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Click on individual states for links to data on that state’s requirements for assessing history and subject-matter requirements for initial teacher licensure from the Report on the State of History Education.

Spotlight on the Report on the State of History Education

A report on the state of history educationIn this periodic report, we examine the state of U.S. history education, primarily at the state level. This year’s report, first of a series, focuses on state standards, assessments, and subject-matter requirements for initial teacher licensure. It also describes significant educational programs that cross state boundaries. FIND OUT MORE »

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Research Briefs

Summaries of key research findings in history education.

Photo, Puzzling Sky, February 21, 2005, paradem, Flickr

Through direct instruction in historical analysis skills, elementary students [...] »

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Historical thinking forces students to confront the uncertain status of [...] »

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Can students learn history through themes that don’t fit the usual approach to [...] »

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Join the conversation about topical issues in history education.

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It's all about content, but do history teachers and historians need the same [...] »

21st Century Skills in the Classroom

Does the learning of history need to be synced to the 21st century? [...] »

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Special Topics Forum

How can we assess our students’ historical understanding? What do research, theory and practice tell us about effective professional development for history teachers? What do we know about the achievement gap in history and how can we close it?

Teachinghistory.org, in partnership with the National History Center, is preparing a special report on the education of history teachers. Forthcoming summer 2010.

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Where does the glory of Robert Shaw and the men of the 54th Massachusetts reside?

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Regularly assess student understanding, and revise your lesson plans to match the needs of lower level learners.

Ask a Digital Historian

As more new media tools are developed, and more primary sources digitally archived, historians must find new ways to sort and present the data meaningfully.
 

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