Director of Education & Outreach, “New American History,” UofR, History/Geography/Civics Educator, VA Geographic Alliance Co-Coordinator, #sschat Co-Moderator
Charlottesville, VA
Joined August 2010
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We are always looking for talented educators to help us develop new learning resources around this and our many other digital humanities projects. 👩🏻💻📜📖🗺️Reach out to us @NewAmericanHist #sschat @historyed @NCSSNetwork @The_OAH
We are delighted to share our newest project, STATES OF INDEPENDENCE, in collaboration with @TJMonticello and timed to the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States. states.newamericanhistory.or… #sschat #APUSH
ALT Website STATES OF INDEPENDENCE with map of the original 13 US states.
Let us know how YOU are using @bunkhistory in your classroom! More ideas here: bunkhistory.org/educators
Engage your students in the history happening today, all around them—Our colleagues @bunkhistory now have over 15,000 sources integrated into the archive, connecting past & present. These include our @UR_DSL maps and @edward_l_ayers travelogue. bunkhistory.org/resources?so…
ALT Image of the Bunkhistory.org resources with thumbnail images of most recent excerpts, and filters to narrow your search by time, content or category. 15,000 resources to pull from in this most recent search.
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@edward_l_ayers has a few thoughts on the #digitalhumanities in the age of AI-join us with our #publichistory & K16 collaborators at #OAH2026 for “The Democratic Promises of Digital History,” Saturday, April 18, 2026 8:45 am - 10:15 am -Rm.408/409
Join us Saturday at #OAH2026 with our panel of K16 educators and #publichistory #digitalhumanities colleagues #sschat
@edward_l_ayers has a few thoughts on the #digitalhumanities in the age of AI-join us with our #publichistory & K16 collaborators at #OAH2026 for “The Democratic Promises of Digital History,” Saturday, April 18, 2026 8:45 am - 10:15 am -Rm.408/409
Or should I say “MAPPY” Civic Learning Week? 🗺️
Happy #CivicLearningWeek! A few of our “greatest hits” to jumpstart your week!
learn.newamericanhistory.org…
Join us this morning for our 300th episode of #HMASDC!! ☕@jbf1755 🎉🎈🎉🎈
10 AM EST youtube.com/@joannefreeman17…
Hope to see our friends from @historyed!!
An open letter to educators before the holiday … @NewAmericanHist
mailchi.mp/newamericanhistor…
Congratulations, Andy! 📖🎉
Happy #pubday to "Words Colliding: The Debate over Slavery and Black Exclusion in Nineteenth-Century America" by Andrew F. Hammann!
The long history and lasting impact of the rhetoric of Black exclusion in American politics and culture
#readUP
upress.virginia.edu/title/10…
Teachers—start here: let students search @bunkhistory Bunk Places for their own location and explore local connections, then widen the lens… share your “Aha!” moments in the comments below! #GeographyAwareness Week 🗺️ #sschat
Day 2 of #GeographyAwarenessWeek, we’re highlighting @bunkhistory Bunk Places. Search Bunk spatially to see how current events are connected across space & time, dig into history, geography, civics & more through a geospatial lens ...check it out! bunkhistory.org/places #sschat
Tell us which maps you enjoy using in your classroom—which ones do you want to explore next? 🗺️ #GeographyAwareness #GAW @UR_DSL @urichmond
Mappy Geography Awareness Week! This week, we will highlight some of our @UR_DSL map-themed digital humanities projects—accessible in @americanpano 🗺️
Which maps have you explored, or are you most interested in exploring next?
dsl.richmond.edu/panorama/ #GAW #GeographyAwarenessWeek
ALT Image of the American Panorama homepage with map icons and titles, from the University of Richmond Digital Scholarship Lab.
One more session here at #TXCSS -9 am -Free digital humanities tools amd resources for students to use maps, archives, current events and Doc films to become community storytellers 📰🗺️📜🏘️(in the Gallant Fox room).
Early birds! Join us @TXCSS this morning in Rock Hill at 8 AM for free digital resources to enhance your TX/US History, and Civics/Govt classes -how do we help students see themselves in the story of America?
Hey #sschat -Join us in 10 for a chat with historian @edward_l_ayers and @NewAmericanHist!
bit.ly/NAHOfficeHoursOct2025
🙌🏻Looking forward to supporting @edward_l_ayers — our whole @NewAmericanHist team x @Monticello = EPIC combo #America250 🇺🇸🏛️📜
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Join us for the next #InsidetheVault on September 4! Guest speaker Dr. Edward Ayers (@edward_l_ayers) will discuss the Battle of Antietam and the Emancipation Proclamation. This is a free online program for history enthusiasts of all ages.
Register: ow.ly/ZPfs50WJUL2
Friends —@jbf1755will share a pretaped message tomorrow on @historyed- no live event! Check ncheteach.org/conversations/ Thanks to all our History Matters 🏛️📜 “regulars” and everyone who is new to our group for tuning in and for your flexibility.
If you are not following this series in The New Republic —the next essay from @edward_l_ayers posted today. newrepublic.com/article/1983…
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Calling all K–12 public & charter school social studies teachers! NWHM is relaunching its groundbreaking Where Are the Women? Study & we want to hear from educators teaching in the 50 states + D.C. Help shape how women’s history is taught, take our survey: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…
ALT A photo of a woman at a typewriter with on-asset text that reads: "Calling our educator friends", "Take the survey and share your experience", "K12 public & charter school social studies teachers", "participate today!", and the W logo.
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Join me and our friends @Gilder_Lehrman for Inside the Vault on September 4, 2025, 7-8pm ET —A discussion on the Battle of Antietam & the Road to the Emancipation Proclamation
Registration Link:
bit.ly/InsideTheVaultEdAyers
ALT Image of the Emancipation Proclamation and text to invite participants to the event.
