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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
Structured Academic Controversy (SAC) 
Are classroom discussions about winning the argument or about understanding[...] »
Nature Transformed: The Environment in American History 
Beautiful scenery or impassable peaks? These 17 in-depth essays analyze how[...] »
Post-1865
The U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum: Personalizing History 
Make large-scale historic events like the Holocaust personal with artifacts[...] »
Writing to Learn History: Annotations and Mini-Writes 
A pen or pencil in your student's hand is an excellent tool for teaching[...] »
Classroom Tools
Historical Thinking & Literacy
Reading Like a Historian
Use the Stanford History Education Group's curriculum to teach historical[...] »
Using Technology
“A Push” in the Right Direction
AP U.S. History teacher Scott Campbell and his students use Twitter to reach[...] »