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Michael Yell Uses National History Day for Classroom Differentiation

Searching for advanced projects for your eager learners? Teacher Mike Yell [...] »

Start Planning Now for Summer Professional Development

It's never too early to start planning for summer professional development [...] »

Mark Smith on Using Constructivist Video Production

Do you use video creation as a culminating activity? Teacher Mark Smith [...] »

Remembering Pearl Harbor: Resources for the 70th Anniversary

December 7, 2011 will mark the 70th anniversary of the attack on Pearl [...] »

Jeremiah McCall on Evaluating Simulation Games for Classroom Use

So you want to use digital games in your teaching. How do you decide which [...] »

Film Review: Pearl Harbor and U-571

When does a historical film go from "based on historical events" to total [...] »

Trickle or Tsunami?: Getting Involved with the Common Core Standards

Is everybody talking about the Common Core standards in your district?

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Teaching Thanksgiving 2011

Prepare for Thanksgiving with our spotlight page on the holiday!

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Michael Yell on Making Every History Lecture Engaging

Is "lecture" a bad word? Or can you make a lecture an active learning [...] »

Jennifer Orr on Teaching Heroes

How do you teach cultural heroes without simplifying history? First-grade [...] »