National Council for History Education

Every history teacher is a professional. They are historians, librarians, storytellers, researchers, and mentors. They are the bridges that connect students to the past. NCHE celebrates your daily commitment to bringing history to life for your students.

Shopping lists. Invoices. IOUs. Tomorrow at 7 PM ET, Dr. Catherine Person (American Philosophical Society) shows how the everyday paperwork of Revolutionary-era Philadelphia can open up a whole world for your students. Free webinar: buff.ly/Wk0mui4

A grounded, jargon-free look at GenAI in the history classroom. Amy Allen and David Hicks share what's actually working in their own teaching, and what isn't. Tomorrow, 7 PM ET. Free webinar: buff.ly/FU93XYX

Tavern tabs, laundry bills, flour receipts: how historians rebuild Revolutionary-era Philadelphia from the documents most people throw away. With Dr. Catherine Person, American Philosophical Society. Tuesday, April 28, 7:00 PM ET. Register: buff.ly/Wk0mui4

Tomorrow at 7:00 PM ET, Dave Serio of the Arab American National Museum leads a session on Arab American history, culture, and identity you can carry into your teaching all year long. Free registration: buff.ly/KYejF6n

Most AI-in-the-classroom PD is either techno-utopia or doom. One week from tonight, our webinar with Amy Allen and David Hicks of Virginia Tech does the harder middle conversation: lesson planning, assessment, and representation. Free, April 27, 7 PM ET buff.ly/FU93XYX

Tomorrow night, Sarah Westbrook walks us through the Question Formulation Technique, a simple strategy that gets students generating and refining their own questions about any primary source you teach with. 7:00 PM ET. Register for free: buff.ly/L6ZHlRa

Arab Americans trace their roots to 22 countries and four waves of immigration to the U.S. One week from tonight, Dave Serio walks us through that history and how to bring it into your classroom. Free webinar, Tues 4/21, 7 PM ET. [link] Register: buff.ly/KYejF6n

Round two of breakout session for the EDGE conference! Civics vocabulary, the Bill of Rights, Seminole and Miccosukee voices, source credibility in the age of AI, the Afro-Caribbean South, and civil rights in the Cold War. #historymatters

Breakout Session 1 is underway at the EDGE conference! Eight sessions running — vocabulary strategies, Holocaust history, the Seminole Tribe through STREAMSS, escape room design, and more. 👏 #historymatters

The National Women's History Museum is seeking K–12 educators committed to building rigorous, primary source-based lessons that place women's history at the center of the American story. Selected participants receive a $350 honorarium. Learn more at: womenshistory.org

TOMORROW: Westward expansion began on the Wilderness Road. Join Alex Long for part three of our Appalachian history series. April 9 | 7 PM EST buff.ly/o2Oaj59

Appalachia was America's doorway to the West. Next Thursday, Alex Long continues his series with "Wilderness Road & Appalachia into the 20th Century," exploring Daniel Boone's trail and the pioneers who followed. April 9 | 7 PM EST buff.ly/o2Oaj59

This afternoon's keynote featured Charles Mauldin, who marched from Selma to Montgomery at 17 and witnessed Bloody Sunday. We also honored 2026 awardees Valencia Abbott (Gagnon Prize) and Annie Evans (Sarah Drake Brown Leadership Award). #historymatters

We're offering attendees a sneak peek of Module 1 of our new History's Habits of Mind Micro-Credential at the NCHE table. It helps K–12 teachers bring Habits of Mind into classrooms. Stop by! Not at the conference? Sign up for info: buff.ly/V8NKLn3

Saturday morning at #NCHE2026 and the energy is still going strong! Educators are diving into sessions on everything from the Korematsu case to Afro-Caribbean migration to food trucks as cultural exchange. Yes, food trucks. History is everywhere. #historymatters

NCHE attendees are cruising the Alabama River tonight with dinner, live entertainment, and a presentation from Dr. Hasan Jeffries of Ohio State University. #NCHE2026 #historymatters

Philip Deloria, Harvard historian, takes the stage for our Friday keynote: "Migration, Removal, and Relocation: Diaspora in Native American History." The stories of Indigenous peoples are central to understanding our shared past. #NCHE2026 #historymatters

We are looking forward to a great #NCHE2026 @historyed! Find us at our booth or sessions!

Excited for my first ever visit to Montgomery Alabama for the 2026 @historyed conference! Wasn’t expecting any Delaware references here but found our state flag by the Alabama state capitol building, along with some lovely views along the Alabama River.

The concourse is packed! Educators are exploring poster sessions on everything from Library of Congress primary sources to teaching the African diaspora through music. Stop by, ask questions, and discover something new for your classroom. #NCHE2026 #historymatters