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History Hitting Home: Children's History, Local History, and Digital Storytelling
Mar 20 2013
Children's history, local history, and digital media—combine the three to give your students ownership of the past! [...] »
Turning Students into Historians
Jan 29 2013
How do you engage students with primary sources and their community? Jasmine Alinder shares a success story! [...] »
“A Push” in the Right Direction
Aug 6 2012
AP U.S. History teacher Scott Campbell and his students use Twitter to reach out to other AP U.S. History classes. [...] »
Jennifer Orr on Making History Books
May 7 2012
Integrate history and literacy in early elementary by making history books! [...] »
Jeremiah McCall on Activities and Assessments for Simulation Games
Mar 26 2012
Thinking about using digital games in your classroom? In Part Four of his six-part series, teacher Jeremiah McCall shows you how to form lesson plans around critically evaluating U.S. history games. [...] »
Michael Yell on Writing as Thinking
Mar 19 2012
Practicing writing practices good habits of thought, says Mike Yell. Two strategies can get your students writing every day. [...] »
Mark Smith on Nonverbal Williamsburg
Feb 20 2012
Help your students with special needs build historical understanding with five tips from Mark Smith. [...] »
Michael 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. [...] »
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. [...] »
Jennifer Orr Starts the Year
Sep 19 2011
How do you introduce history and social studies to early elementary students? [...] »
