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Cunningham, Dawn; Hambleton, Laura; McNeely, Elizabeth; Ross, Julia; Schmidt, Linda; Walter, Elise – Smithsonian Institution, 2020
The idea of a shared place in the universe--a shared history--was embodied in 2019. The heft of the Smithsonian--its unparalleled collections, its diverse and deep-rooted expertise, and its outsized ability to connect with millions of people--is being brought to bear on the most critical issues of all time: conversations about democracy, identity,…
Descriptors: Museums, Heritage Education, Exhibits, Innovation
Loewen, James W. – Teachers College Press, 2018
James Loewen has revised "Teaching What Really Happened", the bestselling, go-to resource for social studies and history teachers wishing to break away from standard textbook retellings of the past. In addition to updating the scholarship and anecdotes throughout, the second edition features a timely new chapter entitled…
Descriptors: History Instruction, United States History, World History, Teaching Methods
Rubenstein, Stan – 1988
Twenty self-contained lessons about land and freedom feature activities that can be used with high school social studies classes. The lessons are: Indian Land Ownership, The Dutch and the New World, Colonial Mercantilism, the Declaration and Natural Rights, Jefferson and Liberty, Louisiana Purchase, the Tariff Issue of 1824, Panic of 1837, John…
Descriptors: American Indians, Developing Nations, Economics, History Instruction
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Henning, Mary Beth; Snow-Gerono, Jennifer L.; Reed, Diane; Warner, Amy – Social Studies and the Young Learner, 2006
This article describes a story of two fourth-grade teachers' journey to create lessons that would be developmentally appropriate, culturally sensitive, and historically accurate in teaching children about Columbus's encounter with Native Americans. The aim of this four-week unit of study was to have fourth-grade students look at multiple…
Descriptors: Grade 4, Critical Thinking, United States History, World History
Guarneri; Carl, Ed.; Davis, James, Ed. – M.E. Sharpe Inc, 2008
This comprehensive resource is an invaluable aid for adding a global dimension to students' understanding of American history. It includes a wide range of materials from scholarly articles and reports to original syllabi and ready-to-use lesson plans to guide teachers in enlarging the frame of introductory American history courses to an…
Descriptors: World History, United States History, Courses, Race
Bigelow, Bill, Ed.; And Others – Rethinking Schools, 1991
This periodical critiques the traditional views of Christopher Columbus and his voyages to America and looks at current issues that affect Native Americans. More than 50 essays, poems, historical documents, and articles are featured, including: "Columbus and Native Issues in the Elementary Classroom" (Bob Peterson); "Bones of…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indian History, American Indian Studies, American Indians
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Kaiser-Cook, Kay, Comp. – Social Education, 1983
Each April issue of the Journal "Social Education" contains an annotated bibliography of notable children's trade books in the field of social studies, evaluated and selected by the Book Review Subcommittee of the National Council for the Social Studies-Children's Book Council Joint Committee. This compilation represents a five-year…
Descriptors: American Indians, Annotated Bibliographies, Art Education, Biographies