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Spotlight on Elementary Education
Example of Historical Thinking

Take a look at artifacts from the past—what might they be? Teachers model [...] »

Historian Allida Black analyzes FDR's April 28, 1935 Fireside Chat. What [...] »

TAH teachers get an introduction to Monticello as Thomas Jefferson's ' [...] »

How do the buildings and artifacts at Mount Vernon reflect the lives of the [...] »

Professor Meredith Lair examines a 1971 political cartoon and what it says [...] »
Teaching in Action

High school students use primary sources to question their textbook's [...] »

Sixth graders in Prince William County film their interpretations of the [...] »
Using Primary Sources

When visiting historical sites, sometimes you need a visual/emotional "hook [...] »

Every town has a scattering of historical markers and statues. Discover what [...] »
Teaching with Textbooks

Turn your textbook into a conversation by scanning its language for biases [...] »

The language of history textbooks challenges English language learners and [...] »

Turn your students into 'master chefs' by using learning menus that allow [...] »

Allow students to see that history as we know it is interpretation, [...] »

Help students identify with the past via children who lived through the [...] »