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Jennifer Orr Starts the Year

How do you introduce history and social studies to early elementary students [...] »

Film Review: The Tenth Inning

Can one subject—say, baseball—tell a larger story of historical change? [...] »

Elizabeth Glynn's Student-Led Monuments and Memorials Tour

Let your students go out on a limb, and they might just exceed your [...] »

Civil War Poster!

What can a quilt, a map, some photographs, a haversack, and a receipt tell [...] »

Vitamins in Chocolate Cake: Why Use Historical Fiction in the Classroom?

What's one way of bringing delight to learning history? Historical fiction, [...] »

In Remembrance: September 11, 2001

September 11, 2011 marks the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. When does [...] »

Film Review: Gods and Generals

What view of the Civil War does Gods and Generals present? [...] »

Film Review: The Aviator

Historical films like The Aviator sacrifice historical context to [...] »

Elizabeth Schaefer on a New Approach to President Lincoln

Summer is the time for professional development! Eighth-grade teacher [...] »

The Nation's Report Card: U.S. History, 2010

On June 14th, the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) [...] »