“Teaching with Historic Places (TwHP) uses historic places in National Parks and in the National Park Service's National Register of Historic Places to enliven history, social studies, geography, civics, and other subjects. TwHP has created a variety of products and activities that help teachers bring historic places into the classroom.”
Teaching with Historic Places was developed by the National Park Service. It teaches about the importance of different places throughout the United States. They have several lessons per state, each focusing on a different part of place-specific history.
- An American Success Story
- The Pope House of Raleigh, NC
Federal Government
- Resources on Site
- Readings
- Maps
- Videos
- Websites
- Varies by Lesson
Presence Evaluation: Some Presence
Evaluation Notes: Not every lesson plan is focused on social inequity but those that do, address it well. Some lesson have an explicit discussion of the role of social inequity at these sites. For example, there are lessons that examine Jim Crow sites throughout the US to examine the role of segregation in place and space.
Presence Evaluation: Minimal Presence
Evaluation Notes: Although it talks about social action that happened at these sites, it does not provide explicit encouragement to students to engage in contemporary social action.
Presence Evaluation: Some Presence
Evaluation Notes: This may be relevant if historical sites are local (i.e., the curriculum writers tie historical sites to their own communities). It asks students to explore their local community in some lessons and urges students to conduct an oral history interview with a community member.
Presence Evaluation: Not Present
Evaluation Notes: There is no systems wide approach apparent in this curriculum.
Presence Evaluation: Some Presence
Evaluation Notes: The curriculum only explores social inequalities and acts of resistance within the context of history but it is not the sole focus of curriculum materials.
Presence Evaluation: Some Presence
Evaluation Notes: The curriculum encourages self-knowledge if there are connections to the community and some lessons urge students to learn about race relations in their hometown.
Presence Evaluation: Not Present
Evaluation Notes: To date, there has been no empirical study of this curriculum to evaluate its effectiveness.
Presence Evaluation: Some Presence
Evaluation Notes: This is not the explicit goal of the curriculum. However, many of the lessons deal with inclusion and equity by addressing social oppression in the past.
Presence Evaluation: N/A
Evaluation Notes: We are unable to evaluate this domain since it is best measured through observation.
Presence Evaluation: Minimal Presence
Evaluation Notes : Depending on the topic of the historic site, students have opportunities to explore their social identities.