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Teaching with Textbooks

Introduce students to the idea that history shows interpretation, perspective,[...] »
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

Africans in America
Engraving, Rendition of Anthony Burns, 1854, The Granger Collection.

Trace the history of Africans in America through Reconstruction, with 245[...] »

Structured Academic Controversy (SAC)

Are classroom discussions about winning the argument or about understanding[...] »

Post-1865

Religion and the Labor Movement: A Guide for Pre-Service Teachers

Engaging Library of Congress primary sources that connect religion and[...] »

20th-century Jewish Immigration
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Classroom Tools

Historical Thinking & Literacy

Turning Students into Historians
Photo, Student opening night, Jasmine Alinder

How do you engage students with primary sources and their community[...] »

Using Technology

“A Push” in the Right Direction
Screencap, TJ Students (apushhelp) on Twitter, 30 July 2012

AP U.S. History teacher Scott Campbell and his students use Twitter to reach[...] »