ROADMAP

2019

INCEPTION

Research

Research on pain-points in history education among students and educators across the nation

Collaborate

Start of collaboration with Kansas City Social Studies Consortium

2020

ELABORATION

Virtual Museum Day

Creation of Virtual Museum Day in response to COVID shut-down

Launch

Launch of the Heartland Learning Collaborative

Co-creation of Inspired Inquiries & Peak Experiences

Summer institute crafting inspired inquiries and peak experiences on hard history and complex questions

2021

SPREAD

Sharing and Connecting

Presentation of work at EdCom of American Alliance of Museums (AAM) and American Association for State and Local History (AASLH)

Educating for American Democracy Project

Partnership with Educating for American Democracy Project, assume coordinating role of ecosystem

Partnership with EuroClio

Launch of pilot of 6 regional ecosystems across Europe delivering project-unit on Victims of National Socialism in partnership with EuroClio

Partnership with WISE Learning Ecosystem Lab

Description

2022

Ecosystem Growth

Expansion of ecosystem network in regions across the US

2023

Partnership with EuroClio

Launch of pilot of 6 regional ecosystems across Europe delivering project-unit on Victims of National Socialism in partnership with EuroClio