Populism is a relevant issue in the teaching of American history. Historically, the standard interpretation of Populism perceived the movement as favorable. How educators handle conflicting views of Populism is important in engaging students in critical thinking. This article describes the history of American Populism, explains how Populism can be…

Literacy skills taught in the elementary grades establish a good foundation but are not adequate for the demands of secondary content curriculum. In history, preservice teachers must be prepared with a solid content base along with the pedagogy for teaching that content. To better teach and enhance student writing, preservice teachers need to…

In this article, the authors describe how they used primary and secondary sources related to the Indian Removal Act to develop a learning activity in which students analyze, corroborate, and synthesize primary sources. Using the free, online authoring tool, UDL Book Builder, they were able to develop on-demand digital scaffolds that temper an…

The historical experience of France exemplified an international factor uncontainable by national boundaries. (Author/KM)

This article examines the meaning given to the study of history from the ancient Greeks to the modern day. Emphasis is placed on the idea that history does not merely chronicle facts but attempts to interpret why events occur and their significance to the past, present and future. (DE)

Suggests ways in which historians can make history meaningful to our future-oriented technological society. Suggestions include offering links of continuity between past and present, providing a sense of history to the general reading public, writing readable history, and attempting to clarify the past. (KC)

History instruction should teach students about the processes through which history is made and understood. Students need to learn skills in historical analysis and interpretation, study people of the past and present involved in making history, and study historical principles that cultivate humane values. (AM)

Elementary children can be introduced to the historical processes of evaluating and interpreting materials within the existing curriculum. Activities for teachers and students are suggested. (AM)

An important historiographic controversy exists between those who blame the Soviets for the origins of the Cold War (orthodox) and those who blame the U. S. (revisionist--New Left). While the latter criticize the orthodox historians' methods, they are often guilty of semilar biases and simplifications. (JB)

Illustration of change in historians' interpretation and opinion on the subject of American entrance into World War I. (SE)

The author discusses the current state of Chicano history in the United States. A list and brief discussions of thematic and monographic works, and several general histories are provided. (DE)

An excellent method for teaching elementary and secondary history is to have students study historical decisions and decision-making processes and become involved in making some historical decisions as well. This approach is described. (RM)

The historian must investigate every possible means for communicating scholarly findings. History must be written not for other historians but for the great bulk of mankind. (Author/JB)