Presenters will highlight their personal experiences with active learning models that strive to create student-centered classrooms focused on historical inquiry, analysis of primary sources, and hands-on research. Examples include case study approaches that ask students to investigate historical questions using diverse forms of evidence, as well as group projects that encourage peer learning and foster a sense of community. Assignments and practices that help students reflect on the nature of historical knowledge and methods will also be discussed.

By sharing tangible examples, effective practices, assessment data, and lessons learned, presenters will provide attendees with clear strategies and principles they can adapt to their own classrooms. The roundtable will include substantial time for audience questions, discussion, and idea exchange in order to collaboratively build knowledge around best practices in history pedagogy. The goal is to engage participants in an active exploration of techniques to better connect students with history by updating course design, activities, and assessments to align with 21st-century educational objectives and modes of learning. Please join us for a lively discussion on reinvigorating the teaching of history through student-centered, evidence-based, and intellectually rigorous models.