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Use the Triangle Shirtwaist fire to examine the benefits and costs of [...] »

Help students make connections between religion, technology, and [...] »
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Primary source analysis activities can help include English Language [...] »
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Political cartoons are often conceptually complex, but offer valuable [...] »

Construct an ongoing, shared classroom timeline in middle and elementary [...] »

Teachers guide students to create interactive digital maps detailing the [...] »

Maps show far more than how to go from point A to point B! Discover how to [...] »

To engage with a source, ask, "What do I know, what do I want [...] »
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Upgrade to "school 2.0" through making the most of technological resources [...] »