Publication Date
In 2025 | 0 |
Since 2024 | 5 |
Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 29 |
Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 60 |
Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 139 |
Descriptor
Source
Author
Publication Type
Education Level
Audience
Teachers | 116 |
Practitioners | 51 |
Students | 49 |
Researchers | 16 |
Administrators | 10 |
Policymakers | 9 |
Parents | 8 |
Media Staff | 3 |
Community | 2 |
Counselors | 1 |
Support Staff | 1 |
More ▼ |
Location
United States | 25 |
United Kingdom | 14 |
Canada | 11 |
Germany | 9 |
Japan | 9 |
China | 8 |
Australia | 7 |
Europe | 7 |
Mexico | 7 |
France | 6 |
New York | 6 |
More ▼ |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
United States Constitution | 2 |
Bilingual Education Act 1968 | 1 |
Bill of Rights | 1 |
Civil Rights Act 1964 | 1 |
Elementary and Secondary… | 1 |
Assessments and Surveys
Advanced Placement… | 1 |
Florida Comprehensive… | 1 |
Program for International… | 1 |
SAT (College Admission Test) | 1 |
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Waring, Scott Monroe – IAP - Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2011
What and how to teach in the K-16 classroom history has been a perennial and, at times, heated debate. Beginning as early as 1892, the question of what knowledge is of the most worth and what should be the central function of the history curriculum became a focus of many interested in education. It was felt that the teachers needed to move away…
Descriptors: History Instruction, Teaching Methods, Educational Development, Change Strategies
Bortins, Leigh A. – Palgrave Macmillan, 2010
In the past, correct spelling, the multiplication tables, the names of the state capitals and the American presidents were basics that all children were taught in school. Today, many children graduate without this essential knowledge. Most curricula today follow a haphazard sampling of topics with a focus on political correctness instead of…
Descriptors: Spelling, Fine Arts, Political Attitudes, Home Schooling
Dawes, Lyn – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2011
"Talking Points: Discussion Activities in the Primary Classroom" encourages and supports classroom discussion on a range of topics, enabling children to develop the important life-skill of effective group communication. Children who can explain their own ideas and take account of the points of view and reasons of others are in the process of…
Descriptors: Group Discussion, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Elementary Schools, Teaching Methods
Zwiers, Jeff; Crawford, Marie – Stenhouse Publishers, 2011
Where would we be without conversation? Throughout history, conversations have allowed us to see different perspectives, build ideas, and solve problems. Conversations, particularly those referred to in this book as academic conversations, push students to think and learn in lasting ways. Academic conversations are back-and-forth dialogues in…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Teaching Methods, Discussion, Classroom Communication
Beineke, John A. – Peter Lang New York, 2011
"Teaching History to Adolescents: A Quest for Relevance" is an exploration of research, ideas, trends, and practices for educators who teach American history to adolescents from the middle grades through high school. Higher education faculty in history and professional education will also find the book germane to their work. Topics within the…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, United States History, Textbooks, Adolescents
VanSledright, Bruce A. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2010
Every few years in the United States, history teachers go through what some believe is an embarrassing national ritual. A representative group of students sit down to take a standardized U.S. history test, and the results show varied success. Sizable percentages of students score at or below a "basic" understanding of the country's history.…
Descriptors: History, Notetaking, Cognitive Processes, History Instruction
Simmer-Brown, Judith, Ed.; Grace, Fran, Ed. – SUNY Press, 2011
"Meditation and the Classroom" inventively articulates how educators can use meditation to educate the whole student. Notably, a number of universities have initiated contemplative studies options and others have opened contemplative spaces. This represents an attempt to address the inner life. It is also a sign of a new era, one in…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Instruction, Higher Education, Religion Studies
Kyeong-Ju Seo, Kay, Ed.; Pellegrino, Debra A., Ed.; Engelhard, Chalee, Ed. – IAP - Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2012
Designing Problem-Driven Instruction with Online Social Media has the capacity to transform an educator's teaching style by presenting innovative ways to empower problem-based instruction with online social media. Knowing that not all instructors are comfortable in this area, this book provides clear, systematic design approaches for instructors…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Distance Education
Morris, Ronald V. – IAP - Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2010
Looking for social studies adventures to help students find connections to democratic citizenship? Look no further! This book provides just the answer teachers need for engaging students in field trips as researching learners with emphasis on interdisciplinary social studies plus skills in collecting and reporting data gathered from field…
Descriptors: Social Studies, Teaching Methods, Interdisciplinary Approach, History Instruction
Davies, Ian, Ed. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2010
"Debates in History Teaching" explores the major issues all history teachers encounter in their daily professional lives. It encourages critical reflection and aims to stimulate both novice and experienced teachers to think more deeply about their practice, and link research and evidence to what they have observed in schools. Written by a range of…
Descriptors: Evidence, History Instruction, Teaching Methods, Debate
Mikk, Jaan, Ed.; Veisson, Marika, Ed.; Luik, Piret, Ed. – Peter Lang Frankfurt, 2012
The papers in this collection contribute to the understanding of several aspects of lifelong learning. Two papers highlight the characteristics of reflection among teachers including self-evaluation and blogging. Two other papers study cooperation in lifelong learning--one, the impact of communities on professional learning among university…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Education, Reflection, Self Evaluation (Individuals)
Jager, Sake, Ed.; Kurek, Malgorzata, Ed.; O'Rourke, Breffni, Ed. – Research-publishing.net, 2016
Trinity College Dublin was proud to host, in April 2016, the Second International Conference on Telecollaboration in Higher Education, with the theme "New Directions in Telecollaborative Research and Practice." Over two and a half days, 150 participants offered 95 research presentations, posters, and "problem shared" sessions.…
Descriptors: Telecommunications, Cooperation, Higher Education, Educational Research
Roupp, Heidi, Ed. – M.E. Sharpe Inc, 2009
This practical handbook is designed to help anyone who is preparing to teach a world history course--or wants to teach it better. It opens with Peter Stearns's essay "Where Did World History Come From?" and closes with Jerry Bentley's annotated bibliographic guide to the essential content knowledge for teaching world history. In between,…
Descriptors: World History, History Instruction, Instructional Materials, Knowledge Base for Teaching
Bigelow, Bill – Rethinking Schools, Ltd, 2008
"A People's History for the Classroom" helps teachers introduce students to a more accurate, complex, and engaging understanding of U.S. history than is found in traditional textbooks and curricula. It includes a new introductory essay by veteran teacher Bill Bigelow on teaching strategies that align with Howard Zinn's "A People's…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, United States History, Teaching Methods, History Instruction
Taylor, Tony, Ed.; Guyver, Robert, Ed. – IAP - Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2012
The book is entitled History Wars in the Classroom: Global Perspectives and examines how ten separate countries have experienced debates and disputes over the contested nature of the subject, for example the "Black Armband" and "Whitewash" factions in Australia who adopt opposingly celebratory or denigratory views of Australian…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Modern History, Textbooks, Racial Segregation