Eighth-grade teacher Eric Langhorst discusses how he uses Twitter as an individual and as an educator.

Eighth-grade American history educator Eric Langhorst discusses the PBS American Experience series We Shall Remain, which describes the Native American story within the context of American history. He offers thoughts on how educators might use clips from the series in the classroom.

According to the Key West Literary Society's journal homepage, Historian Eric Foner "explores the social and political implications of historical inquiry, and the role of the imagination in the historian's work. Drawing on sources as diverse as Jane Austen, Friedrich Nietszche, Newt Gingrich, and Diane Feinstein, Foner says society's understanding of history is both reflected in and shaped by contemporary thought. Rebutting a popular claim regarding 'facts' in the historical record, Foner argues that 'the constant search for new perspectives [is] the lifeblood of historical understanding.'"

Eighth-grade American history educator Eric Langhorst describes a project in which his students created short videos in the Common Craft-style to describe a variety of historical terms and concepts.

The audio podcast itself is located at the end of the post. The two video files are project examples.

Marshall S. "Mike" Smith, senior counselor to U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan, delivers the keynote address, "Education in the 21st Century," at a Library of Congress forum on K-12 education.

Forum speakers included Librarian of Congress James H. Billington, a leading advocate of using primary-source digital material in the classroom; former Colorado Gov. Roy Romer, chairman of Strong American Schools; and Lauren Resnick, professor of psychology at the University of Pittsburgh. There were also presentations by educators from Colorado, Illinois, and Northern Virginia in the Library of Congress's groundbreaking Teaching with Primary Sources (TPS) Program; Gov. Romer introduced the second panel and provided an overview of attempts to promote high content standards for K-12 education.

Eighth-grade American history educator Eric Langhorst demonstrates how he uses Google Maps in class to show students historic sites.

As Elihu Root once put it, we study war "not to promote war, but to preserve peace." Indeed, it is impossible for students to learn U.S. or world history without frequent reference to war. The Foreign Policy Research Institute's Wachman Center presents two webcasts with Jeremy Black, one of the world's most distinguished historians of war, and enabled students from the online and live audiences to "interrogate" this guest as well.

The process explored a wide range of questions: How important is technology in war? How important is morale? What were some of the great errors on the battlefield? Who were the greatest commanders? Why were the 13 American colonies able to defeat the British, the world's greatest power, in America's Revolutionary War? Why did the U.S. play such a crucial role in World War II?

The session is divided into morning and afternoon sections, and is offered in video and audio formats.

The lives and works of 13 renowned American poets are interpreted through dramatic readings, archival photographs, dance, performances, and interviews in this inspiring series. Illustrative poems in each program are accompanied by insights into their historical and cultural connections. The series covers the terminology of poetry and the larger role of poets in American and world literature studies. Poets include Langston Hughes, Robert Frost, Emily Dickinson, and Elizabeth Bishop. This video instructional series on American poetry is appropriate for college and high school classrooms and adult learners; it consists of 13 one-hour video programs and coordinated books.

Constitutional issues come to life in this Emmy Award-winning series. Key political, legal, and media professionals engage in spontaneous and heated debates on controversial issues such as campaign spending, the right to die, school prayer, and immigration reform. This series will deepen understanding of the life and power of this enduring document and its impact on history and current affairs, while bringing biases and misconceptions to light. This video instructional series on the American Constitution is appropriate for college and high school classrooms and adult learners; it consists of 13 one-hour video programs and coordinated books.

"A Biography of America" presents history not simply as a series of irrefutable facts to be memorized, but as a living narrative. Prominent historians—Donald L. Miller, Pauline Maier, Louis P. Masur, Waldo E. Martin, Jr., Douglas Brinkley, and Virginia Scharff—present America's story as something that is best understood from a variety of perspectives. Thought-provoking debates and lectures encourage critical analysis of the forces that have shaped America. First-person narratives, photos, film footage, and documents reveal the human side of American history—how historical figures affected events, and the impact of these events on citizens' lives. This video instructional series on American history is appropriate for college and high school classrooms and adult learners; it consists of 26 half-hour video programs, coordinated books, and a website.