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2020 National History Teacher of the Year Sergio de Alba with his students 2020 National History Teacher of the Year Sergio de Alba with his students The Gilder Lehrman Institute is pleased to announce that Sergio de Alba, an elementary school teacher from Northern California, has been selected as the 2020 National History Teacher of the Year . Sergio de Alba teaches at R. M. Miano Elementary School in Los Baños, California. He is a National Geographic Certified Teacher, a National Council for the Social Studies Elementary Teacher of the Year, and a 2020 Grosvenor Teacher Research Fellow in…
Letter from President James Basker, Gilder Lehrman Institute President James Basker Gilder Lehrman Institute President James Basker Dear Friends, As has been true for our country and most of the world, the past few months have been extraordinarily challenging for the Gilder Lehrman Institute. The effects of the COVID crisis were compounded by the death of our co-founder Richard Gilder in May, and the summer has been a steady scramble to adapt to the new circumstances and needs of the teachers and students we serve. I am very proud and grateful that our staff more than rose to the challenge.…
Watch "A Tribute to Teachers" Join us in gratitude for teachers everywhere—the lifeblood of the educational system, and true heroes during this unprecedented year. Lin-Manuel Miranda will present the 2020 National History Teacher of the Year award, and we will hear from historians, teachers, and students about the profound and lasting influence teachers have had on their lives. We make it our mission to support teachers every day at the Gilder Lehrman Institute. We responded to COVID-19 by rapidly adapting our programming so we could serve teachers remotely during this crisis. As we head into…
See Lin-Manuel Miranda present the 2020 National History Teacher of the Year award to Sergio de Alba. This tribute event features moving testimonials from historians, teachers, and students about the profound and lasting influence teachers have had on their lives. Teacher Heroes of 2020 Please consider making a donation to ensure that the Institute can continue to offer resources and programs for thousands of teachers across the country every year. Nominate a Teacher Support the Gilder Lehrman Institute Please contact events@gilderlehrman.org with any questions.
From the special Summer 2020 issue of "History Now," Black Voices in Historiography: Families welcome the 369th Regiment ("Harlem Hellfighters") from Europe after World War I, February 21, 1919 (National Archives) From the special Summer 2020 issue of "History Now," Black Voices in Historiography: Families welcome the 369th Regiment ("Harlem Hellfighters") from Europe after World War I, February 21, 1919 (National Archives) This month we are pleased to offer Affiliate School teachers a free subscription to History Now: The Journal . Each issue of History Now features original essays by…
Gilder Lehrman Online History School classes make use of the more than 75,000 documents in the Gilder Lehrman Collection. Gilder Lehrman Online History School classes make use of the more than 75,000 documents in the Gilder Lehrman Collection. The Gilder Lehrman Online History School provides engaging live interactive lessons by Master Teachers. We are pleased to offer new courses for the fall months for elementary, middle, and high school students. Master Teachers will present lessons anchored in primary source documents, many from the Gilder Lehrman Institute’s collection of more than 70,…
Have you seen other students’ performance pieces from the Hamilton Education Program and wondered, “How do I do that?” In this class, we will look at primary source documents on the Hamilton Education Program website and find their dramatic potential. We will focus on the Founding Era’s untold stories and people who lived in the world of Hamilton. Each week we will be joined by a guest from the musical Hamilton . Both cast and creative team members will provide insight into how they find their own story in the text. Not only will students learn the historiography of documents from the…
In the centennial year of the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment, the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History offered a course that celebrates women who have made a lasting impact on American culture, government, and economics. All the women featured in the course are included in the Institute’s publication, Women Who Made History . This course has an estimated weekly commitment of two hours (one hour of class time plus an additional hour for weekly reflection, assignments, and quizzes)., Intended audience, This class is for students in grades 8–12., Class Schedule , Class 1…
The Gilder Lehrman Institute is excited to extend Hamilton Cast Read Alongs. A program that features Hamilton cast members reading award-winning children’s books followed by a discussion of the history behind the story led by Gilder Lehrman Education Fellow Keisha Rembert. The goal of this course is to give students an educational and literary experience once a week with members of the theater community. It is an interactive way to hear their favorite stories or stories they are just being introduced to., Intended Audience, Read Alongs are for elementary school students who wish to interact…
How did the United States become a country? How do we know that we have the real story? We know because we have evidence written and created by people who lived at that time. For four classes we are going to look at some of that evidence and explore the birth of our nation through words and pictures that can tell us what really happened. This course had an estimated weekly commitment of 45 minutes. There is no additional work or reading required., Intended Audience, This course is for upper elementary school and middle school students (grades 3–8). , Classes, Each class is a stand-alone 45…
How did the United States become a country? How do we know that we have the real story? We know because we have evidence written and created by people who lived at that time. For four weeks we are going to look at some of that evidence and explore the birth of our nation through words and pictures that can tell us what really happened. Key Information: The course begins on Tuesday, November 3. Classes will occur once a week for four weeks. Classes will begin at 7:00 p.m. ET/4:00 p.m. PT. Weekly classes will be 45 minutes in length on Zoom (a 30-minute lesson and a 15-minute Q&A). These…
We know that teachers are facing extraordinary challenges this school year and the Gilder Lehrman Institute would like to help carry the load by being an aid to teachers who are trying to keep their most committed students engaged. Our Teacher Advisory Group and staff present a list of nine ways that you can use GLI resources with students for extra credit or independent study assignments that are easy to incorporate into instruction and require NO extra work by the teacher. Books featured on Book Breaks are available at the Gilder Lehrman Institute Book Shop. Books featured on Book Breaks…
Prize to be given at the National Book Festival on September 25, Mount Vernon, Va. – Rick Atkinson is the winner of the 2020 George Washington Prize for his 2019 book The British Are Coming: The War for America, Lexington to Princeton, 1775–1777 (Henry Holt). The George Washington Prize, begun in 2005, is the only literary prize focused on America’s founding era. It recognizes the year’s best books on early American history, and includes a $50,000 cash award for the winner. This year’s award was announced on September 25 as part of the National Book Festival, mountvernon.org/…
2020 National History Teacher of the Year Sergio de Alba with graduating students 2020 National History Teacher of the Year Sergio de Alba with graduating students Sergio de Alba, a teacher at R. M. Miano Elementary School in Los Baños, California, was named the 2020 National History Teacher of the Year and will be honored in a recorded ceremony on October 7, 2020. Register here for A Tribute to Teachers: Heroes of 2020. Mr. de Alba answered some questions asked by Gilder Lehrman Institute staff when his award was announced., What was your initial reaction upon hearing that you were named the…
Winner of the Seventh Annual Gilder Lehrman Prize for Military History Announced, Award Program Available Online Thursday, November 5, 2020, New York, NY, September 30, 2020 – The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History announced today that John C. McManus has been awarded the seventh annual Gilder Lehrman Prize for Military History for Fire and Fortitude: The US Army in the Pacific War, 1941-1943 (Dutton-Penguin). The $50,000 prize is bestowed annually in recognition of the best book in the field of military history published in English during the previous calendar year. A program…
On Wednesday, October 14, members of the Gilder Lehrman Student Advisory Council interviewed Lin-Manuel Miranda’s father, Luis Miranda, about his life as depicted in the HBO film Siempre, Luis . See below for the meaningful, personal, and entertaining exchange of stories and ideas. Directed by first-time filmmaker John James, Siempre, Luis had its world premiere at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival. Filmed over the course of a year, the project details Miranda’s devotion to his family and country—not letting anything, even a heart attack, slow him down. In the film, Miranda tells his son…
“You have no idea how the change in credentials impacted my credibility in a school where challenges arise towards teachers of color.” —2019–2020 MA Program Participant Survey Respondent “The improved skills I gain through this Gilder Lehrman courses help me more effectively teach my students to act as historians instead of just history students.” —Ron Poppie, Arcadia Elementary School (Arcadia, WI) “My understanding of history is deeper. I don’t feel like a teacher teaching history I feel more like a historian teaching history.” —2019–2020 MA Program Participant Survey Respondent “I have…
The Gilder Lehrman Institute Book Shop offers the best American history books available. The Gilder Lehrman Institute Book Shop offers the best American history books available. The Gilder Lehrman Institute Book Shop is the history lovers’ online book store. In addition to general new and notable history titles, the Book Shop offers books featured on Gilder Lehrman Institute’s popular Book Breaks , Inside the Vault , and Hamilton Cast Read Along programs. You can easily browse Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize , Frederick Douglass Book Prize , George Washington Prize , and Gilder Lehrman Prize for…
Associate Director of Education and Director, Hamilton Education Program Sasha Rolón Pereira Associate Director of Education and Director, Hamilton Education Program Sasha Rolón Pereira Associate Director of Education and Director, Hamilton Education Program Sasha Rolón Pereira is featured prominently in this story from Uproxx by Allison Sanchez on December 18, 2020 . Says Rolón Pereira in the article, when asked about the process of EduHam that starts with primary scource documents, “The truest way to find out what happened is to go directly to the voices –the letters people actually wrote…
A new partnership between St. John Fisher College, the Rochester Historical Society, and the Gilder Lehrman Institute for American History will create a scholarship for students interested in pursuing studies in history. The Gilder Lehrman Scholarship in American History will provide students the opportunity to individualize their undergraduate experience, engage in internships and independent studies, and have hands-on access to the archives and resources held by the Rochester Historical Society. Fisher is one of only nine colleges and universities in the country to offer the scholarship.…
Sara Ziemnik, 2017 National History Teacher of the Year Sara Ziemnik, 2017 National History Teacher of the Year AP United States History Test Prep: 1890–Present is a Gilder Lehrman History School course that will introduce high school students to the final three time periods (1890–Present) covered by the College Board’s AP United States History Curriculum. It is a continuation of AP United States History, Test Prep: 1492–1898 offered in Fall 2020. Sara Ziemnik, 2017 National History Teacher of the Year, teaches both classes. Sara answered questions about the class posed by GLI staff., This…
Students in the midst of a rap battle for an EduHam performance on December 4, 2019 Students in the midst of a rap battle for an EduHam performance on December 4, 2019 Welcome to the official newsletter for the Hamilton Education Program Online , the program whose goal is to help students in grades 6–12 see the relevance of the Founding Era by using primary sources to create a performance piece (e.g., a song, rap, poem, or scene) following the model used by Lin-Manuel Miranda to create the musical Hamilton . This month we focus on how students might be inspired by, “Cabinet Battle #17rdquo;,…
2019 Illinois History Teacher of the Year Keisha Rembert with actress and Hamilton dance captain Kim Taylor reading and discussing "Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story" 2019 Illinois History Teacher of the Year Keisha Rembert with actress and Hamilton dance captain Kim Taylor reading and discussing "Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story" Hamilton Cast Read Alongs , a Gilder Lehrman History School program, features Hamilton cast members reading award-winning children’s books followed by a discussion of the history behind the story led by Gilder Lehrman Mater Teacher Keisha Rembert. …
Kevin Cline at the 2016 National History Teacher of the Year ceremony Kevin Cline at the 2016 National History Teacher of the Year ceremony Kevin Cline, who taught the Summer 2020 History School course “The United States, 1492–1865,” returns to History School this spring with “, The US Constitution: Looking Backward from 2021 to 1787 .”, This course focuses on key aspects of the Constitution, the government it establishes, the freedoms it gives, and the questions it poses. Key topics will include free speech, freedom of and from religion, voting, and cruel and unusual punishment, and how…