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Teaching American History

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LEARN MORE ABOUT THE TEACHING AMERICAN HISTORY (TAH) PROGRAM

The TAH program typically conducts an annual competition. However, the Department did not receive funding for the TAH grant program in the FY 2012 budget. As a result, we will not conduct a competition for new awards in 2012.

Currently funded TAH projects are providing professional development activities to support and provide resources for history teachers across the country. TAH project websites are excellent resources that allow teachers and TAH project directors an opportunity to take a closer look at what other TAH projects are doing. Click the link below to read more about these projects.

*Note: Only projects that submitted a website are listed. Not all TAH projects have websites and not all TAH project websites were submitted.*

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National History Educational Clearinghouse

The National History Education Clearinghouse (NHEC) is designed to help K–12 history teachers access resources and materials to improve U.S. history education in their classrooms. With funding from the U.S. Department of Education, the Center for History and New Media (CHNM) at George Mason University has created the website Teachinghistory.org that provides access to history content, teaching strategies, resources, and research. The NHEC builds on and disseminates the valuable lessons learned by more than 1,000 TAH projects designed to raise student achievement by improving teachers’ knowledge and understanding of traditional U.S. history. The clearinghouse also provides a variety of print materials and hosts an annual conference for history teachers.

Contact: Jennifer Rosenfeld

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All TAH Applications are submitted electronically through the Grants.gov system. Learn more about the system at http://www.grants.gov/

Help keep American history alive. Here you will find nonprofit organizations, not-for-profit organizations, and membership organizations that provide history related resources. You may join, subscribe, volunteer, or give donations to support these organizations.

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National Endowment for the Humanities

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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Preserve America Initiative

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Organization of American Historians Disclaimer

Society for History in the Federal Government Disclaimer

The Close Up Foundation Disclaimer

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The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History Disclaimer

White House Historical Association
Contact: Courtney Speaker

Here you will find professional development courses, fellowships, lesson plans, and exciting classroom ideas to aid our American History teachers in becoming more innovatively and academically advanced.

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George Washington Lessons in Leadership Disclaimer

iCivics Disclaimer

James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation Disclaimer

Mount Vernon: Teachers and Students Disclaimer

National Archives
Contact: David Rosenbaum

National Center for History in the Schools Disclaimer

National Humanities Center: America in Class Disclaimer

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TeachingAmericanHistory.org

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Take a closer look at history through media and technology-based resources such as digital classrooms, online exhibits, online libraries, videos, documentaries, and podcasts.

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Library of Congress National Digital Library Program
Contact: Cheryl Lederle

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Visit these historical attractions to relive the past and experience history firsthand.

America I AM: The African American Imprint Disclaimer

Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Disclaimer

Ford's Theatre Disclaimer
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George Washington's Mount Vernon Estate Disclaimer
Contact: Nancy Hayward

James Madison's Montpelier Disclaimer

National Building Museum
Contact: Laura Schiavo

National Constitution Center Disclaimer

National Park Service
Contact: Beth Boland

Frederick Douglass

President's Lincoln Boyhood Home

Gettysburg

Newseum Disclaimer
Contact: Kristi Kenneth

President Lincoln's Cottage Disclaimer
Contact: Callie Hawkins

Smithsonian Institution

American Art Museum
Contact: Suzannah Niepold

Center for Education and Museum Studies
Contact: Stephanie Norby

American History Museum
Contact: Heather Paisley-Jones

American Indian Museum
www.americanindian.si.edu

National Portrait Gallery
Contact: Briana Zavadil White

Tenement Museum Disclaimer

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Contact: info@tudorplace.org

U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum
Contact: Christina Chavarria

White House Historical Association
Contact: Courtney Speaker

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Passionate about history? Join these blogs and share your thoughts about American history.

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Teaching American History article written by Margarita L. Melendéz, published by the Society for History in the Federal Government (SHFG) newsletter, The Federalist MS Word (129KB) | PDF) (108KB