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Opening Up the Textbook: Rosa Parks 
The textbook is examined as one source among many, rather than a final [...] »
Tenement Life 
Students examine primary sources related to the life of an immigrant girl [...] »
English Language Learners
Instructional strategies and resources for ELL
Responding to English Learners’ Writing with the 3 P’s 
Use the three P’s (Preparation, Purpose, and Proficiency) to provide [...] »
World Digital Library 
Use this tool to translate primary source material!
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What Is an "Inquiry Lesson"? 
Hypothesize, test, and acknowledge how sources form different "pictures of [...] »
Historical Agency in History Book Sets (HBS) 
Looking for ways to use fiction in your elementary history curriculum? Read [...] »
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 [...] »
Using Historical Ephemera in the Classroom 
Ticket stubs. Report cards. Photographs. All of these things have historical [...] »
Document-Based Whole-Class Discussion 
Classroom discussions need not be argumentative and unproductive. Discover a [...] »
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National History Day Project: The Civil Rights Act of 1964 
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Learn more about the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
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