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Michael Yell on Using DVDs/Video Segments in the History Classroom
What student doesn't love a "movie day"? The question is, how much are they [...] »
Comic Books in the History Classroom
Comic books as primary sources? Bring superheroes into the classroom with [...] »
Ron Gorr on Imagining the Great Depression: Mixing Primary Documents and Student Creativity
Use primary sources to tell stories and discover what the stories you create [...] »
Amy Trenkle on Glogging Class Greats
Posterboard and rubber cement may work for some projects, but students can [...] »
An Ear for the Past: The National Jukebox
Catchy primary sources? You bet! With the Library of Congress's National [...] »
Jennifer Orr on Primary Sources in Primary Classrooms
Many primary sources are text-heavy. Jennifer Orr asks where do you find [...] »
Questioning History Using the Census
Historian Alex Stein poses questions about population shift in Detroit, and [...] »
Film Review: Ken Burns's Jazz
Documentaries can be critiqued on many levels, says Professor Frank Tirro. [...] »
Michael Yell on Critical Thinking and Teaching History
Don't think once. Think twice. Demand concise, thought-provoking work from [...] »
Diana Laufenberg on the Power of Visuals
Modern U.S. history instruction relies on reading and writing. Teacher Diana [...] »