The UCLA History-Geography Project (UCLAHGP) is a professional learning community dedicated to transforming history-social studies education. As a regional site of the California History-Social Science Project and part of UCLA’s Center X, we work with teachers, schools, and organizations to make K–12 classrooms more inquiry-driven, culturally responsive, and civically engaged. Housed at UCLA—ranked the No. 1 public university in the nation by U.S. News & World Report for seven consecutive years—we are part of the UCLA School of Education and Information Studies, a nationally respected leader in teacher education, research, and social justice-focused scholarship.

Our team is composed of former classroom teachers with deep experience teaching diverse learners in urban schools. We partner with schools and districts to provide professional learning opportunities for history-social science and ethnic studies teachers. We collaborate with community organizations, including museums and archives, to design curricular resources and offer hands-on workshops that blend scholar talks with strategies for improving pedagogy and praxis. We also publish our findings and contribute to the broader field of history education scholarship.

Our work is grounded in California’s guiding educational frameworks and standards, including the California History-Social Science Framework, Common Core State Standards, California ELD Standards, the Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum, and the California Content Standards. Our approach draws from Culturally Responsive and Sustaining Pedagogy and a praxis that promotes civic engagement and the application of historical knowledge to contemporary issues.