#sschat and @newamericanhist are hosting a slow chat this week over on Blue🦋sky! Help celebrate #CivicLearningWeek! 1 question/day from 3/10-14

Day 1 of the American Historical Association VA Conference was a joyful gathering of scholars, educators, curators, archivists and students! Looking forward to continuing the conversation today!

Check out our latest newsletter It’s time to retire the “field trip”—hear me out! 🚌 🗺️ 🍎 👩🏻‍💻 Plus a new learning resource featuring The Wilkes Expedition ⚓ and a shout out to our friends Made By Us … mailchi.mp/newamericanhis… #sschat #civicseason

Virginia’s stories are at risk. Federal funding cuts have jeopardized the programs that preserve Virginia’s history, foster dialogue, and connect communities across the state. 🔗 Make your gift today: loom.ly/bpTPtRY 💙 Help us spread the word by sharing this post

As we continue to celebrate #teacherappreciationweek2025 we honor Mary S. Peake and other teachers who led the way for edicational opportunities for ALL! Learn more about her work at Hampton U and here: resources.newamericanhistory.org/freedom-s-fort… #FreedomsFortress

On Day 4 of #teacherappreciationweek we map 🗺️ excerpts on #teachers in Bunk: bunkhistory.org/tags/ideas/3492. Explore these excerpts to make more historical connections 🍎

Our grand finale celebrating #teacherappreciationweek our own Annie Evans 🚺🏡🌍 🇺🇸📰🗽⚖️ visited Wilson Pres Library & Woolly Wilson to learn more PD at Pres Libraries—where have presidents traveled abroad? Learn more about this & elections from URichmond DSL 🗺️ and Bunk 🐑🇺🇸

Hope you will join us tomorrow at 8:30 am PDT in Grand Ballroom Salon 4 -Marriott #EsriUC2025 where we will share how New American History harnesses the power of GIS and digital storytelling tools to explore data literacy and uncover hidden histories.

Hope to see all of our friends National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) American Historical Association National Council for History Education NCGE #sschat Data Science 4 Everyone (DS4E) American Civil War Museum The Valentine The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History