Teaching Historical Empathy Network

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Historical Empathy Publications and Resources from THE Network

Bringing Civics and History to Life! By Karalee Wong Nakatsuka and Laurel Aguilar-Kirchhoff- ISTE

The New American History Project- University of Richmond

The Elizabeth Jennings Project- by Katherine Perrotta

Same Storm, Different Boats: Documenting the Living History of the COVID-19 Pandemic- Student Leadership NORTH and the Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources Eastern Region

History in our Backyard: The Names of Places in Georgia Podcast- Student Leadership NORTH and the Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources Southern Region

History in our Backyard: Podcasting Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter's Georgia- by Katherine Perrotta, Hao Ran Li, Prinsha Chanda, Anvitha Battu, Shaurya Attal

Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources Teacher Network (free to sign up!)

Linguistic Justice Collaborative- community-based local history research in the Southeast

Upcoming Conferences

AERA 2027 Conference Call for Proposals- due July 2026

NCHE 2027 Conference Call for Proposals- due September 2026

NCTE Annual Conference- Philadelphia, PA November 2026

NCSS Annual Conference- Chicago, IL December 2026

Social Studies, History, and ELA Grants 

Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources Regional Grant Program