Our Vision: History teachers in OUSD prepare all students to grapple with meaningful and controversial questions from history, think like historians when examining evidence, and take informed action in the digital age. Our Mission: Even as the study of history implies looking backwards over one’s shoulder to the past, it is also intimately about the present and the future. The study of history matters to us right here and now because it is the way that we understand ourselves, other people, and the world in which we live. But to say that we “study history” is misleading. History is not a predefined narrative of past events that must be studied and memorized; it is rather an inquiry into the past. In fact, the etymology of the word “history” comes from the Greek word “historia,” which means a learning or knowing by inquiry. The knowledge that emerges from inquiry is not static; it constantly evolves as it competes with existing narratives. For students to study history, they should not be passive recipients of knowledge, but rather they should “construct historical knowledge… by evaluating and reconciling competing truth claims about the past” (Reisman, 2012).
So, how do we support students to think and act like historians? For additional information, please contact: | To submit an event to be added to this calendar, contact us. Remember to include date, time, and location. Events that are not related to history-social studies professional development will not be added. To submit an announcement, contact us. Remember to include relevant details and attachments in your submission. Announcements that are not related to history-social studies will not be posted.
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