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Teaching Materials

Teaching Guides

Help students understand the different types of universities and colleges in [...] »

Ask a Master Teacher
Photo, Ice 049, March 23, 2010, wcn247, Flickr

Explore tips on challenging gifted high school students, including resources [...] »

History Content

Website Reviews
Print, George Bellows, Billy Sunday, New York Public Library Digital Gallery

The life of famous evangelist Billy Sunday is chronicled on this website. [...] »

Website Reviews
Photo, Professor Maillefert. . . , c. 1860-1865, Matthew Brady, Flickr Commons

Read about the Civil War from private Galutia York's perspective.


Best Practices

Using Primary Sources
film negative, Man working with a projector in a movie theater, 1958 Feb. 9, Mar

Transform film from a source of entertainment to a piece of historical [...] »

Examples of Historical Thinking

One institution, two very different perspectives. An expert contrasts [...] »

History Quiz

Men and women both settled the West. Answer these questions on women’s records of the experience.

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Digital Classroom

Chronozoom is a dynamic timeline tool that presents large scale timelines in a creative way.

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Thinking Like Historians

Interactive Historical Thinking Poster (Elementary)
Historical Thinking Poster Elementary
Find strategies, quizzes, and lessons for teaching historical thinking in your classroom. | [...] »
Interactive Historical Thinking Poster (Secondary)
Historical Thinking Poster Elementary
Find strategies, quizzes, and lessons for teaching historical thinking in your classroom. | [...] »
Civil War Interactive Poster
Historical Thinking Poster Elementary
Get students thinking like historians as they learn about the Civil War! | [...] »