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Spotlight on Elementary Education
Example of Historical Thinking
What do these letters from a women's rights activist reveal about social [...] »
Educators tour the NMAAHC exhibit "Slavery at Jefferson's Monticello: [...] »
How do the speeches of Sojourner Truth and Frances Ellen Watkins Harper [...] »
Use autobiographies to deconstruct views of slavery and historical heroes. [...] »
Whitman Ridgway outlines some of the context in which the Bill of Rights was [...] »
Teaching in Action
Introducing your students to primary sources for the first time? Watch [...] »
Elementary teacher Karen Eanes hooks her students with engaging historical [...] »
Using Primary Sources
When visiting historical sites, sometimes you need a visual/emotional "hook [...] »
Transform film from a source of entertainment to a piece of historical [...] »
Teaching with Textbooks
Allow students to see that history as we know it is interpretation, [...] »
The language of history textbooks challenges English language learners and [...] »
Make the most of your textbook—engage students in close reading and analysis [...] »
Turn your textbook into a conversation by scanning its language for biases [...] »
Show your students how to challenge the authority gap between the textbook [...] »