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Teaching World History: An Idea Guide

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Help students understand recent immigration history by exploring photographs of Asian immigrant communities in the U.S.

Immigration from Asia Post-1970: A Guide for Pre-Service Teachers

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From Chinese immigrants to the Golden Spike, explore the history of the transcontinental railroad.

Teaching the Transcontinental Railroad

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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

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What Really Happened? Comparing Stories of the First Thanksgiving

Take a variety of perspectives into account before moving past the first [...] »

Three Perspectives on Native American Removal and Westward Expansion

Check out this lesson on arguments surrounding the 1830 forced removal of [...] »

English Language Learners

Instructional strategies and resources for ELL

Google Translate

Looking to translate documents or text? Google Translate can help.

Uncovering Human Agency

Use this strategy to help students discover historic actors—the people, [...] »

Teaching Guides

Explore new teaching methods and approaches

Webquest, Inquiry, and Lincoln’s Views on Technology

Searching for new, exciting ways to engage your students in the classroom? [...] »

Teaching with Timelines

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

Adapting Documents for the Classroom: Equity and Access

Documents are riddled with difficult vocabulary. Don't be afraid to adapt [...] »

Structured Academic Controversy (SAC)

Are classroom discussions about winning the argument or about understanding [...] »

Using Blogs in a History Classroom

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

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Realizing the Value of Primary Sources

When you just can't get your students to care what the Founders, or anyone [...] »

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