August 6, 2025 from 7:00 to 8:15 p.m. ET / 4:00 to 5:15 p.m. PT
Historians Trevor Getz and Brendan Gillis, educator Adriane Musacchio, and a panel of students explore why history matters. This energizing session offers ideas and inspiration you can use with your students to demonstrate the value of studying history and engaging with social science disciplines in today’s world. Walk away feeling excited to start the school year.
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About the facilitators: Historian Trevor Getz is president of the World History Association, which delivers history education through books, comics, documentaries, and curriculum. Brendan Gillis is Director of Teaching and Learning at the American Historical Association, and promotes Library of Congress teaching materials. Adriane Musacchio is a teacher who supports OER Project educators.