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How Academic Historians can be Useful to K-12 Teachers

NCHE

Very few scholarly books, including those that prove to be the most important and influential, ever reach the public; journal articles remain invisible. Those resources present the latest discoveries from primary sources, place-based learning, graphic novels, podcasts, and videos.

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People’s History Teaching Stories

Zinn Education Project

I had read Clint Smith’s book last year and was blown away by how the history is handled at many of the highlighted locations and his extreme attention to detail. I’ve since used excerpts from Smith’s book in class, but this activity really had the students use the text in a way that required them to interact with the sites, as well.

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