Teaching American History Conference: History, Change We Can Believe In
History teachers teach students to recognize change and guide them to think about how and why change happens. They aim to help students bring meaning to change because they know that students that understand history and think critically become stakeholders engaged in their local and global communities, and agents of their own lives. Educators teach history so that their students discover the past, understand the present, and shape their futures. Moreover, as educators who believe in change, they recognize their own capacity to change and grow as teacher-historians by working and learning cooperatively with their colleagues. This conference will provide a venue for such work and cooperation.