Breaking away from the textbook: A creative approach to teaching American history - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0877626626 ISBN 13: 9780877626626

Publisher: Technomic

Synopsis

This Third Edition updates the 1980s and 1990s and moves into the events and issues of the 21st century. Designed as a teaching supplement for any U.S. history course, it can be used in its entirety or selectively to fill in gaps left by traditional textbooks and curricula. The authors seek to bring U.S. history to life for students by providing them with skills to analyze the past and to make history a part of their lives.

Breaking Away from the Textbook: A Creative Approach to Teaching American History, Third Edition includes:
·Sections for projects and research work
·Homework assignments, and
·Classroom activities

The chapters, organized chronologically, are devoted to:
·Current events
·Debates
·Term papers, and
·Creating a Special Classroom Library

For teachers, professors, administrators, and staff developers.

About this title

About the Author

Shelly Kintisch and Wilma Cordero have worked together for over thirty years. They are firmly committed to public education and through the years have developed multicultural curriculum for heterogeneous classes, team-taught, supervised student teachers, coached the debate team, and mentored new teachers.

Review

Intended as a teaching supplement for U.S. history courses, this text presents learning activities that encourage active student involvement. It features a variety of classroom activities, research projects, and writing assignments aimed at bringing American history alive for students of all grade levels. (Reference and Research Book News)

Edition details

• Publisher: Technomic
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0877626626
• ISBN 13: 9780877626626
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 227