Middle School Teachers

Documentaries can be critiqued on many levels, says Professor Frank Tirro. Here, he looks at Ken Burns’s Jazz from four …

Every week during the school year, Teachinghistory.org offers a new quiz. Test your history knowledge and, if you score …

What is the key line in Franklin D. Roosevelt’s second inaugural address? Historian David Kennedy gives his answer.

Teaching the homebound or hospitalized student offers a chance to explore teaching with technology.

Looking for history right where you are. You’d be surprised how inspiring local history can be.

K-6 teachers, worried that your students aren’t ready for digital tools? Check out this storytelling site!

Donald A. Ritchie, Historian of the U.S. Senate, asks how a political cartoon captures a moment of change in the 1932 …

Maps show far more than how to go from point A to point B! Discover how to incorporate maps into your classroom.

Historical films like The Aviator sacrifice historical context to create character portraits, says historian David …

Documents are riddled with difficult vocabulary. Don’t be afraid to adapt texts.

Eight “toolboxes” enable secondary teachers to enhance existing U.S. History units.

Map the twists and turns of a process or historical narrative with this charting tool.

Eighth-grade teacher Amy Trenkle keeps students on-task before, during, and after a museum visit with graphic …

Is the Declaration of Independence challenging for your students? Check out these ideas to make this text more …

When you want your students to think, rather than just remember.

Historical Thinking Matters contains sets of primary documents in both English and Spanish that can be used to create …

Delve into 20th-century history with Holocaust survivor and witness testimonies.

Teach with punk, hip hop, and classic rock with these suggestions from teacher educator Anthony Pellegrino.

What’s one way of bringing delight to learning history? Historical fiction, says American Girl author Valerie Tripp.

Considered attending a conference for professional development? Here are some suggestions on where to look and what to …

Does Twitter have value as an educational tool, or does it promote communication overload?

In this video, Lynne Zalesak, an 8th-grade Houston social studies teacher, reflects on her use of digital tools in the …

In this video, University of Texas—Dallas professor Dr. Monica Rankin talks about her use of Twitter to facilitate …

Bring history to life and protect student identity with personalized speaking avatars.

Brainstorm and organize ideas with this easy-to-use visual tool.

Teach in a virtual classroom? Try this collaborative online whiteboard tool.

Beyond Google: effective use of search engines takes careful critical thinking.

Delve into 20th-century history with Holocaust survivor and witness testimonies.

Maximize student creativity with these tools that let students create their own cartoons.

In this official Google-created video, educators and other school personnel volunteer ways they’ve used Google Docs in …

YouTube is an invaluable resource—just make sure to use it properly!

Create a lesson, worksheet, or class page, and publish it online right away.

Discover a whole new world of mapping and geography with Google Maps!

Open up a new world between whiteboards and slides with this presentation tool.

Use pictures to teach and learn history—and explore copyright issues.

Combine maps and a timeline to tell the story of change over time and place with this visual tool!

Learn how to use blogs as communication channels and pedagogical tools.

Organize and share your online finds using online social pinboard services.

Collect information from your students and your peers with Google Forms.

Direct your students through the historical research process with these digital resources.