Your Students Can Help Collect Veterans’ Stories

Wednesday, November 14, 2012
veterans

Attention social studies teachers! Here’s a great project for the kids. Collect stories from local veterans as well as those who worked in war industries or supported war efforts in other ways.  “The Veterans History Project of the American Folklife

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Your Source for Primary Sources

Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Boston Massacre

We know that primary sources are a great way to inspire our students and help them hone their analytic thinking skills while playing the sleuth.…

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Using Primary Source Documents: A Lesson Plan

Monday, January 24, 2011
jackie

As part of an ongoing effort to employ more effective methods for meaningful learning, I decided to rethink my approach to teaching a section of my Civil Rights Movement class. I typically give students a lot of background information about …

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Digitized Diversity: Using Footage in the Classroom

Thursday, December 9, 2010
mare

Just when I think I have found a great multimedia resource for my class posted on Youtube a commercial pops up, too often consisting of Viking hoards questioning the contents of my wallet. Not exactly the best classroom practice if …

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