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How We Tell a Country’s Story

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A Country’s Story: When and Where Do We Begin?
A Country’s Story: When and Where Do We Begin?
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A Country’s Story: What Ideas Build the Foundation?
A Country’s Story: What Ideas Build the Foundation?
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A Country’s Story: Who Is Included in “We the People”?
A Country’s Story: Who Is Included in “We the People”?
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A Country’s Story: Who Gets Remembered?
A Country’s Story: Who Gets Remembered?
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How Water Shapes People and People Shape Water

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The Search for Hidden Water: Innovations from Ancient Civilizations
The Search for Hidden Water: Innovations from Ancient Civilizations
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Constructing Water Highways: Innovations from Ancient Civilizations
Constructing Water Highways: Innovations from Ancient Civilizations
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Sacred Water: Cultural Innovations from Ancient Civilizations
Sacred Water: Cultural Innovations from Ancient Civilizations
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Living with Water Extremes: Innovations from Ancient Civilizations to Today
Living with Water Extremes: Innovations from Ancient Civilizations to Today
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ANIMALS THAT SHAPED HUMAN HISTORY

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How Dogs Shaped Human History
How Dogs Shaped Human History
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How Horses Shaped Human History
How Horses Shaped Human History
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How Camels Shaped Human History
How Camels Shaped Human History
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How Beavers Shaped Human History
How Beavers Shaped Human History
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Origins of Food, Our Shared Human Story

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The Tomato’s Journey, Through Time and Taste
The Tomato’s Journey, Through Time and Taste
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The Potato’s Journey, Through Mountain Landscapes to the Global Table
The Potato’s Journey, Through Mountain Landscapes to the Global Table
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Cinnamon’s Journey, From Soft Bark to Global Spice
Cinnamon’s Journey, From Soft Bark to Global Spice
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Rice’s Journey, From Asia and Africa to a Global Staple
Rice’s Journey, From Asia and Africa to a Global Staple
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Changemakers — More than a First

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Meet Jim Thorpe: More Than a First
Meet Jim Thorpe: More Than a First
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Meet Rigoberta Menchú Tum: More Than a First
Meet Rigoberta Menchú Tum: More Than a First
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Meet Ada Lovelace: More Than a First
Meet Ada Lovelace: More Than a First
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Meet Junko Tabei: More Than a First
Meet Junko Tabei: More Than a First
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When the Outside World Enters the Classroom, Teaching in the Middle of History

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When Living History Knocks, Teaching Through Big Feelings
When Living History Knocks, Teaching Through Big Feelings
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Guidelines and Guardrails for Teaching Challenging History
Guidelines and Guardrails for Teaching Challenging History
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Learning to Read the World, The Power of Identity-Based Literacy
Learning to Read the World, The Power of Identity-Based Literacy
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From Story to Agency, Students as Co-Creators of Learning
From Story to Agency, Students as Co-Creators of Learning
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Crayons, Clocks, and Spelling Tests — The Human Stories Behind Everyday School Subjects

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Beyond the Crayon Box, How Culture, Science, and Technology Shape Color
Beyond the Crayon Box, How Culture, Science, and Technology Shape Color
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Mapping the World, From Songlines to Satellite Data
Mapping the World, From Songlines to Satellite Data
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The Invention of Timekeeping, From Sunlight to School Bells
The Invention of Timekeeping, From Sunlight to School Bells
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What Systems of Counting Count
What Systems of Counting Count
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How Spelling Became Standard — And What Is Left Behind
How Spelling Became Standard — And What Is Left Behind
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Summer Field Trip, Earth Etched

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Field Trip: Hal Saflieni Hypogeum
Field Trip: Hal Saflieni Hypogeum
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Field Trip: Rock-Hewn Churches of Lalibela, Ethiopia 
Field Trip: Rock-Hewn Churches of Lalibela, Ethiopia 
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Field Trip: Nazca Lines, Peru
Field Trip: Nazca Lines, Peru
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Field Trip: Terracotta Army, Xi’aN CHINA
Field Trip: Terracotta Army, Xi’aN CHINA
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Field Trip: Bandelier
Field Trip: Bandelier
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ARE WE STILL LIVING IN A CIVIL RIGHTS ERA?

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Are We Still Living in a Civil Rights Era?
Are We Still Living in a Civil Rights Era?
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Reconstruction as a Mirror for Today
Reconstruction as a Mirror for Today
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Larry, Dolores, César & The Power of a Multiracial Movement
Larry, Dolores, César & The Power of a Multiracial Movement
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How to Talk to Kids About Human Rights
How to Talk to Kids About Human Rights
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HUMANIZING CLASSROOMS, A GUIDE TO CULTIVATING INCLUSION & BELONGING

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Humanizing Classrooms, Expanding How We See & Make Space for Identity
Humanizing Classrooms, Expanding How We See & Make Space for Identity
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Humanizing Classrooms, Adding “Good Friction”
Humanizing Classrooms, Adding “Good Friction”
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Humanizing Classrooms, Our What, Why & How
Humanizing Classrooms, Our What, Why & How
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Humanizing Classrooms, Where the Work Begins
Humanizing Classrooms, Where the Work Begins
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What Is History? What We Lose With Erasure & Gain With Dissemination

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What Is History? What We Lose With Erasure
What Is History? What We Lose With Erasure
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Ida B. Wells, Truth Seeker, Truth Teller
Ida B. Wells, Truth Seeker, Truth Teller
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Would You Risk Your Life for a Book? Timbuktu Manuscripts 
Would You Risk Your Life for a Book? Timbuktu Manuscripts 
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Shining a Light on Earth & Safeguarding Our Planet
Shining a Light on Earth & Safeguarding Our Planet
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Reading Matters & How to Navigate the Current Climate
Reading Matters & How to Navigate the Current Climate
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Migration & Movement is a Human Experience

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Migration is a Human Experience, A Brief History of Our Global Diaspora
Migration is a Human Experience, A Brief History of Our Global Diaspora
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How Laws Around Immigration and Migration Impact Belonging
How Laws Around Immigration and Migration Impact Belonging
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Field Trip: Angel Island, The “Ellis Island” of the West?
Field Trip: Angel Island, The “Ellis Island” of the West?
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Harriet Tubman, The “Ultimate Outdoors-Person”
Harriet Tubman, The “Ultimate Outdoors-Person”

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Who’s Holding the Camera? Seeing the World Through Expanded Lenses

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The Danger of a Single Story and How We Benefit From Many Lenses
The Danger of a Single Story and How We Benefit From Many Lenses
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How Curiosity Can Help Us Name and Reframe, An Expansive Approach to Teaching Slavery
How Curiosity Can Help Us Name and Reframe, An Expansive Approach to Teaching Slavery
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Corky Lee, Expanding the Lens One Photograph at a Time
Corky Lee, Expanding the Lens One Photograph at a Time
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Who’s on the Page? Picture Books as Windows and Mirrors
Who’s on the Page? Picture Books as Windows and Mirrors
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Race is Not Biologically Real, But It Is Socially Powerful

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Race is Not Biologically Real, But It Is Socially Powerful: The Impact of Pseudoscientific Racism
Race is Not Biologically Real, But It Is Socially Powerful: The Impact of Pseudoscientific Racism
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The Powerful Social and Legal Construction of Race 
The Powerful Social and Legal Construction of Race 
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Dr. Cobb vs. The Bone Collectors Who Invented Pseudoscientific Racism
Dr. Cobb vs. The Bone Collectors Who Invented Pseudoscientific Racism
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How to Talk to Kids About Race and Culture
How to Talk to Kids About Race and Culture
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The Human Story Begins in Africa

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The Human Story Begins in Africa
The Human Story Begins in Africa

The Human Story Begins in Africa

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Who was Mitochondrial Eve? And No, She’s Not Lucy
Who was Mitochondrial Eve? And No, She’s Not Lucy

Who was Mitochondrial Eve? How is she a "common mother" to us all?

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The Skin We Live in Is a Beautiful Thing
The Skin We Live in Is a Beautiful Thing
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Field Trip: Blombos Cave and the World’s “Oldest Doodle”
Field Trip: Blombos Cave and the World’s “Oldest Doodle”
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Land Shapes People & People Shape Land

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“Civilization” Does Not Equal “More Civilized”
“Civilization” Does Not Equal “More Civilized”
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A Different Timeline for Corn
A Different Timeline for Corn

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Reframing Squanto and Thanksgiving
Reframing Squanto and Thanksgiving
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Field Trip: Cahokia
Field Trip: Cahokia
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