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Teaching with Textbooks
Introduce students to the idea that history shows interpretation, perspective,[...] »
Lessons in which students compare secondary sources are a challenge for me to set up. This entry about comparing textbook accounts helped a lot!
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9-12 Resources
Pre-1865
Mormons and Westward Expansion: A Guide for Pre-Service Teachers
Teachers guide students to create interactive digital maps detailing the[...] »
Structured Academic Controversy (SAC)
Are classroom discussions about winning the argument or about understanding[...] »
Post-1865
Writing to Learn History: Annotations and Mini-Writes
A pen or pencil in your student's hand is an excellent tool for teaching[...] »
Rethinking "Westward Expansion": A Guide for Preservice Teachers
Help students reconsider the how the expansion of the United States from[...] »
Classroom Tools
Historical Thinking & Literacy
Reading Like a Historian [画像:Photo, We <3 Students Who <3 Reading, Mar. 9, 2010, Enokson, Flickr]
Use the Stanford History Education Group's curriculum to teach historical[...] »
Using Technology
Joe Jelen on Digital Timelines [画像:Photo, Timeline - P1050905, Oct. 21, 2007, Lars Plougmann, Flickr]
Tired of using up rolls of butcher paper on making timelines? High-school[...] »