Shit I Have to Teach in Twenty Minutes
A podcast for history teachers or anyone in a hurry. Eric and Rob interview historians about what are the important concepts about a given topic and they provide free lesson plans aligned with that discussion.
Shit I Have to Teach in Twenty Minutes
S1/E2 The Civil War with Ed Ayers
Rob and Eric visit with Dr. Ed Ayers to discuss the most important concepts teachers should consider when teaching about the American Civil War. Ed is the Tucker-Boatwright Professor of the Humanities and President Emeritus at the University of Richmond. He is one of the nation’s leading scholars on the Civil War and is the Executive Director of New American History. Ed discusses the centrality of slavery to the conflict and he encourages teachers to have students explore three different stories of the Civil War (The Confederate Story, The United States Story, The African American Story) that are braided together in this complex era.
Lesson Plans and resources:
Three Stories of the Civil War can be downloaded at http://bit.ly/4g14uC7
Civil War Newspaper Lesson can be downloaded at http://bit.ly/4fO9uK9
The Valley of the Shadow website can be found at https://valley.newamericanhistory.org/
New American History can be found at https://www.newamericanhistory.org/
Credits
Opening theme music, “Bossa Bossa,” created by Clare Howard www.clarehoward.com Music supported by the National Council for History Education www.ncheteach.org
Transition theme music, “The Clock is Ticking,” created by Emily Hahn.
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Shit I Have to Teach in 20 Minutes is produced by Eric Hahn and Rob Good. Audio and video editing by Sebastian Rosales.
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