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Documents and audio files explain the range of early political viewpoints on [...] »
What pushes and pulls people into new ways of life? In this lesson, students [...] »
English Language Learners
Explore resources on the Bracero guest worker program from the mid-20th [...] »
Use this strategy to help students discover historic actors—the people, [...] »
Teaching Guides
Go forth, and contextualize! Give students the opportunity for solo [...] »
Help students reflect on the purpose of learning history and of education in [...] »
Setting up and maintaining a blog for your classroom is easy (and typically [...] »
This guide consists of curated primary and secondary sources to help [...] »
Ticket stubs. Report cards. Photographs. All of these things have historical [...] »
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Have you always wanted to use maps in your classroom, but been unsure how to [...] »