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Mathews, Sarah A. – History Teacher, 2015
University instructors preparing prospective sixth- to twelfth-grade history teachers often realize it can be difficult to condense the extensive information these individuals need for their future profession into one or two courses. Teacher preparation programs are forced to juggle requirements for program accreditation with their ethical…
Descriptors: History Instruction, Social Studies, Secondary Education, Preservice Teacher Education
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Alder, Douglas D.; And Others – History Teacher, 1974
High School teachers from Idaho and Utah describe several experience-oriented teaching strategies that exemplify what teachers can produce when given support to undertake sustained curriculum development. (Author/JH)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Discovery Learning, Experiential Learning, History Instruction
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Poltorak, David – History Teacher, 1992
Discusses using educational and popular films and television for history instruction. Argues that students need training to see the bias built into film making through the editing process. Urges that critical thinking must be developed in students to make use of mass media coverage of historical and current events as teaching tools. (DK)
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Critical Viewing, Editing, Elementary Secondary Education
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Briley, Ron – History Teacher, 1990
Describes a year-long elective film course in modern U.S. history for twelfth grade students. Explains course methodology and objectives. Analyzes selected films to illustrate how the course elucidates the consensus-conflict theme in U.S. history since the 1930s and enhances student understanding of Hollywood's perspective on gender, race, and…
Descriptors: Course Content, Course Descriptions, Creative Teaching, Critical Viewing