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Spotlight on Elementary Education
Example of Historical Thinking
A student demonstrates thinking aloud reading two documents.
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Educators tour the NMAAHC exhibit "Slavery at Jefferson's Monticello: [...] »
In the struggle for women's suffrage, how did African American women [...] »
Take a look at artifacts from the past—what might they be? Teachers model [...] »
How does the Ulysses S. Grant Memorial in Washington, DC, depict Grant and [...] »
Teaching in Action
Sixth graders in Prince William County film their interpretations of the [...] »
A 5th-grade teacher teaches historical context through roleplaying [...] »
Using Primary Sources
Watch a scholar interpret letters from labor activist and reformer Sarah [...] »
Analyze art in the classroom with these resources from the Picturing [...] »
Teaching with Textbooks
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 [...] »
The language of history textbooks challenges English language learners and [...] »