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Historic Stories, Fictional Accounts: Achieving Multiperspectivity
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Picturing the American Revolution
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Web Resources for Controversial Issues
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Spotlight on Elementary Education
History is made by those who are unafraid to push the envelope and redefine the society in which they live. Encourage your students to examine the men and women who worked to make America what it is today with this creative activity. FIND OUT MORE »
Lesson Plan Reviews
Evaluate key elements of effective teaching
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Building the Erie Canal 
Cutting through New York from the ocean to the Great Lakes, the Erie Canal [...] »
The Progressive Era 
Explore the ins and outs of turn-of-the-century labor law, business, housing [...] »
English Language Learners
Instructional strategies and resources for ELL
Bracero History Archive 
Explore resources on the Bracero guest worker program from the mid-20th [...] »
Targeting Content and English Language Objectives 
Build your students' language skills and historical understanding by using [...] »
Teaching Guides
Explore new teaching methods and approaches
Free Speech Teaching Guide 3: The Problem of National Security Secrets 
This guide explores the relationship between secrecy and the First Amendment [...] »
9/11 and Commemoration: A Guide for Pre-Service Teachers 
Help students understand the events of 9/11 and how such events are [...] »
Mormons and Westward Expansion: A Guide for Pre-Service Teachers 
Teachers guide students to create interactive digital maps detailing the [...] »
Using Old Maps as Tools to Explore Our World 
Maps show far more than how to go from point A to point B! Discover how to [...] »
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Interactive World History 
Do you want to introduce a child to the wonders of world history? Find out [...] »