Browse Blog - material and visual culture
Valerie Tripp on the Power of Everyday Objects in Teaching History
Mar 5 2012
The meaning of an object is its story. [...] »
Valerie Tripp: Salty Ham: Using the Senses in Historical Research
Jan 9 2012
Have you tasted pioneer foods like apple butter? Listened to old records on a phonograph? [...] »
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. [...] »
Elizabeth Schaefer on a New Approach to President Lincoln
Jul 25 2011
Summer is the time for professional development! Eighth-grade teacher Elizabeth Schaefer reports on her professional development experiences at DC's Lincoln's Cottage. [...] »
Comic Books in the History Classroom
Jul 9 2011
There's nothing funny about comic books in the classroom. The upsurge of superhero movies makes this a perfect time to explore the use of popular culture to enhance the learning of U.S. history. [...] »
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! [...] »
Diana Laufenberg on the Power of Visuals
Jun 15 2011
Modern U.S. history instruction relies on reading and writing. Teacher Diana Laufenberg argues that students need more than text to engage their minds. [...] »
Joe Jelen's Ads as Primary Sources: The Ad Council's Historic Campaigns
May 31 2011
Advertisements don't always use ideas to sell products—sometimes they use ideas to sell ideas. Explore the ideas the Ad Council's PSAs have sold, Joe Jelen suggests. [...] »
Jennifer Orr on VoiceThread
May 2 2011
VoiceThread enables young learners to express their ideas without struggling to write them down, says 1st-grade teacher Jennifer Orr. [...] »
Joe Jelen on the New York Public Library Digital Gallery
Apr 25 2011
This digitized photographs contained in this collection can be incorporated into lesson plans in a variety of exciting ways. [...] »
