Exploring Historical Fiction
May 5 2012
Make the Lewis and Clark expedition and life on the Oregon Trail come alive with these suggestions! [...] »
The iPad: A Digital History Gateway
May 5 2012
Can iPads open an exciting new world filled with digital textbooks and sources? [...] »
Establishing Connections: Teaching the Progressive Era
May 5 2012
Students are often disconnected from the past. Why not immerse them in historic study by building off things they already know? [...] »
Building Background Knowledge for English Language Learners
Mar 3 2012
How can we help our 5th-grade ELL students build background and make connections with our social studies curriculum? [...] »
World War and Literature
Mar 3 2012
Can you suggest any literature covering World War I to World War II that my 10th-grade world history class can read? [...] »
Researching Adolescent Immigrant History
Mar 3 2012
Discover resources that will enable you to examine this unique area of American History. [...] »
Rubrics for Learning Menus
Mar 3 2012
Creating the perfect rubric is an impossible task. Creating a usable, easily adaptable rubric, however, is within your grasp. [...] »
Locating Resources on Teachinghistory.org
Feb 2 2012
Have a specific topic you desperately need to locate primary sources for? We're here to help. [...] »
Teaching World History: An Idea Guide
Feb 2 2012
Not sure how to go about devising World History lesson plans and activities? We're here to help. [...] »
Historic Stories, Fictional Accounts: Achieving Multiperspectivity
Dec 12 2011
Nonfiction texts are great sources for learning about historical events and figures. However, do fictional accounts also have a place in the history classroom? [...] »
