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Spotlight on Elementary Education
Example of Historical Thinking
If students lack historical context, they can miss the substance of a [...] »
On the website Historical Thinking Matters, a student reads aloud a [...] »
What connections do documents related to the Jackie Robinson Testimonial [...] »
Watch Smithsonian curator Barbara Clark Smith discuss John Smith’s Map of [...] »
A Cherokee Nation Supreme Court document reveals the fluidity of racial [...] »
Teaching in Action
A 4th-grade teacher shows strategies for encouraging and supporting student [...] »
Two practices help students to make sense of primary source documents on the [...] »
Using Primary Sources
Work with oral history interviews as historical evidence.
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Every town has a scattering of historical markers and statues. Discover what [...] »
Teaching with Textbooks
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, [...] »
Show your students how to challenge the authority gap between the textbook [...] »
Make the most of your textbook—engage students in close reading and analysis [...] »