Teacher Resources
Teachers, check out the educational resources below. These are either directly produced by HAHS staff or they are reliable, vetted online resources our Education staff have found helpful and worthwhile.
McConaghy House
Go back in time to learn more about the life and history of this prominent local family, and discover more about the way they lived in the 1888 Victorian farmhouse they called home.
San Lorenzo HIstory Curriculum
This seven-part curriculum explores the history, agriculture, population and daily life of historic San Lorenzo. Includes worksheets, projects and discussion questions.
San Lorenzo History Curriculum
Outside Resources
Looking for creative and fun ways to teach students about history and diversity? Check out these resources we’ve compiled from other organizations:
Latino Americans
Produced by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and the American Library Association (ALA), this is a wonderful resource for the history of Latino Americans and grants.
www.ala.org/latinoamericans
Ohlone Curriculum
East Bay Regional Park District has created a wonderful set of lesson plans focusing on local tribal peoples past to present.
www.ebparks.org
The California Indian History Curriculum Coalition (CIHCC) is an informal coalition of educators, tribal scholars and native activists who work to promote the creation, adoption and implementation of California Indian-vetted curricula. In collaboration with public/private school educators, the focus is to infuse California Indian voice into what our children learn in school. www.csus.edu/coe/cic
Stanford History Education Group (SHEG)
SHEG is a collaboration among many working to address issues of historical understanding and the history education.
www.sheg.stanford.edu
Teaching Tolerance
The Southern Poverty Law Center is dedicated to reducing prejudice and have hundreds of lesson plans aimed at teaching children to respect each other’s differences.
www.tolerance.org