Contends that a problem with using discussion in the classroom is that only a few students participate actively. Provides four strategies teachers can use to involve all of their students in a discussion and to encourage the development of their students' understanding of historical issues and problems. Includes a handout. (CMK)

Discusses how students can use hypertext to create thick descriptions of primary documents in order to display their research for an electrical project. Explains that students learn that history is not just a collection of facts, improve their technical skills in terms of website creation and searching, and engage in historical interpretation.…

Presents a lesson that combines economics, geography, history, archaeology, and inquiry to investigate the creation of the Cahokia trading empire that existed around 1000 A.D. Employs Standards 5 and 6 of the "Voluntary National Content Standards in Economics" and Theme 7 of the National Council for the Social Studies Standards. (CMK)

Believes that there has been a return to the definition of citizenship forwarded by educational reformers of the 1890's that characterizes the reform efforts of the 1990's. Reviews the ongoing debate in reform efforts of whether citizenship education should be integrated into the social studies as opposed to the history curriculum. (CMK)

Provides a list from the ERIC database of teaching materials and information on family history. Topics include the role of oral history in documenting and interpreting family history and the use of genealogy and family history when teaching about immigration. Offers directions for obtaining the full text of these materials. (CMK)

Discusses the use of novels and other works written by African American women as tools for teaching the history of black women in the United States in an undergraduate course. Focuses on specific works used in the course, such as Octavia Butler's "Kindred" and Terry McMillan's "Waiting to Exhale." (CMK)

Presents an exercise in which three accounts of an episode that supposedly occurred between John Muir and Gifford Pinchot in the lobby of Seattle's Rainier Grand Hotel are read aloud during class. Provides the three accounts, excerpts from primary documentation including diary entries and newspaper articles, and discussion questions. (CMK)

Clarifies the problem of perception in history. Offers an invented conversation based on personal experience and other sources as a means to presenting an interpretation of modern war and demonstrating how different generations interpret events. Considers the "war" between empiricists and postmodernists and its effect on history teachers. (CMK)

Discusses the inadequate justifications for teaching world history and addresses the author's justifications for teaching world history. Describes important considerations when teaching world history to all levels. Offers seven practices useful for teachers, such as the importance of discussions and to look at trends, periods, or developments…

Explores the comparative 'history of history teaching' in England and Wales in the twentieth century, focusing on the final reports of the National Curriculum History Working Group in England and the National Curriculum History Committee for Wales. Provides a historical explanation of how the Wales history curriculum emerged. (CMK)

Educators and policy makers across Europe are faced with the challenge of integrating increasingly diverse populations into society to create a unified citizenship. These tasks are great for any state but are especially pronounced in the Republic of Moldova, where there is a growing divide between the state and Moldovan teachers. As their European…

Teachers have always dreamed of taking their students to visit faraway places, or traveling with them to bygone days. Now, through the power of technology, students can experience "virtually" other times and places through "distance learning." The Internet, satellite communications, television, and telephones can provide access to some exceptional…

This article describes one of many inquiry investigations the author designed for her fifth grade students in order to provide real and meaningful reading experiences through primary documents. There are two main goals for such a lesson: students will comprehend historical events accurately and in a way meaningful to them, and they will develop…

The combination of students, local history, researching, and problem-based learning creates a powerful opportunity for learning to all involved. This article provides one example of how an elementary teacher and a teacher educator have used local resources and problem-based learning to teach a fourth grade unit about human communities and the…

Beginning teachers face a myriad of challenges as they enter schools, including a growing emphasis on standards and accountability, an increasingly diverse student population, and lack of support or mentoring. Current attrition rates for beginning teachers are high and continue to grow. This situation is more pronounced in low-income urban schools…