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Teaching Materials

Teaching Guides

Help students reflect on the purpose of learning history and of education 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
Photo, Professor Frank Snowden, Open Yale Courses

Looking for a little professional development? Miss your college classes? [...] »

Website Reviews
Photograph, Sarah Mattics, Center for Archaeological Studies.

Showcases archaeological excavations at Mobile and elsewhere in Alabama [...] »

Best Practices

Using Primary Sources
Photography, IMG_0856, 7 Aug 2009, Carlos Almendarez, Flickr CC

Explore the SOCC analysis technique with this great website.


Examples of Historical Thinking

Is reading a piece of historic literature once enough? Not if you want to [...] »

History Quiz

To legally exist, English colonies needed charters from the monarchy. Answer these questions about colonies and charters.

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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! | [...] »