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ARTICLE: The Koch Brothers Sneak into School via The Zinn Education Project

Certainly worth a read... The Koch Brothers Sneak into School How Right-wing Billionaires Seek to Shape the Social Studies Curriculum   B…

Started by Ryan Goble

0 Nov 29, 2014

STREAMING SITE: Music, Geography & History @ Radiooooo.com

Seems like a brilliant site to build background knowledge for the 20th and 21st Century! As described by Entertainment Weekly: On this simp…

Started by Ryan Goble

0 Nov 27, 2014

PODCAST: That's Democracy - Radio Theatre from 'The Truth'

From Radiotopia's podcast 'The Truth,' this is a bit violent but a wonderful companion to 'The Lottery' or any discussion of war or represe…

Started by Ryan Goble

0 Nov 27, 2014

LESSON IDEA: How do we know if the document/source is true or real?

Nice lesson idea from the Middle Writer Blog - good for almost any discipline... Check the whole lesson HERE.

Started by Ryan Goble

0 Nov 21, 2014

RESOURCE: Colonies - Separate Fact from Myth

At the Plimoth Plantation’s You Are the Historian website, students become history detectives as they investigate the first Thanksgiving. (…

Started by Ryan Goble

0 Nov 20, 2014

RESOURCE: Bring History, Journalism and the First Amendment to Life

The Newseum in Washington, D.C., now offers a Digital Classroom with high-quality, standards-based, document-driven instruction. Focused on…

Started by Ryan Goble

0 Nov 20, 2014

Treaties, Trenches, Mud, and Blood

If you have read my other reviews of books in this series, you may remember that I feel they may be the best historical graphic novels I h…

Started by Stergios Botzakis

0 Nov 19, 2014

Webinar: History Goes To The Movies

History Goes to the Movies: Historical Fiction's Place in the Classroom Presented by Heather Kensill, Instructional Technology Specialist…

Started by Frank W. Baker

0 Nov 14, 2014

TV: Veteran's Day TV Specials

Several television channels will pay tribute to America's veterans with special programming on Tuesday evening. The shows and specials will…

Started by Frank W. Baker

0 Nov 11, 2014

ARTICLE: History In Action - Writing the Period Piece Script

Thought this would be fun for history teachers that give the 'ol "write a historical short film" assignment as background reading for stude…

Started by Ryan Goble

0 Nov 11, 2014

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