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Christina Chavarria of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum describes the many resources the museum can offer TAH Grant projects. [...] »
Has your school received the NEH's Picturing America materials? Brian Carlin and Philip Panaritis of New York describe how they incorporated Picturing American into TAH grant projects. [...] »
Speaking from years of experience, Gerri Hayes talks about planning TAH-grant-supported professional development courses for high school educators. [...] »
Guide educators step-by-step through lesson creation with intensive lesson study. Matt Karlsen discusses the implementing of a lesson study grant project. [...] »
Place-based teaching isn't as simple as dropping students off at a museum. Sarah Jencks and Talia Mosconi talk about introducing teachers to layered teaching with historical sites. [...] »
Historical figures can seem distant and strange to modern students—and it may be tempting to ask students to identify only with young, heroic figures, figures students want to see as similar to themselves. James A. Liou argues that students should be encouraged to identify with less-similar figures, as well. [...] »
So your school isn't right by DC or the Alamo—can you still teach with historic places? Of course you can, says James A. Percoco. History is everywhere. [...] »
Thorough evaluation must collect formative as well as summative data. [...] »
Text-based primary sources not catching your students' (or your) interest? Kim Laing and Elspeth Inglis of Kalamazoo, MI, talk about introducing objects to the classroom. [...] »
With effective collaboration, TAH Grant projects can change and grow. [...] »
