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Building Background Knowledge for English Language Learners

Mar 30 2012
How can we help our 5th-grade ELL students build background and make [...] »

Building a Class on Native American History

Apr 28 2010
Museums, colleges, and tribes are invaluable for gathering course-building [...] »

Contingency

Jul 19 2010
What is contingency? What does it have to do with K-12 historical thinking? [...] »

Deciphering Primary Source Documents

Sep 29 2010
Create scaffolding and careful preparation of documents to promote student [...] »

Resources on Native American History

Sep 22 2009
When the resources readily available to you are just not comprehensive enough. [...] »

Tackling Tough Topics

Mar 17 2010
Race, ethics, stereotyping—all are thorny issues integral to our [...] »

Seeking Simulations

Jan 7 2010
For when your students need a healthy dose of participation to liven up the [...] »

Performance Assessments Requiring Historical Analysis

Oct 12 2009
When you want your students to think, rather than just remember. [...] »

Teaching the Homebound or Hospitalized

Jul 16 2008
Teaching the homebound or hospitalized student offers a chance to explore [...] »

Tall Tales: The West as Legend

Oct 15 2009
Wrestling bears, surly cowboys, vultures circling lone travelers. . . Find [...] »