Browse Past Blog Posts
Elizabeth Schaefer's Vocabulary in Motion!
Mar 14 2011
As spring weather approaches, are your students getting antsy? Eighth-grade teacher Elizabeth Schaefer gets students out of their seats with American Expansionism. [...] »
Teaching and Learning History in the Digital Age (AHA 2011)
Mar 11 2011
Rwany Sibaja recaps our presentation at the 2011 American Historical Association conference in Boston. [...] »
Michael Yell Motivates Students with the Mystery Strategy
Mar 7 2011
Piece together history from a handful of clues with 7th-grade teacher Michael Yell's Mystery strategy. [...] »
Women Taking History: Women's History Month 2011
Mar 4 2011
This Women's History Month, remind your students that women have made history in more ways then one—by recording it, as well as being recorded. [...] »
Anthony Pellegrino: Reexamining Pre-service Field Experience
Feb 28 2011
How can pre-service experience better serve new U.S. history teachers? Universities and K–12 institutions need to form better links, says assistant professor of social studies/history education Anthony Pellegrino [...] »
150 Years Ago Today...
Feb 25 2011
April 12th will mark the 150th anniversary of the American Civil War. How is your state celebrating? [...] »
Joe Jelen on Digital Timelines
Feb 21 2011
Tired of using up rolls of butcher paper on making timelines? High-school teacher Joe Jelen recommends flexible online timeline-building tools, instead. [...] »
Presidents in the Library
Feb 18 2011
Happy Presidents Day! What better place to turn to for presidential history resources than libraries dedicated to the presidents? [...] »
Teaching American History Program Invites 2011 Applications
Feb 16 2011
The Department of Education invites applications for its Teaching American History Program in 2011. [...] »
Jennifer Orr on Making Technology Work for Primary Students: Part One
Feb 14 2011
Conventional applications of Web 2.0 tools expect students to read and write confidently. First-grade teacher Jennifer Orr asks, how can you adapt these tools to primary students who are still learning to do both? [...] »
