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Ninth-grade teacher Jamie Kimbrough asked her students to stand in Kennedy's shoes. How did they decide to resolve the Cuban Missile Crisis? [...] »
Elementary teacher Karen Eanes hooks her students with engaging historical fiction, art, and primary source excerpts on George Washington's crossing of the Delaware. [...] »
Discover the multiple strategies 5th-grade teacher Jennifer Brouhard uses in her classroom to promote student understanding of historic texts. [...] »
Teacher Bill Kendrat demonstrates the techniques he uses to draw students in to culturally-familiar stories. [...] »
Sixth graders in Prince William County film their interpretations of the First Battle of Manassas. [...] »
Introducing your students to primary sources for the first time? Watch fourth-grade teacher Marty MacKenzie guide her students through analyzing John White's drawings of the Powhatans. [...] »
Daunted by teaching the Bill of Rights and its complex vocabulary to students? Middle-school teacher Christine Valenti explains how she introduces her students to the Amendments. [...] »
Eighth-grade teacher Amy Trenkle keeps students on-task before, during, and after a museum visit with graphic organizers. [...] »
High school teacher Joe Jelen combines roleplaying and critical analysis—by having students roleplay critics of the New Deal. [...] »
Is a school an island? James Liou talks about working to integrate schools into the community, as practiced at Boston Community Leadership Academy, Boston, MA. [...] »
