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Immigration 
Very few of us have ancestors who were not immigrants. Bring the topic of [...] »
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
Using Non-Linguistic Representations to Strengthen Historical Thinking 
Discover alternatives to writing based student activities. Why not encourage [...] »
World Digital Library 
Use this tool to translate primary source material!
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Concept Formation 
In order to understand topics, you must first understand concepts. Learn all [...] »
Historical Agency in History Book Sets (HBS) 
Looking for ways to use fiction in your elementary history curriculum? Read [...] »
Using Blogs in a History Classroom 
Setting up and maintaining a blog for your classroom is easy (and typically [...] »
Structured Academic Controversy (SAC) 
Are classroom discussions about winning the argument or about understanding [...] »
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Picking Civics Textbooks 
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Textbooks may be fantastic, but curriculum is even better.
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