National Council For History Education Inc

PROJECT LEARNING AND EXPLORING AMERICAN DEMOCRACY (L.E.A.D.)

THE SPACE AGE ON THE SPACE COAST [THE NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR HISTORY EDUCATION WILL CONTINUE ITS PARTNERSHIP WITH THE ASTRONAUTS MEMORIAL FOUNDATION TO OFFER AN NEH LANDMARKS OF AMERICAN HISTORY AND CULTURE WORKSHOP, THE SPACE AGE ON THE SPACE COAST. BEGINNING IN THE 1950S, POLITICS, SCIENCE, AND CULTURE COLLIDED IN THIS UNIQUE GEOGRAPHICAL AREA AS A RESULT OF THE COLD WAR; THEY CONTINUE TO INTERSECT THERE IN PROFOUND WAYS TODAY. THESE TWO 2026 WORKSHOPS, EACH WITH 30 EDUCATORS, WILL USE AMF AS A ?HOME BASE? FROM WHICH TO INVESTIGATE LANDMARKS ASSOCIATED WITH THE AMERICAN ORIGINS OF SPACE EXPLORATION, INCLUDING THE SPACE SHUTTLE ATLANTIS, THE VEHICLE ASSEMBLY BUILDING AND LAUNCHPADS AT THE KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, CAPE CANAVERAL SPACE FORCE STATION LAUNCH SITES AND MUSEUMS, AND MULTIPLE EXHIBITIONS AT THE KENNEDY SPACE CENTER VISITOR CENTER. PARTICIPANTS WILL ENGAGE WITH HISTORIANS, EDUCATORS, ASTRONAUTS, AND NASA PERSONNEL TO EXPLORE HOW AMERICA'S SCIENTIFIC ACHIEVEMENTS ARE DEEPLY INTERTWINED WITH THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE.]

THE SPACE AGE ON THE SPACE COAST [THE NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR HISTORY EDUCATION PROPOSES TO PARTNER WITH THE ASTRONAUTS MEMORIAL FOUNDATION AT KENNEDY SPACE CENTER TO OFFER A RESIDENTIAL NEH LANDMARKS WORKSHOP THAT WILL TAKE PLACE TWICE IN 2024: JULY 8-12, AND JULY 15-19. THESE WORKSHOPS WILL PROVIDE 70 K-12 EDUCATORS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPLORE FLORIDA?S SPACE COAST. DURING THE COLD WAR ERA, POLITICS, SCIENCE, AND CULTURE COLLIDED IN THIS UNIQUE GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION BEGINNING IN THE 1950S; THEY CONTINUE TO INTERSECT THERE IN PROFOUND WAYS TODAY. PARTICIPANTS WILL INVESTIGATE LANDMARKS ASSOCIATED WITH THE AMERICAN ORIGINS OF SPACE EXPLORATION, INCLUDING THE BREVARD MUSEUM OF HISTORY AND NATURAL SCIENCE, CAPE CANAVERAL SPACE FORCE STATION, AND MULTIPLE EXHIBITIONS AND EXPERIENCES AT THE KENNEDY SPACE CENTER. PARTICIPANTS WILL ENGAGE WITH HISTORIANS, EDUCATION SPECIALISTS, AND ASTRONAUTS TO EXPLORE THESE SITES AND GIVE MEANING TO AMERICA?S SCIENTIFIC PAST THROUGH A FOCUS ON THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE.]

THE SPACE AGE ON THE SPACE COAST

THE COURSE OF HUMAN EVENTS: TEACHING, LEARNING, AND INTERPRETING THE 250TH IN 50 STATES [THE NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR HISTORY EDUCATION (NCHE) PROPOSES A NATIONWIDE COLLABORATION WITH HUMANITIES SCHOLARS, EDUCATORS, AND SITES OF HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE TO CONNECT LEARNERS OF ALL AGES TO PLACES THAT REFLECT THE EVENTS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION OR THE PRINCIPLES OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE. THROUGH THE COURSE OF HUMAN EVENTS: TEACHING, LEARNING, AND INTERPRETING THE 250TH IN 50 STATES, NCHE AND ITS PARTNERS WILL CREATE SHORT VIDEOS AND AN ACCOMPANYING CURRICULUM ABOUT ONE SITE IN EACH OF THE 50 STATES TO BUILD A NATIONAL UNDERSTANDING OF THE WAYS THAT EACH STATE PLAYS A ROLE IN THE LEGACY OF THE DECLARATION. THESE RESOURCES WILL BE DISSEMINATED ONLINE, IN PUBLIC SPACES, AND THROUGH QR CODES AT NO COST TO THE PUBLIC.]

AMERICAN COMMONWEALTH: A PODCAST ON DOCUMENTS AND THE AMERICAN STORY [AMERICAN COMMONWEALTH SEEKS TO ABSORB LISTENERS IN A CONSIDERATION OF THE COMPLEX AND DIVERSE NARRATIVES THAT CONSTITUTE OUR AMERICAN STORY. THE NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR HISTORY EDUCATION RECOGNIZES THAT MANY AMERICANS ENCOUNTER FOUNDATIONAL DOCUMENTS AS PART OF THEIR SCHOOL CURRICULA, AND WE BELIEVE THAT A CAREFUL EXAMINATION OF THE TRADITIONAL CANON IS ESSENTIAL TO CIVIC LIFE. WE ALSO ADVOCATE FOR BROADENING AND DEEPENING THE AMERICAN STORY BY DRAWING ATTENTION TO UNDERREPRESENTED COMMUNITIES. THROUGH TEN, THIRTY-MINUTE EPISODES, AMERICAN COMMONWEALTH?S CO-HOSTS WILL ENGAGE LISTENERS IN AN EXPLORATION OF SUCH TRADITIONAL FOUNDING DOCUMENTS AS THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE AND OTHER CRITICAL AMERICAN PRIMARY SOURCES, INCLUDING SONGS, SPEECHES, TREATIES, AND TEXTS THAT HAVE BEEN CRUCIAL TO THE FORMATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE UNITED STATES.]