The Vietnam War: One Veteran’s Experience
Posted by: Danna Bell
What can one individual’s experience tell us about a larger historical event?
Posted in: Teaching Strategies
Archive: May 2012 (4 Posts)
Blog Round-Up: Photographs
Posted by: Danna Bell
Do you use photographs in the classroom? Here are some great resources for you from the Library of Congress.
Posted in: Primary Source Highlights
Local History: Exploring What’s Just Outside Your Door
Posted by: Danna Bell
When teachers encourage students to learn about where they live and perhaps link their community to a larger event, they can see they are part of a larger story. Students can understand that they are a part of history and that they make history every day.
Posted in: Teaching Strategies
The Person Behind the Presidency: Humanizing History
Posted by: Danna Bell
What do you think of when you think of the President of the United States of America? We are fortunate that most presidents have left us their personal papers where we can read about their feelings, their concerns and their love for family and friends.
Posted in: Development of the Industrial United States (1877-1914), Lesson Ideas, Revolution and the New Nation (1764-1815)