Teaching U.S. History K-12

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Comment by Sam Green on October 20, 2009 at 9:19am

to my mind there is nothing more interesting than world history! but I wish all the pupils thought so too. trying to be creative I usually select the most interesting pieces of information (different internet resources, books and articles downloaded by rapidshare search engine do help, but I'm always in search for smth more. really glad to find this group. thanks a lot, useful and much appreciated.

Comment by Darren on October 12, 2009 at 8:32pm

I have created a website that might be helpful for teachers in this group. The website allows teachers to create interactive review games for students. Check out http://www.bubbabrain.com to better understand the concept. We have great sections that deal with 9th and 10th grade World History. The section on U.S. history has at least 30 games post under 11th grade. The website is FREE

Comment by Joe Phelan on September 14, 2009 at 8:53am

EDSITEment is a free, high quality educational resource from the National Endowment for the Humanities. We provide lesson plans, student interactives, and reviewed websites in four humanties areas. We are especially strong in U.S. History and Government as well as American Literature, Art and Culture.
We have 24 lessons for Constitution Day.
Please take a look and if you have suggestions or comments post here or contact me at jphelan@neh.gov

Comment by Johnathan Chase on September 13, 2009 at 4:24pm

Check out this middle school learning activity that was inspired by President Obama's back-to-school speech ...

"My Education, My Future"

Comment by Michael Hutchison on August 5, 2009 at 11:16am

Lisa,

What webinar are you/did you participate in today? Was it US History related?

Sounds interesting!

Michael H.

Comment by Lisa McClay on August 5, 2009 at 9:59am

Thank you. I am looking forward to learning & sharing new stuff. I am participating in my first webinar today, wish me luck!

Comment by Johnathan Chase on July 14, 2009 at 7:22am

Music and history media projects are finished, posted PSA videos created by public affairs students too...

2009 Student Media Projects

Comment by Ken Lewis on June 6, 2009 at 12:56pm

John,

I love that media project. Great idea......

Comment by Annette Vitale on June 6, 2009 at 8:49am

I teach American History, Government, and Civics to immigrant adults. Our curriculum is based on teaching themes--specifically, the values in American history that are still relevant today. We also teach history using a theme which shows how historical events have shaped current day life. For example, how the U.S. came to acquire Guantanamo Bay in Cuba as a result of the Spanish American War, how the containment policies of Eisenhower have influenced American defense strategies today including the U.S. response to the War on Terrorism. I also use Klinger and Nalbandian's ideas on competing values when teaching the relevance of the Bill of Rights (civil rights versus security needs of the country). Incidentally, we also teach a series on how to use this curriculum called "Teaching Citizenship Content." http://web.extension.uiuc.edu/cook/immigrants.html

Comment by Johnathan Chase on June 6, 2009 at 7:35am

We are finishing up a middle school music and history media project...

2009 Student Media Projects

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