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Explore the ins and outs of turn-of-the-century labor law, business, housing [...] »
Introduce students to the importance of oral history while simultaneously [...] »
English Language Learners
Paraphrasing and summarizing exercises help ELL students improve at [...] »
Use the three P’s (Preparation, Purpose, and Proficiency) to provide [...] »
Teaching Guides
Discover the resources you need to "globalize" your U.S. history lesson [...] »
This guide focuses on the history of free speech in one crucial year ( [...] »
Engage your students in preserving local history! Use this teacher's [...] »
To engage with a source, ask, "What do I know, what do I want [...] »
Primary sources from the Library of Congress help students explore a [...] »
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In the last 10 years, some major changes in history teaching have taken [...] »