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20 Types Of Questions For Teaching Critical Thinking

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Other possibilities: Left Column/Right Column: Inventors/Inventions; Forms of Government/Strengths and Weaknesses, Geometric Shape/Formula to calculate area; etc. A ‘good’ question in a Socrative Seminar would be much different than a ‘good’ question on a criterion-referenced assessment. What is a ‘good question’?

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Preparing for a One-Day Seminar

Teaching American History

One-Day seminars are the easiest way to engage with Teaching American History in person. Here is some advice from teachers who frequent One-Day seminars. You have the opportunity to participate in some deep and meaningful conversations and the more reading completed, the more you can jump right to those conversations at the seminar!

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Prepare for Fall Multi Day seminars!

Teaching American History

Applications open soon for our Fall 2024 Multi Day seminars ! We are hosting seminars on a variety of topics in American history and politics. During the seminar, the teachers discuss primary documents on the seminar topic with the guidance of a scholar, who acts as the seminar leader. Historic locations.

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Cuts at the NEH

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The notification letter asserted that each “grants immediate termination is necessary to safeguard the interests of the federal government.” The claim that NEH’s work endangers the interests of the federal government contradicts abundant evidence of its many contributions.

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Teacher Spotlight: Ginny Boles and why MAHG is important

Teaching American History

Paradoxically, her love of this history had led her to major in classics as an undergraduate at UCLA, so as to read the Latin and Greek texts the Founding Fathers read as they formulated their plans for self-government. Boles had hoped for in-depth seminar discussions on the eras of history shed never studied.

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Applications Open Soon for Spring Multi Day Seminars

Teaching American History

Applications open soon for our Spring 2025 Multi Day Seminars! We are hosting seminars on a variety of topics in American history and politics. TAH Teachers at a Multi Day Seminar in Kansas City, MO at the WWI Museum Each Multi-Day seminar runs for three days and brings together a small group of teachers from around the country.

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Preparing for a One Day Seminar

Teaching American History

One-Day seminars are the easiest way to engage with Teaching American History in person. Faculty member Dan Monroe at a One-Day seminar in Spring 2022 Although One-Days are designed to fit around a teacher’s busy schedule, it is important to spend some time preparing for the day. Complete as much of the readings as possible.