Teaching American History (TAH) Projects

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Communication and performance-based evaluation characterize this Washington State Teaching American History (TAH) grant.

Tranparency, ". . . Boy Scout. . . ," John Rous, 1941, LoC, Flickr Commons

With increasing emphasis on accountability, how can you conduct an effective evaluation?

Illustration, Americans, all, let's fight. . . , 1943, Leon Helguera, UNT

Social history for the entire school populace—ELL and special education included.

Watch video of keynote speakers from the 2009 and 2011 Teaching American History Project Directors meetings. Topics include historical thinking, public history, and lessons learned from TAH. FIND OUT MORE »

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TAH and Historians: A Two-Way Street

Photo, Allida Black presenting. The Eleanor Roosevelt Papers

Does the parachute model work? What do historians learn from TAH? [...] »

Dedicated Project Director

Photo, Teachers listening during a grant workshop. TAH: History Connected

Having a project director is nonnegotiable—Jeff Sun stresses the [...] »

Modeling Place-based Teaching

Photo. Teachers on a walking tour in DC. NHEC

Place-based teaching isn't as simple as dropping students off at a museum. [...] »

Assuming the Historian's Chair

Photo, A teacher observing a painting. Chicago History Project

Sit in the Historian's Chair to engage with primary and secondary sources. [...] »

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Teaching American History in North Carolina

Serving a geographically far-flung group of teachers? [...] »

Century of Progress: Thinking Historically Through the 1800s

Photo, October 11 Century of Progress. . . , 2011, Century of Progress, Flickr

Need to know more about the Mexican-American War? Check. How to use your iPad [...] »

Law and Society in Modern America

Photograph, Sam the Juvenile, 2007, laihiu, Flickr, cc

History is for everyone—including students in alternative education [...] »

Emerging America: Teaching and Learning American History

Glass negative, Pearson's return home. . . , 1937, Harris & Ewing, LoC

Start small. Help students see how the history in their own neighborhoods [...] »

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Apportionment in the House of Representatives and pay raises for Congress fell by the wayside—at least temporarily.

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