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Spotlight on Elementary Education
Example of Historical Thinking
Donald A. Ritchie, Historian of the U.S. Senate, asks how a political [...] »
Educators tour the NMAAHC exhibit "Slavery at Jefferson's Monticello: [...] »
![Photo, [Old hermit Roy Ozmer. . . ], 1957, Flickr Commons](/sites/default/files/styles/splash_thumb_images/public/Reading-and-Thinking.jpg?itok=f7GCc3Xk "Photo, [Old hermit Roy Ozmer reading a book at his house : Pelican Key, Florida], December 1957, State Library and Archives of Florida, Flickr Commons")
Watch this flash movie for a peek at how historians read and question [...] »
Chandra Manning discusses the song “John Brown's Body,” and how music can be [...] »
What do slave receipts reveal? Ever considered using similar documents to [...] »
Teaching in Action
A 3rd-grade teacher leads her students through analysis of child labor [...] »
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[...] »Using Primary Sources
Learn how to teach your students historical thinking with this informative [...] »
What questions should you ask when viewing maps as historical evidence?
[...] »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, [...] »
Make the most of your textbook—engage students in close reading and analysis [...] »
Show your students how to challenge the authority gap between the textbook [...] »