Brendan Gillis
@bgillis.bsky.social
Historian of early America and the British empire. Director of Teaching and Learning for the American Historical Association and Associate Prof. of History at Lamar University (on leave).
Opinions are my own and not those of my employers.
Opinions are my own and not those of my employers.
And here is her subpoena to testify before the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the US Capitol, noting that “you assisted in organizing the rally” on Jan 6.
May 10, 2025 at 3:35 AM
And here is her subpoena to testify before the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the US Capitol, noting that “you assisted in organizing the rally” on Jan 6.
The same Megan Powers was Operations Manager for Scheduling and Guidance for the Women for America First rally at the Ellipse on January 6, 2021. 3/4 www.nps.gov/aboutus/foia...
May 10, 2025 at 3:35 AM
The same Megan Powers was Operations Manager for Scheduling and Guidance for the Women for America First rally at the Ellipse on January 6, 2021. 3/4 www.nps.gov/aboutus/foia...
The person who submitted the National Park Service permit application for the June 14 military parade in DC also helped organize rally on January 6, 2021. 6600 soldiers, tanks, and helicopters marching from the Pentagon toward the Capitol—what could possibly go wrong? 1/4
May 10, 2025 at 3:35 AM
The person who submitted the National Park Service permit application for the June 14 military parade in DC also helped organize rally on January 6, 2021. 6600 soldiers, tanks, and helicopters marching from the Pentagon toward the Capitol—what could possibly go wrong? 1/4
The Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources (TPS) Mid-Atlantic/US Territories Region @historians.org welcomes applications for grants of up to $25,000 to organizations that plan to integrate the Library’s resources into education programs, teaching materials, and other related projects.
April 12, 2025 at 12:31 AM
The Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources (TPS) Mid-Atlantic/US Territories Region @historians.org welcomes applications for grants of up to $25,000 to organizations that plan to integrate the Library’s resources into education programs, teaching materials, and other related projects.
Ken Burns is in Virginia this week for previews of his forthcoming six-part documentary series "The American Revolution." I attended a special plenary roundtable about the film at the 2025 American Historical Association Annual Meeting and wrote up a brief review for Perspectives on History. 🧵↩️
March 25, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Ken Burns is in Virginia this week for previews of his forthcoming six-part documentary series "The American Revolution." I attended a special plenary roundtable about the film at the 2025 American Historical Association Annual Meeting and wrote up a brief review for Perspectives on History. 🧵↩️
Exciting news: @historians.org (the AHA) is the new Mid-Atlantic/U.S. Territories regional partner for the Library of Congress TPS grant program. In this role, we will award subgrants of up to $25k to organizations across our region (DE, DC, MD, NC, VA, WV, AS, PR, NMI, GU, USVI).
March 6, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Exciting news: @historians.org (the AHA) is the new Mid-Atlantic/U.S. Territories regional partner for the Library of Congress TPS grant program. In this role, we will award subgrants of up to $25k to organizations across our region (DE, DC, MD, NC, VA, WV, AS, PR, NMI, GU, USVI).
Meanwhile in Arkansas, new legislation would require public schools instruct students about “The natural deterioration of democracies into autocracies.”
February 24, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Meanwhile in Arkansas, new legislation would require public schools instruct students about “The natural deterioration of democracies into autocracies.”
NCHE and EuroClio are hosting a discord hangout to mark International Day of Education (Jan. 25). Excited to hear from Jennifer Baniewicz (Amos Alonzo Stagg High School) and other educators from around the world as part of "Perspectives from Three Nations.”
January 24, 2025 at 3:58 PM
NCHE and EuroClio are hosting a discord hangout to mark International Day of Education (Jan. 25). Excited to hear from Jennifer Baniewicz (Amos Alonzo Stagg High School) and other educators from around the world as part of "Perspectives from Three Nations.”
In September, @historians.org published American Lesson Plan, a landmark study on the US history instruction in secondary schools nationwide. Join us at #AHA25 for a panel on What High School Teachers Teach About US History with David Blight, George Sanchez, Brenda Santos, and Whitney Barringer.
January 3, 2025 at 3:18 PM
In September, @historians.org published American Lesson Plan, a landmark study on the US history instruction in secondary schools nationwide. Join us at #AHA25 for a panel on What High School Teachers Teach About US History with David Blight, George Sanchez, Brenda Santos, and Whitney Barringer.
The AHA @historians.org is proud to offer free conference registration for public school teachers in New York City. Instructional staff are eligible to register at no cost for the Annual Meeting of the AHA, Jan. 3-6, 2025, in NYC. #historysky #iteachsocialstudies #edusky #sschat
December 17, 2024 at 5:07 PM
The AHA @historians.org is proud to offer free conference registration for public school teachers in New York City. Instructional staff are eligible to register at no cost for the Annual Meeting of the AHA, Jan. 3-6, 2025, in NYC. #historysky #iteachsocialstudies #edusky #sschat
What's next for history in higher education? Join us at 3:00 PM ET on Dec. 6 for a free online event. I'll discuss the legislative and policy landscape for history education, both nationally and in the states, with Jeremy Young (PEN America) and AHA colleagues. www.historians.org/event/whats-...
December 5, 2024 at 9:25 PM
What's next for history in higher education? Join us at 3:00 PM ET on Dec. 6 for a free online event. I'll discuss the legislative and policy landscape for history education, both nationally and in the states, with Jeremy Young (PEN America) and AHA colleagues. www.historians.org/event/whats-...
What object or artifact do you use to capture compelling aspects of the American Revolution and its global legacies? Submit a pitch to the American Historical Review for a special issue called '76 Objects, featuring short essays about material traces of revolution from the US and abroad.
December 5, 2024 at 3:10 PM
What object or artifact do you use to capture compelling aspects of the American Revolution and its global legacies? Submit a pitch to the American Historical Review for a special issue called '76 Objects, featuring short essays about material traces of revolution from the US and abroad.
Excited for a panel about American Lesson Plan at #NCSS2024 in Boston with Jim Grossman, Jennifer Morgan, and David Blight. We will discuss what we learned about how teachers teach, and steps the social studies community is taking to inform policymakers about what actually happens in the classroom.
November 23, 2024 at 1:21 PM
Excited for a panel about American Lesson Plan at #NCSS2024 in Boston with Jim Grossman, Jennifer Morgan, and David Blight. We will discuss what we learned about how teachers teach, and steps the social studies community is taking to inform policymakers about what actually happens in the classroom.
Kate Brown and I will be sharing insights and strategies for teaching #America250 at #NCSS24 #NCSS2024 in Boston. Come join our conversation!
November 20, 2024 at 8:01 PM
Kate Brown and I will be sharing insights and strategies for teaching #America250 at #NCSS24 #NCSS2024 in Boston. Come join our conversation!
What does resilience look like in the history classroom?
The Content Cohort for K–16 Educators offers a new way for teachers to experience the American Historical Association annual meeting Jan. 3-6, 2025, in New York City.
www.historians.org/events/annua...
The Content Cohort for K–16 Educators offers a new way for teachers to experience the American Historical Association annual meeting Jan. 3-6, 2025, in New York City.
www.historians.org/events/annua...
November 12, 2024 at 10:10 PM
What does resilience look like in the history classroom?
The Content Cohort for K–16 Educators offers a new way for teachers to experience the American Historical Association annual meeting Jan. 3-6, 2025, in New York City.
www.historians.org/events/annua...
The Content Cohort for K–16 Educators offers a new way for teachers to experience the American Historical Association annual meeting Jan. 3-6, 2025, in New York City.
www.historians.org/events/annua...
Kicking off day two of #AHA24 with a great panel on Introductory Graduate Courses in the Age of Career Diversity with @kmhilliard.bsky.social, @benjaminepark.bsky.social, Joan Bristol and Caitlin Rosenthal.
January 5, 2024 at 4:48 PM
Kicking off day two of #AHA24 with a great panel on Introductory Graduate Courses in the Age of Career Diversity with @kmhilliard.bsky.social, @benjaminepark.bsky.social, Joan Bristol and Caitlin Rosenthal.
Check out this article Chris Jones, Beau Dickenson, and I wrote in Social Education. The VA standards aren't perfect, "but the advocacy of educators and their allies resulted in clear and measurable improvements that will benefit the state’s public school students." Open access: bit.ly/3GN9CJv
December 4, 2023 at 8:21 PM
Check out this article Chris Jones, Beau Dickenson, and I wrote in Social Education. The VA standards aren't perfect, "but the advocacy of educators and their allies resulted in clear and measurable improvements that will benefit the state’s public school students." Open access: bit.ly/3GN9CJv
The AHA has two panels this afternoon at NCSS 2023. Join faculty from History Gateways for a conversation about helping our students prepare for college, and don’t miss a preliminary report of the findings from our Mapping the Landscape of Secondary US History Project @ahahistorians.bsky.social
December 1, 2023 at 6:53 PM
The AHA has two panels this afternoon at NCSS 2023. Join faculty from History Gateways for a conversation about helping our students prepare for college, and don’t miss a preliminary report of the findings from our Mapping the Landscape of Secondary US History Project @ahahistorians.bsky.social
Kathy Swan: we were worried in 2010, with the emergence of common core, that social studies would be marginalized as an adjunct to literacy and language arts.
Enjoying the opening roundtable about the first decade of the C3 Framework at NCSS 2023.
Enjoying the opening roundtable about the first decade of the C3 Framework at NCSS 2023.
December 1, 2023 at 2:57 PM
Kathy Swan: we were worried in 2010, with the emergence of common core, that social studies would be marginalized as an adjunct to literacy and language arts.
Enjoying the opening roundtable about the first decade of the C3 Framework at NCSS 2023.
Enjoying the opening roundtable about the first decade of the C3 Framework at NCSS 2023.
Just arrived in Nashville for NCSS 2023. Looking forward to helping lead a workshop on strategies for advocacy to defend the integrity of history and social studies education across the country. If you’re here, come say hi or stop by the AHA booth (#540) in the exhibit hall.
November 30, 2023 at 6:03 PM
Just arrived in Nashville for NCSS 2023. Looking forward to helping lead a workshop on strategies for advocacy to defend the integrity of history and social studies education across the country. If you’re here, come say hi or stop by the AHA booth (#540) in the exhibit hall.
I’ve been having a great #NACBS2023, learning about great new research, meeting colleagues from across the world, and talking about how British Studies scholars can advocate for history education. Not a bad view to kick off day two.
November 11, 2023 at 12:33 PM
I’ve been having a great #NACBS2023, learning about great new research, meeting colleagues from across the world, and talking about how British Studies scholars can advocate for history education. Not a bad view to kick off day two.
Great news out of Henrico County!Schuyler VanValkenburg is projected to win in VA’s 16th district. It’ll be fantastic to have a history and government teacher in the Virginia Senate. #Election2023
November 8, 2023 at 2:46 AM
Great news out of Henrico County!Schuyler VanValkenburg is projected to win in VA’s 16th district. It’ll be fantastic to have a history and government teacher in the Virginia Senate. #Election2023
Does the C3 framework, with its emphasis on inquiry, shape the way you teach? Are you interested in what's next in social studies education? Join us Weds., Nov. 15, at 3 p.m. ET for an AHA Learn webinar on Ten Years of C3: The Past, Present, and Future of State Standards with lead author Kathy Swan
November 2, 2023 at 3:23 PM
Does the C3 framework, with its emphasis on inquiry, shape the way you teach? Are you interested in what's next in social studies education? Join us Weds., Nov. 15, at 3 p.m. ET for an AHA Learn webinar on Ten Years of C3: The Past, Present, and Future of State Standards with lead author Kathy Swan
The Teaching Writing Workshop (Jan. 5, 10:30AM) will center on the theme Teaching Writing in the Age of AI. Participants (across K-16) will discuss their practice, share advice, and workshop assessment prompts, rubrics, and other grading strategies.
October 23, 2023 at 7:05 PM
The Teaching Writing Workshop (Jan. 5, 10:30AM) will center on the theme Teaching Writing in the Age of AI. Participants (across K-16) will discuss their practice, share advice, and workshop assessment prompts, rubrics, and other grading strategies.