History Teaching: Ideas and Lessons

Sites and organizations for teaching history

Library of Congress:
Index of Library of Congress Research Guides organized by topic
Teachers Page – good starting point for lots of material
CaseMaker Inquiry Based Learning.

Stanford History Education Group – find SHEG lessons from their collections Reading Like a Historian and Beyond the Bubble.

TPS connect website – helps teachers use the Library of Congress’ rich reservoir of digitized primary source materials to design challenging, high-quality instruction

TPS Teachers Network – create an account to access resources and share ideas for teaching with primary sources

Global Oneness Project – Committed to the exploration of cultural, environmental, and social issues, we offer a rich library of multimedia stories comprised of award-winning films, photo essays, and articles.

Teaching History – a bit older, but still has some great resources

Teaching Hard History – A Framework for Teaching American Slavery

The National Museum of African American History and Culture: the only national museum devoted exclusively to the documentation of African American life, history, and culture


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