Browse Blog - historical thinking
Valerie Tripp on the Power of Everyday Objects in Teaching History
Mar 5 2012
The meaning of an object is its story. [...] »
National History Day Wins 2011 National Humanities Medal
Feb 17 2012
Congratulations to National History Day for winning the 2011 National Humanities Medal! [...] »
Jennifer Orr on Data Retrieval Charts
Feb 6 2012
Young students absorb information fast. Help them make sense of everything they learn with data retrieval charts! [...] »
Joe Jelen on Discovering History Through Student Genealogy Research
Jan 30 2012
Is it hard for your students to see how history affects them? Have them research their own pasts! Teacher Joe Jelen looks at student genealogy. [...] »
Trickle or Tsunami?: Getting Involved with the Common Core Standards
Nov 18 2011
Is everybody talking about the Common Core standards in your district? [...] »
Valerie Tripp's Looking Backward, Looping Forward: How to Make a Period of History Matter to Your Students
Oct 24 2011
Start with memoirs or historical fiction and small issues children can relate to, and build from there! [...] »
The Connection Between Literacy and History
Sep 26 2011
Even if you're not an English teacher, you're still a literacy teacher. [...] »
Jennifer Orr Starts the Year
Sep 19 2011
How do you introduce history and social studies to early elementary students? [...] »
Comic Books in the History Classroom
Jul 9 2011
There's nothing funny about comic books in the classroom. The upsurge of superhero movies makes this a perfect time to explore the use of popular culture to enhance the learning of U.S. history. [...] »
Ron Gorr on Imagining the Great Depression: Mixing Primary Documents and Student Creativity
Jul 6 2011
Use primary sources to tell stories and discover what the stories you create say about historical bias. [...] »
