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Even the recent past was very different from the present. Students analyze [...] »
How to identify the author, audience, date, and message of historical [...] »
English Language Learners
Explore the music of Spanish-speaking residents of rural Northern New Mexico [...] »
Discover alternatives to writing based student activities. Why not encourage [...] »
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Searching for new, exciting ways to engage your students in the classroom? [...] »
This guide focuses on the history of free speech in one crucial year ( [...] »
Help students reflect on the purpose of learning history and of education in [...] »
Ticket stubs. Report cards. Photographs. All of these things have historical [...] »
Research papers are not an archaic form of assessment. Learn how to help [...] »
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Using a variety of instructional strategies in your classroom makes good [...] »