World History
This Stanford University site has some great resources on teaching history with primary resources. Here is a description of a new part of the site that I coped directly: Reading Like a Historian, a project developed in tandem with the San Francisco Unified School District, is a high school history curriculum that is literacy-rich and document-based. It focuses on core content, critical thinking, and improving reading comprehension. This curriculum draws on over 20 years of research on historical thinking and educational practice. Since being put on the Web in 2010, the curriculum has been downloaded over 200,000 times.
- Historical Thinking Matters
Historical Thinking Matters - This site focuses on key topics in U.S. history in order to teach students how to read primary sources critically. It also stresses to students how to critique and construct historical narratives. It is a project of the Center...
- Critical Thinking In The Social Studies
Critical Thinking in the Social Studies. This article from 1986 does not directly discuss history. However, it does examine ways to teach critical thinking skills in the social studies classroom which is certainly helpful for history teachers. The author...
- Cfp: Teaching History
CFP: Teaching History. This is a call for papers that relate to the teaching history from Academic Exchange Quarterly. From the site: Focus: We welcome manuscripts on teaching any historical subject, time period, or region. Here are some questions...
- We The People...the Citizen And The Constitution
We the People...The Citizen and the Constitution. This is a description of an American program to teach about the history of the U.S. Constituion in schools. From the site: "We the People... The Citizen and the Constitution" is a national civic...
- Learning History Through Children's Literature.
Learning History through Children's Literature. One of the best ways to teach children history is to include the subject in their reading books. This article examines this issue. From the site: Teaching history using children's literature, both...
World History
Reading like a Historian: Stanford University
This Stanford University site has some great resources on teaching history with primary resources. Here is a description of a new part of the site that I coped directly: Reading Like a Historian, a project developed in tandem with the San Francisco Unified School District, is a high school history curriculum that is literacy-rich and document-based. It focuses on core content, critical thinking, and improving reading comprehension. This curriculum draws on over 20 years of research on historical thinking and educational practice. Since being put on the Web in 2010, the curriculum has been downloaded over 200,000 times. - Historical Thinking Matters
Historical Thinking Matters - This site focuses on key topics in U.S. history in order to teach students how to read primary sources critically. It also stresses to students how to critique and construct historical narratives. It is a project of the Center...
- Critical Thinking In The Social Studies
Critical Thinking in the Social Studies. This article from 1986 does not directly discuss history. However, it does examine ways to teach critical thinking skills in the social studies classroom which is certainly helpful for history teachers. The author...
- Cfp: Teaching History
CFP: Teaching History. This is a call for papers that relate to the teaching history from Academic Exchange Quarterly. From the site: Focus: We welcome manuscripts on teaching any historical subject, time period, or region. Here are some questions...
- We The People...the Citizen And The Constitution
We the People...The Citizen and the Constitution. This is a description of an American program to teach about the history of the U.S. Constituion in schools. From the site: "We the People... The Citizen and the Constitution" is a national civic...
- Learning History Through Children's Literature.
Learning History through Children's Literature. One of the best ways to teach children history is to include the subject in their reading books. This article examines this issue. From the site: Teaching history using children's literature, both...