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Building the Erie Canal 
Cutting through New York from the ocean to the Great Lakes, the Erie Canal [...] »
The Road to Pearl Harbor 
Explore the rise of animosity between the U.S. and Japan through primary [...] »
English Language Learners
Instructional strategies and resources for ELL
Increasing Participation in Whole-Class Discussions 
English Language Learners often have difficulty contributing to class [...] »
Life, Liberty and Property: What’s the Big Idea? 
Explore a lesson, designed especially for English Language Learners, that [...] »
Teaching Guides
Explore new teaching methods and approaches
1916 Children's Code of Morality: A Guide for Pre-Service Teachers 
Primary sources from the Library of Congress help students explore a [...] »
Students Working in Local Historic Preservation 
Engage your students in preserving local history! Use this teacher's [...] »
Truth in Transit: Crafting Meaningful Field Trips 
Leave your students with intellectually and emotionally significant memories [...] »
Free Speech Teaching Guide 3: The Problem of National Security Secrets 
This guide explores the relationship between secrecy and the First Amendment [...] »
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Tennessee's Social Studies Curriculum 
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Standardization is a fairly new concept in education.
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