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Did Revere's ride really look like that? Use historical documents to analyze [...] »

Analysis of photographs of Civil War artillery broadens students [...] »
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This guide consists of curated primary and secondary sources to help [...] »

Research papers are not an archaic form of assessment. Learn how to help [...] »

Setting up and maintaining a blog for your classroom is easy (and typically [...] »

Classroom discussions need not be argumentative and unproductive. Discover a [...] »

Using the premise of a mystery, elementary students act as history [...] »
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In the Montessori philosophy, which prioritizes creativity, how can you best [...] »