Browse Blog - Examples of Teaching
Mike Yell Uses National History Day for Classroom Differentiation
Jan 4 2012
Searching for advanced projects for your eager learners? Teacher Mike Yell recommends National History Day. [...] »
Mike Yell on Making Every History Lecture Engaging
Nov 14 2011
Is "lecture" a bad word? Or can you make a lecture an active learning experience for your students? Mike Yell says you can. [...] »
Jennifer Orr on Teaching Heroes
Nov 7 2011
How do you teach cultural heroes without simplifying history? First-grade teacher Jennifer Orr takes care to make historical figures three-dimensional. [...] »
Elizabeth Glynn on Using Art to Create Interdisciplinary Classrooms
Oct 31 2011
Use art to teach both history and how disciplines are interconnected, suggests TAH project director Elizabeth Glynn. [...] »
Teachinghistory.org Teacher Representative Wins 2011 National History Teacher of the Year
Oct 21 2011
Congratulations to Stacy Hoeflich, the 2011 National History Teacher of the Year! [...] »
Elizabeth Glynn's Student-Led Monuments and Memorials Tour
Sep 12 2011
Let your students go out on a limb, and they might just exceed your expectations. [...] »
Michael Yell on Using DVDs/Video Segments in the History Classroom
Jul 13 2011
What student doesn't love a "movie day"? The question is, how much are they learning from it? [...] »
Ron Gorr on Imagining the Great Depression: Mixing Primary Documents and Student Creativity
Jul 6 2011
Use primary sources to tell stories and discover what the stories you create say about historical bias. [...] »
Amy Trenkle on Glogging Class Greats
Jul 5 2011
Posterboard and rubber cement may work for some projects, but students can also avoid the mess—and incorporate audiovisuals—by making glogs (virtual posters) online. [...] »
Jennifer Orr on Primary Sources in Primary Classrooms
Jun 29 2011
Many primary sources are text-heavy. Jennifer Orr asks where do you find sources appropriate for pre-literate students? Try art, photos, and other visual sources! [...] »
