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Students learn more about the larger than life figure of Theodore Roosevelt [...] »
This lesson leads students to see how Lincoln's life in Springfield [...] »
English Language Learners
Students shy or hesitant to speak up? Check out these tips to get students [...] »
Explore resources on the Bracero guest worker program from the mid-20th [...] »
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Help students understand the how policy and structural forces have shaped [...] »
Ticket stubs. Report cards. Photographs. All of these things have historical [...] »
This guide consists of curated primary and secondary sources to help [...] »
Help students reflect on the purpose of learning history and of education in [...] »
This guide focuses on the history of free speech in one crucial year ( [...] »
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What is contingency? What does it have to do with K-12 historical thinking [...] »