The History of America(ns)
Where do Americans come from? Many places! Use these resources to teach immigration history.
Lessons Online: TED-Ed
Nominate teachers and lesson ideas to share with teachers Internet-wide.
Teaching with Timelines
Construct an ongoing, shared classroom timeline in middle and elementary classrooms, and help students tackle the chronology of history.
Let's Get Folky
Looking for a way to spice up your lesson plans? Try incorporating folk music!
The Progressive Era: A Group Effort
Provides a comprehensive list of websites and strategies to creatively introduce students to Progressive Era topics.
Bookmark This! America, the Story of Us on History Channel
America, the Story of Us: not your typical history documentary.
Teaching about Vietnam
The topic is broad and multifaceted; online materials abound.
Bringing Primary Sources into the Classroom
H.S.I: Historical Themes Investigation guides students and teachers through document analysis.
National History Day 2010
Kudos to National History Day for the website makeover and tons of new resources for students and teachers.
Teaching About Haiti
Why is the history of Haiti and of America’s relationship with that country important today?
The People Speak: To Zinn or Not to Zinn
Howard Zinn is controversial and he makes students think.
Teaching about Columbus Day: Mythbusters
Will the REAL Cristoforo Colombo please stand up.
Bookmark This! Gilder Lehrman's History Now
It’s all about the American Revolution.
Online Professional Development through the Library of Congress
Library of Congress professional development for teachers emphasizes a self-paced look at resources and methodologies.
Teaching the Constitution
Teach the Constitution on Constitution Day (or all year ‘round)!
Bookmark This! Teaching Mexican American History with the Bracero Program
A resource for bilingual (Spanish-English) materials for teaching 20th century American history.
Watch It Live! President Barack Obama Addresses America's Students on September 8
President Obama speaks directly to the nation’s children and youth about persisting and succeeding in school.
Especially for Teachers: Annenberg Media's Online U.S. History Textbook
Here’s a digital textbook for teachers packed with resources.
Hispanic Heritage Month
September 15 marks the independence day for five Latin American countries and the start of Hispanic Heritage Month in the United States.
Teaching without Textbooks?
Can’t live with them; can’t live without them?
Bookmark This! New and Improved Websites and Lesson Plans
Don’t miss this new website on the the aftermath of emancipation and new materials on EDSITEment.
August 1945: Hiroshima and Nagasaki
The age of nuclear warfare began on August 6, 64 years ago.
The Supreme Court: Connections Between Past and Present
The judicial system is perhaps the least understood and most complicated among the three branches of U.S. government to explain and to teach.
Bookmark This! Beneath the Surface of Wikipedia
A tool for teaching analytical thinking or classroom pariah?
Tonight's the Night: PBS Broadcasts We Shall Remain
Television well-worth watching.
The Electronic Schoolhouse/LaEscuela Electronica: A Bilingual History Education Resource
New York State Archives offers lesson plans and materials about Hispanic history and culture in two languages.
The Great Depression and Today
Does the current financial crisis echo the Great Depression?
Teaching Resources for Constitution Day
Constitution Day is September 17.
American Civil War Center at Historic Tredegar Launches Education Web Companion
The American Civil War Center at Historic Tredegar in Richmond, Virginia, recently launched an educational web companion helpful both to visitors to the Center and as a standalone teaching guide.
March is Women's History Month
March is Women’s History Month and classroom resources and lesson plans abound.