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\"\"Please join us in congratulating Patrick Riccards (Col<\/abbr> class of <\/span>\u201995)<\/strong> on the launch of the Driving Force Institute for Public Engagement (DFI). The DFI is a national effort designed to improve the teaching and learning of history, using short, provocative videos to make history more interesting and relevant to today\u2019s learners. The centerpiece of this work is his \u201cUntold History\u201d series, where they are developing videos about the people, events, and movements that are important to our nation\u2019s development, but often aren\u2019t included in history books. As part of this, Pat is committed to telling the stories of Latinos, particularly those who have been neglected in the textbooks. The video series can be found at untoldhistory.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n

His nominee writes that \u201c[Pat] is committed to ensuring that kids like his see themselves in their classrooms and in their instruction.\u201d Since leaving UVA, Pat has spent his career focused on educational improvement, working to improve literacy, STEM, teacher education, and now history instruction.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Please join us in congratulating Patrick Riccards (Col class of \u201995) on the launch of the Driving Force Institute for Public Engagement (DFI). The DFI is a national effort designed to improve the teaching and learning of history, using short, provocative videos to make history more interesting and relevant to today\u2019s learners. 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