A survey of social studies teachers found that many find primary sources online for lesson plans. But a notable minority also rely on left-leaning materials, and a handful have turned to conservative ...

With a curriculum that includes slavery, the Civil War, Reconstruction, two world wars and the Civil Rights Movement, American history teachers are used to venturing into emotionally charged subjects.

Relying on constructive input from six other educators across the country, I drafted and refined a thinking routine that I ...

The field of American history is in crisis. Earlier this month, the Department of Education released troubling data indicating that only 13% of eighth-graders met proficiency standards in history.

National Museum of African American History and Culture Learning Labs (online resource hub) The whole NMAAHC’s website is a resource itself, but the Learning Labs for the museum provide educators and ...

Students will gain skills necessary for researching by locating credible and original sources, determining if the sources are primary or secondary, ascertaining the qualifications and reputation of ...

In this lesson, students learn about the Temperance Movement and New York in the 1890s by watching an excerpt from the Bootlegger’s Notebook, investigation and examining period images, including ...

A growing number of state legislatures have mandated primary sources in American history classes to purge racially divisive bias from K-12 public education. Ten states have enacted laws requiring ...

Foreword: Climate change and the uses of history / by Paul S. Sutter -- Introduction: Making climate change history -- Part 1. The scientific "prehistory" of global warming. "General remarks on the ...

Part One: Sumer and Egypt -- Part Two: Ancient Greece -- Part Three: Ancient Rome -- Part Four: Imperial China -- Part Five: Ancient India -- Part Six: Ancient Hebrews -- Part Seven: Early Middle Ages ...