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JANUARY 2026: ANIMALS THAT SHAPED HUMAN HISTORY

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How Dogs Shaped Human History

How Dogs Shaped Human History

How Horses Shaped Human History

How Horses Shaped Human History

How Camels Shaped Human History

How Camels Shaped Human History

How Beavers Shaped Human History

How Beavers Shaped Human History

DECEMBER 2025: 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

The Potato’s Journey, Through Mountain Landscapes to the Global Table

The Potato’s Journey, Through Mountain Landscapes to the Global Table

Cinnamon’s Journey, From Soft Bark to Global Spice

Cinnamon’s Journey, From Soft Bark to Global Spice

Rice’s Journey, From Asia and Africa to a Global Staple

Rice’s Journey, From Asia and Africa to a Global Staple

NOVEMBER 2025: Changemakers — More than a First

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Meet Jim Thorpe: More Than a First

Meet Jim Thorpe: More Than a First

Meet Rigoberta Menchú Tum: More Than a First

Meet Rigoberta Menchú Tum: More Than a First

Meet Ada Lovelace: More Than a First

Meet Ada Lovelace: More Than a First

Meet Junko Tabei: More Than a First

Meet Junko Tabei: More Than a First

OCTOBER 2025: 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

Guidelines and Guardrails for Teaching Challenging History

Guidelines and Guardrails for Teaching Challenging History

Learning to Read the World, The Power of Identity-Based Literacy

Learning to Read the World, The Power of Identity-Based Literacy

From Story to Agency, Students as Co-Creators of Learning

From Story to Agency, Students as Co-Creators of Learning

SEPTEMBER 2025: 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

Mapping the World, From Songlines to Satellite Data

Mapping the World, From Songlines to Satellite Data

The Invention of Timekeeping, From Sunlight to School Bells

The Invention of Timekeeping, From Sunlight to School Bells

What Systems of Counting Count

What Systems of Counting Count

How Spelling Became Standard — And What Is Left Behind

How Spelling Became Standard — And What Is Left Behind

JUly 2025: Summer Field Trip, Earth Etched

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Field Trip: Hal Saflieni Hypogeum

Field Trip: Hal Saflieni Hypogeum

Field Trip: Rock-Hewn Churches of Lalibela, Ethiopia

Field Trip: Rock-Hewn Churches of Lalibela, Ethiopia

Field Trip: Nazca Lines, Peru

Field Trip: Nazca Lines, Peru

Field Trip: Terracotta Army, Xi’aN CHINA

Field Trip: Terracotta Army, Xi’aN CHINA

Field Trip: Bandelier

Field Trip: Bandelier

JUNE 2025: 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?

Reconstruction as a Mirror for Today

Reconstruction as a Mirror for Today

Larry, Dolores, César & The Power of a Multiracial Movement

Larry, Dolores, César & The Power of a Multiracial Movement

How to Talk to Kids About Human Rights

How to Talk to Kids About Human Rights

MAY 2025: 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

Humanizing Classrooms, Adding “Good Friction”

Humanizing Classrooms, Adding “Good Friction”

Humanizing Classrooms, Our What, Why & How

Humanizing Classrooms, Our What, Why & How

Humanizing Classrooms, Where the Work Begins

Humanizing Classrooms, Where the Work Begins

April 2025: 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

Ida B. Wells, Truth Seeker, Truth Teller

Ida B. Wells, Truth Seeker, Truth Teller

Would You Risk Your Life for a Book? Timbuktu Manuscripts

Would You Risk Your Life for a Book? Timbuktu Manuscripts

Shining a Light on Earth & Safeguarding Our Planet

Shining a Light on Earth & Safeguarding Our Planet

Reading Matters & How to Navigate the Current Climate

Reading Matters & How to Navigate the Current Climate

March 2025: 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

How Laws Around Immigration and Migration Impact Belonging

How Laws Around Immigration and Migration Impact Belonging

Field Trip: Angel Island, The “Ellis Island” of the West?

Field Trip: Angel Island, The “Ellis Island” of the West?

Harriet Tubman, The “Ultimate Outdoors-Person”

Harriet Tubman, The “Ultimate Outdoors-Person”

February 2025: 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

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

Corky Lee, Expanding the Lens One Photograph at a Time

Corky Lee, Expanding the Lens One Photograph at a Time

Who’s on the Page? Picture Books as Windows and Mirrors

Who’s on the Page? Picture Books as Windows and Mirrors

January 2025: 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

The Powerful Social and Legal Construction of Race

The Powerful Social and Legal Construction of Race

Dr. Cobb vs. The Bone Collectors Who Invented Pseudoscientific Racism

Dr. Cobb vs. The Bone Collectors Who Invented Pseudoscientific Racism

How to Talk to Kids About Race and Culture

How to Talk to Kids About Race and Culture

December 2024: The Human Story Begins in Africa

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The Human Story Begins in Africa

The Human Story Begins in Africa

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

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

The Skin We Live in Is a Beautiful Thing

The Skin We Live in Is a Beautiful Thing

Field Trip: Blombos Cave and the World’s “Oldest Doodle”

Field Trip: Blombos Cave and the World’s “Oldest Doodle”

November 2024: Land Shapes People & People Shape Land

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“Civilization” Does Not Equal “More Civilized”

“Civilization” Does Not Equal “More Civilized”

A Different Timeline for Corn

A Different Timeline for Corn

Reframing Squanto and Thanksgiving

Reframing Squanto and Thanksgiving

Field Trip: Cahokia

Field Trip: Cahokia