Ray Tyler spoke with Mary M. Martin, former Social Studies Specialist for the Charlotte-Mecklenburg School District, who shared her experiences with TAH programs and how our approach is so different from many professional development programs and courses.

Jeremy had the opportunity to speak with Beth Hutchison of Valor Christian High School about her use of two documents from Martin Luther King, jr. - and not ones most people are familiar with.

Documents mentioned:

• Paul's Letter to American Christians, MLK, 4 NOV 1956
• Can a Christian Be a Communist?, MLK, 30 SEP 1962

Additional Related Resources:

• Core Documents Volume: Religion in American History and Politics
• Core Documents Volume: Women's Voices - Religion in American History and Politics

Jeremy Gypton interviews Brett Darling, government and history teacher and football coach at Mica Mountain High School in Tucson, Arizona. Documents and resources mentioned are linked below.

• American Progress, painting
• "What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?" Frederick Douglass
• The Accessible Federalist, Adam Seagrave

Teacher Programs Manage Ray Tyler speaks with Cheryl Adams, American Government teacher from Idaho, and Madison Fellowship recipient.

Cheryl  recommended Charles Dew's Apostles of Disunion, a collection of documents from Southern Secession Commissioners.

Learn about the Ashbrook Academy for high school students, and the MAHG graduate programs for teachers, and access Madison's Notes on the Debates of 1787 here.

Julia, a full-time online teacher of American History and Government at two different schools, is also a MAHG graduate, who puts to use her experience with original documents to help students learn about our history and civic life more deeply.

She was kind enough to offer a resource sheet she created to accompany a lesson utilizing several documents, which together help her address liberty, slavery, and "an inconsistency not to be excused."

Documents:

• Lincoln's Fragment on the Constitution and Union
• John Jay's Letter to R. Lushington

An interview with Anne Walker, middle school Social Studies teacher from Virginia, about her use of original documents with her diverse student population.

A Texas teacher talks with Jeremy about her experiences in the MAHG program and about how she uses original documents with students.

Ray interviews Derek Allison, IB Coordinator and teacher at Lexington High School in South Carolina.

Jeremy interviews Grant Skinner, former American History teacher in the Phoenix, AZ, area, and current Social Studies Coordinator for the Phoenix Union High School District.

Teacher Program Manager Ray Tyler talks with Kyle Wilson, American Government, AP U.S. History, and dual enrollment teacher in the Indianapolis area, about using documents with students.