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Teaching with Textbooks
Lessons in which students compare secondary sources are a challenge for me to set up. This entry about comparing textbook accounts helped a lot!
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9-12 Resources
Pre-1865
Mormons and Westward Expansion: A Guide for Pre-Service Teachers 
Teachers guide students to create interactive digital maps detailing the[...] »
Religion and the Civil War: A Guide for Pre-Service Teachers 
Help students understand the how religious beliefs shaped Americans'[...] »
Post-1865
Everyday Life in the 19th Century 
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Wandering through time into our ancestors' attic.
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Rethinking "Westward Expansion": A Guide for Preservice Teachers 
Help students reconsider the how the expansion of the United States from[...] »
Classroom Tools
Historical Thinking & Literacy
Why Did It Happen? Making Claims about Cause and Effect
A shift in writing is required, often using new language tools, when making[...] »
Using Technology
“A Push” in the Right Direction
AP U.S. History teacher Scott Campbell and his students use Twitter to reach[...] »