How To Design Your Own Thematic, Document-Based History Units →
Guest blog post for SocialStudies.com about how to design your own document-based, thematic history units. I'm honored to have my ideas in such good company!
Read MoreGuest blog post for SocialStudies.com about how to design your own document-based, thematic history units. I'm honored to have my ideas in such good company!
Read MoreIn this blog, I would like to share ideas with readers: insights I gain from presenting on this teaching method at conferences like National Council for Social Studies and the American Historical Association; feedback from teachers who use this textbook; and thematic units that did not fit into the book (for instance, on checks and balances between the three branches of government, and on the role of religion in politics). I may even go back and interview former students who were the captive audience for my trial-and-error process of developing the curriculum to see if they've suffered any longterm trauma or untoward interest in history.
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