The History of America(ns)
Where do Americans come from? Many places! Use these resources to teach immigration history.
Resources for Flag Day
Flag Day may not fall during the school year for many, but Flag Day resources are valuable all year long.
Top Tens, or "Best Sites for..."
Are lists of Bests valuable?
Bookmark This! America, the Story of Us on History Channel
America, the Story of Us: not your typical history documentary.
Welcome to Our Redesign, and Thank You
New content, new graphic interface, and streamlined search and save tools get you where you need to go.
Bringing Primary Sources into the Classroom
H.S.I: Historical Themes Investigation guides students and teachers through document analysis.
From the Atlantic Monthly: What Makes a Great Teacher?
Surprisingly, it isn’t always job-related experience that does the trick.
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?
Looking Forward in 2010
Is it ever too late to send best wishes for a happy new year?
Update! Martin Luther King Documentary Airs on History Channel
History Channel debuts a two-hour documentary on the life and legacy of Martin Luther King.
The People Speak: To Zinn or Not to Zinn
Howard Zinn is controversial and he makes students think.
Primary Sources, Historical Reenactments, and Twitter
A new approach to leading your students through primary sources.
Bookmark This! World War II Interactive Collection: Free From Footnote (December only)
Digitized primary resources on World War II—free access during December!
A Roundup of Resources
What’s new at AHA, NEH, LOC and Gilder Lehrman?
Thanksgiving: The Real Backstory
Historians dispute the date of the first Thanksgiving. Is there a definite time and place?
Bookmark This! Google Scholar: Finding the Laws that Govern Us
Search for federal and state district, appellate and supreme court opinions—full-text and related cases.
Bookmark This! History and Headlines
This online magazine brings the perspective of history to today’s events.
Teaching Native American History: I is for Inclusion
How can I tell good books about Indians from bad ones?
Teaching the Cuban Missile Crisis
Teaching about the Cuban Missile Crisis generally begins with the political and diplomatic perspective.
Veterans, Oral History, and the Library of Congress
Veteran oral history projects relate the classroom to real people and real life.
Bring "The National Parks: America's Best Idea" into the Classroom
The new PBS film series talks about fascinating people and places we often don’t pay attention to.
Bookmark This! Virtual Fieldtrips
As good as the real thing?
Teaching about Columbus Day: Mythbusters
Will the REAL Cristoforo Colombo please stand up.
Primary Sources: 100 Milestone Documents
Consolidated access to pivotal diplomatic, legal, and political primary source documents.
Bookmark This! Free Maps!
If all you need are basic maps for classroom exercises, this may be the place!
Especially for Secondary School Teachers: American History on Facebook
History and art museums, archives, and libraries share information and resources via Facebook.
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)!
ROTFLOL?* President John Quincy Adams Twittered?
Media change, but do the messages?
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 Our Students to Evaluate Websites
If it’s from Google, does it got to be good?
Bookmark This! Our Courts Especially for Middle School Students
Is it possible to excite and engage your students in learning about the judicial system?
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.
Bookmark This! Blogs for History Teachers Worth a Visit
Useful blogs for materials, ideas and examples of teaching.
National History Club: Having Fun AND Doing History
The 375 chapters of the National History Club make history come alive.
Forty Years Ago: One Giant Leap for Mankind
It’s been 40 years since man first landed on the moon.
Bookmark This! Teacher Resources at the Library of Congress
The Library of Congress expedites educator access to primary sources and professional development.
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?
Resources: Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
The term Asian Pacific American covers millions of people, thousands of cultures, and dozens of countries.
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.
Remember the Ladies—But Not Just in March
Women’s history should be integral to the total narrative of American history.
Lincoln Bicentennial: A Teachable Moment (updated February 24)
An ongoing reference to exhibits, events, lectures, reenactments, ceremonies, and other tributes commemorating the significance of Lincoln’s life and his presidency during this 200th-year anniversary.
2009 Horizon Report: Emerging Technologies in Higher Education
A discussion of six emerging technologies and their role in education.
Classroom Resources: Presidential Inaugurals
Inaugural parades and balls are as integral to the nation’s history as the solemnity of the presidential oath of office and the inaugural address.
The Great Depression and Today
Does the current financial crisis echo the Great Depression?
Learn About Mexican American History
This website weaves the voices of Mexican Americans into the history curriculum.
Teaching Resources for Constitution Day
Constitution Day is September 17.
Thinking Like a Historian: Rethinking History Instruction
Are students ever too young to start learning to think like historians?
Technology in the Classroom: Wikis
Wiki Wisdom: Lessons for Educators (EdWeek, September 12, 2007) by instructional-technology coach Kristin Hokason offers an overview on using wikis in the classroom.
National History Day: Exhibiting Excellence
How does National History Day influence teaching and learning history?
March is Women's History Month
March is Women’s History Month and classroom resources and lesson plans abound.
Secrets of the U.S. History Advanced Placement Exam
Answers to free response questions constitute almost one-third of a final grade on the Advanced Placement (AP) United States history examination.
PBS Television Specials Celebrate African American Lives
During Black History Month in February, Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. returns to PBS with African-American Lives 2.