Browse Ask a Master Teacher - historical thinking
Historic Stories, Fictional Accounts: Achieving Multiperspectivity
Dec 12 2011
Nonfiction texts are great sources for learning about historical events and figures. However, do fictional accounts also have a place in the history classroom? [...] »
Sifting for Sources
Nov 11 2011
Curious to discover how to introduce young learners to primary and secondary sources? Click here now! [...] »
Stop and Source!
Nov 11 2011
Students get more out of historical photographs when they take the time to explore who took them, where, and why. [...] »
Brain-based Research
Oct 10 2011
What's in a brain? Quite a lot actually! Discover how brain research relates to the history classroom. [...] »
APPARTS Strategy: Origins and Implementation
Jun 6 2011
Engrain the APPARTS strategy into young students, and they'll be well on their way to AP-level performance. [...] »
Teaching the History of Teaching History
Nov 11 2010
So you know you love teaching history, but do you know the history behind teaching history? [...] »
Contingency
Jul 7 2010
What is contingency? What does it have to do with K-12 historical thinking? [...] »
Multiperspectivity: What Is It, and Why Use It?
Dec 12 2009
Simply pondering "multiperspectivity" (a European term for "multiple perspectives") introduces the concept. [...] »
Performance Assessments Requiring Historical Analysis
Oct 10 2009
When you want your students to think, rather than just remember. [...] »
