Special Publications of Interest to Teachers of History
Framework for the 1994 U.S. History Assessment of the National Assessment of Educational Progress
NAEP U.S. History Consensus Project
The NAEP project was adopted by the National Assessment Governing Board and prepared by the Council of Chief State School Officers in collaboration with the AHA, American Institutes for Research, National Council for History Education, and National Council for the Social Studies.
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Building Successful Collaborations to Enhance History Teaching in Secondary Schools
Kathleen Anderson Steeves
This essay examines the issues pertaining to the leading movements and institutions that are stimulating important collaborative efforts among educators, and presents examples of educational research and writing that describe the exciting developments in the field of history.
Kathleen Anderson Steeves is an associate professor of history education at the George Washington University.
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Strengthening History Teaching in the Secondary Schools
Kathleen Anderson Steeves
This essay assesses current issues in colleges and universities and K-12 schools with a focus on the preparation of secondary school history teachers. It identifies new trends in the changing nature of research as they affect the history profession in the classroom, suggesting that the many issues that secondary and college/university history faculty share can be catalysts to strengthen history teaching.
Kathleen Anderson Steeves is an associate professor of history education at the George Washington University.
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Image as Artifact: The Historical Analysis of Film and Television
EDITED BY JOHN E. O'CONNOR
The essays in this anthology explore the methodologies of concern to historians who use film or television in the classroom. Four frameworks for analysis provide the organization for this volume and make it a particularly useful guide to critical study of moving-image media as historical document or artifact. Image as Artifact is a companion volume to the "Image as Artifact" video compilation and the pamphlet Teaching History with Film and Television, which is available from the American Historical Association.
1990. 344 pages
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National Standards for History: National Center for History in the Schools, UCLA National Standards for History Grades K-4: Expanding Children's World in Time and Space
This volume is a rich resource for teachers in broadening their social studies programs. These standards reach out in time and space to explore the diverse backgrounds and cultures of the various groups of people who make up many young students' communities.
National Standards for World History: Exploring Paths to the Present for Grades 5-12
This presents a global approach to world history and will help students of diverse backgrounds gain a broader understanding of past civilizations, interconnections among various groups of people, and world-scale patterns of change.
National Standards for United States History for Grades 5-12: Exploring the American Experience
This volume presents an inclusive and engaging exploration of U.S. history and will help students develop important critical thinking skills as they investigate the varieties of cultural experience and historical perspectives in the American past.
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