parade in Washington, DC.  My intended…

Historical films can be used in the classroom in several ways. They can be used to introduce an historic event, a movement, and influential people to students. They can be a springboard for discussions about how to critically examine films and videos that students watch outside of the classroom. They present an opportunity for us…

Film Review: Mrs. America Title: Mrs. America Year: April 15 – May 27, 2020 Producers: Dahvi Waller, Cate Blanchett, Tanya Barfield, Micah Schraft, Coco Francini, Niecy Nash, James W. Skotchdopole, Tracey Ullman, Sarah Paulson, Stacey Sher, Teresa Pavlinek, Adam Brody, Sharon Hoffman I watched the series on on the streaming platform Hulu. The nine episode…

For my final project based on the 2017 International Women’s March, I have started researching and learning about the history of protests taking place in Washington, DC, including the 1913 Women’s Suffrage March. I have looked into using a timeline plugin on the Omeka Word Press website, in order to show the chronology of peaceful…

How could digital media and/or digital tools be used in teaching your target audience about history and historical thinking?  Digital media and/or digital tools can be used for teaching history by sharing the historical content and relevant information about the 2017 International Women’s March. It can also be useful in showing historical time and place…

What elements of historical thinking have remained at the heart of history teaching over the decades?  Historical thinking is the process of how we understand the past by using evidence to construct narratives. The foundation of historical thinking begins with content, the acquisition of knowledge about people, events and ideas from the past, whether through…

To think historically can be challenging. It conflicts with how we think naturally, yet is important in understanding the past. Learning about the past is important because it provides us with a sense of structure and place. It gives us roots.  Thinking historically involves several key concepts. First, we must learn about and understand the…