Call for Proposals — Now Open
Call for Proposals:
OEH 2026
From Teaching with Quills to Teaching Quantum Mechanics: American Education at 250 Years
The Organization of Educational Historians invites scholars, faculty members, teachers, students, archivists, policymakers, higher education administrators, community members, artists, practitioners, and all interested parties to submit proposals for our 2026 annual conference.
Proposals are due June 30, 2026 and should be submitted as a single PDF to oehproposals@gmail.com.
Five Tracks, Unlimited Possibilities
All historical topics related to education are welcome. Submitted proposals will generally be organized into the following tracks, but topics are by no means limited to these areas.
Distant Shores, Local Impacts
Pre-American and international histories of education — systems, philosophies, and exchanges that shaped local American schooling.
Ways of Knowing
Indigenous, local community, and internationally influenced knowledge systems, language revitalization, decolonial approaches, and ethical collaboration.
Guided by the Lamp of Experience
Influential thinkers, teachers, reformers, and innovators — biographical studies, intellectual histories, and archival recoveries.
Amendments and Acts
Laws, constitutional amendments, policies, court cases, and political movements that have shaped education and their continuing legacies.
"The Past is Prologue"
Pedagogy then, present, and future — how historical knowledge is taught, transmitted, and contested, plus innovations in teaching history today.