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Allard, Michel. “The Museum and the School.” (1992)
Allsop, Scott. "'We Didn't Start the Fire': Using 1980s Popular Music to Explore Historical Significance by Stealth." (2009)
Andrews, Gordon, Wilson J. Warren, and Sarah Drake Brown. “Crossing the Educational Rubicon without the TAH: Collaboration among University and Secondary-Level History Educators.” (2012)
Andrews, Gwenyth. “Museums and Artifacts.” (1978)
Anson, Staci. “Using Artifacts to Understand the Life of a Soldier in World War II.” (2009)
Anthony, Kimberley. "Were Industrial Towns 'Death-Traps'?." (2009)
Anway, Andrew and Neal Mayer. “Shaping the Space: Designing for Kids.” (2010)
Armstrong, Stephen. “Using Popular Cinema to Study the 1960s and Beyond.” (2007)
Babal, Marianne. “Sticky History: Connecting Historians with the Public.” (2010)
Barksdale, Scott T. “Good Readers Make Good Historians: "Can we just settle it on 'a lot of people died'?".” (2013)
Baron, Christine. “One If by Land! Two If by River? or, What If Everything You Thought You Knew Were Wrong?” (2010)
Black, Avi. “Teaching World History to Sixth Graders: On the Origins of All Things.” (2010)
Blankenship, Jody. “Provoking Innovation: Creating Grassroots and Intersectional Programming at Historical Organizations.” (2009)
Blutinger, Jeffrey. “Bearing Witness: Teaching the Holocaust from a Victim-Centered Perspective.” (2009)
Bottrel Tostes, Vera Lucia. “The Museum as a Catalyst for Education and Citizenship: Breaking Barriers in Rio de Janeiro.” (2011)
Bouck, Emily C., Carrie Anna Courtad, Anne Heutsche, Cynthia M. Okolo, and Carol Sue Englert. “The Virtual History Museum: A Universally Designed Approach to Social Studies Instruction.” (2009
Brice, Lee L., and Steven Catania. “A Pedagogical Trebuchet: A Case Study in Experimental History and History Pedagogy.” (2012)
Briley, Ron. “Doing the Right Thing by Teaching Film in the American History Classroom: Spike Lee’s Do the Right Thing (1989) as a Case Study.” (2007)
Brooker, Ed. "Telling Tales: Developing Students' Own Thematic and Synoptic Understandings at Key Stage 3." (2009)
Brown, Geraint, and James Woodcock. "Relevant, Rigorous and Revisited: Using Local History to Make Meaning of Historical Significance." (2009)
Browning, Judkin. “Of Water Balloons and History: Using Wargames as Active Learning Tools to Teach the Historical Process.” (2009)
Brugar, Kristy A. “Empowering Students Through History: The Giver as a Metaphor and Preparation for Studying History in the Secondary Classroom.” (2012)
Cardin, J.-F. « L'histoire qu'on enseigne ». (1992)
Cariou, Didier. « La conceptualisation en histoire au lycée : une approche par la mobilisation et le contrôle de la pensée sociale des élèves ». (2004)
Castle, Christine M. “Teaching History in Museums.” (2002)
Castro, Mauricio, and Alicia C. Decker. “Teaching History with Comic Books: A Case Study of Violence, War, and the Graphic Novel.” (2012)
Champion, Eric M. “Otherness of Place: Game-Based Interaction and Learning in Virtual Heritage Projects.” (2008)
Chen, Yulin, Tingsheng Lai, Takami Yasuda, and Shigeki Yokoi. “Information Design for Visualizing History Museum Artifacts.” (2011)
Chiodo, John J. "The Bonus Army: A Lesson on the Great Depression." (2011)
Clark, J. Spencer. “Encounters with Historical Agency: The Value of Nonfiction Graphic Novels in the Classroom.” (2013)
Clark, Penney, and Roland Case. “Defining the Purposes of Citizenship Education.” (2013)
Clark, Penney. “Escaping the Typical Research Report Trap with Elementary Students.” (2013)
Clark, Penney. “Exploring Visual Resources with Elementary Students.” (2013)
Clark, Penney. “Teaching History Through Literature.” (2008)
Clark, Penney. “Training the Eye of the Beholder: Using Visual Resources with Secondary Students.” (2008)
Cohen-Almagor, Raphael. “Hate in the Classroom: Free Expression, Holocaust Denial, and Liberal Education.” (2008)
Collins, Katie, Dianne Draze, and Sonsie Conroy, eds. "Confronting History: Simulations of Historical Conflicts. Grades 5-8." (1996)
Coquillon, Naomi and Jenny Wei. “National Museum of American History's OurStory Program: History, Literature, and Civic Literacy.” (2011)
Corley, Christopher R. “From Mentoring to Collaborating: Fostering Undergraduate Research in History.” (2013)
Crocco, Margaret Smith. "Teaching About Women in World History." (2011)
Cruz, Barbara C., and Shalini A. Murthy. “Breathing Life into History: Using Role-Playing to Engage Students.” (2006)
Csikszentmihaly, Mihaly and Kim Hermanson. “Intrinsic Motivation in Museums: What Makes Visitors Want to Learn?” (1995)
Daniel, Dominique. “Teaching Students How to Research the Past: Historians and Librarians in the Digital Age.” (2012)
De Candido, Grace Anne A., ed. "Literacy & Libraries: Learning from Case Studies." (2001)
de Oliveira, Luciana. “History Doesn't Count”: Challenges of Teaching History in California Schools.” (2008)
Dean, David. “The Clicker Challenge: Using a Reader Response System in the (British) History Classroom.” (2013)
Denos, Mike. “Portals to Understanding: Embedding Historical Thinking in the Curriculum.” (2008)
Downey, L. “A Century of Veterans: Researching Our Local Cemetery.” (2009)
Eamon, Michael. “A ‘Genuine Relationship with the Actual’: New Perspectives on Primary Sources, History and the Internet in the Classroom.” (2006)
Edwards, Christopher. "Down the Foggy Ruins of Time: Bob Dylan and the Concept of Evidence." (2010)
Eichhorn, Niels. “Teaching the Survey Non-Traditional Style.” (2013)
Farr Darling, Linda. “Using Historical Artifacts with Young Students.” (2013)
Filene, Benjamin. “Are we There Yet? Children, History and the Power of Place.” (2010)
Frost, Jennifer.” Using "Master Narratives" to Teach History: The Case of the Civil Rights Movement.” (2012)
Galuszka, Peter. “A New Eye on History.” (2010)
Hendry, Julia. “Primary Sources in K-12 Education: Opportunities for Archives.” (2007)
Hennigar Shuh, John. “Teaching Yourself to Teach with Objects.” (1982)
Henry, E. “Fourth Grade Historians: A Thematic Approach to Immigration.” (2008)
Hensley, John. “Museums and Teaching History.” (1988)
Herbert, Mary. "A Report on Canadian School-Related Museum Education." (1981)
Hines, A. “Reflecting on the Great Black Migration by a Creating a Newspaper.” (2008)
Hood, Adrienne D. “The Practice of American History: A Canadian Curator's Perspective.” (1994)
Horwood, Bert. “The Canadian Canoe Museum: A Place of Wonder and Learning.” (2001)
Hostetter, David. “Reflections on Peace and Solidarity in the Classroom.” (2009)
Hunner, Jon. “Historic Environment Education: Using Nearby History in Classrooms and Museums.” (2011)
Hurt, R. Douglas. “Agricultural Museums: A New Frontier for the Social Sciences.” (1978)
Jenks, C. “Using Oral History in the Elementary Classroom.” (2010)
Johansen, Michelle, and Martin Spafford. “‘How Our Area Used to Be Back Then.’” (2009)
Karn, Alexander. “Divergent Purposes: A Case Study of a History Education Course Co-taught by a Historian and Social Studies Education Expert.” (2012)
Keiper, T. and J. Garcia. “Crossing Borders: Contemporary Immigrant Stories in Historical Context.” (2009)
Keirn, Tim, and Daisy Martin. “Historical Thinking and Preservice Teacher Preparation.” (2012)
Keirn, Tim, and Eileen Luhi. “Subject Matter Counts: The Pre-Service Teaching and Learning of Historical Thinking.” (2012)
Kelly, T. Mills. “‘But Mine’s Better’: Teaching History in a Remix Culture.” (2011)
King, Alyson E. “Cartooning History: Canada's Stories in Graphic Novels.” (2012)
King, Daniel C. “Drummer Boys: Creating Historical Fiction and Studying Historical Documents.” (2009)
Kumler, Lori and Rina Palchick. “Integrating Government and Literature: Mock Civil and Criminal Trials Based on To Kill a Mockingbird.” (2008)
Lauthier, N. « La compréhension en histoire : un modèle spécifique ». (1994)
Lawrence, Andy. "Being Historically Rigorous with Creativity: How Can Creative Approaches Help Solve the Problems Inherent in Teaching about Genocide?" (2010)
Lee, Peter and Denis Shemilt. “The Concept that Dares not Speak its Name: Should Empathy Come Out of the Closet?” (2011)
Lemisko, Lynn. “The Inside, Out: Diaries as Entry Points to Historical Perspective Taking.” (2010)
Letourneau, Jocelyn. « "Impenser" le pays et toujours l'aimer ». (1998)
Letourneau, Jocelyn. « Le Québec moderne : un chapitre dans le grand récit collectif des Québécois ». (1992)
Letourneau, Jocelyn. « Québec d'après-guerre et mémoire collective de la technocratie ». (1991)
Leveille, Chantal. “Architectural Heritage: An Experiment in Montréal's Schools.” (1982)
Lindquist, David H. “Avoiding the Complex History, Simple Answer Syndrome: A Lesson Plan for Providing Depth and Analysis in the High School History Classroom.” (2012)
Luckhurst, Roger. “Science Versus Rumour: Artefaction and Counter-Narrative in the Egyptian Rooms of the British Museum.” (2012)
Maitles, Henry and Paula Cowan. “‘It reminded me of what really matters’: Teacher Responses to the Lessons from Auschwitz Project.” (2012)
Manfra, Meghan McGlinn and Jeremy D. Stoddard. “Powerful and Authentic Digital Media and Strategies for Teaching about Genocide and the Holocaust.” (2008)
Marcketti, Sara B. “Effective Learning Strategies in the History of Dress.” (2011)
Marcus, Alan S. and Jeremy D. Stoddard. “The Inconvenient Truth about Teaching History with Documentary Film: Strategies for Presenting Multiple Perspectives and Teaching Controversial Issues.” (2009)
Marcus, Alan S. and Thomas H Levine. “Knight at the Museum: Learning History with Museums.” (2011)
Marcus, Alan S. “Students Making Sense of the Past: ‘It’s Almost Like Living the Event.’” (2007)
Marcus, Alan S., and Thomas H. Levine. “Exploring the Past with Feature Film.” (2007)
Marcus, Alan S., ed. Celluloid Blackboard: Teaching History with Film. (2007)
Marcus, Alan, Jeremy Stoddard, and Walter W. Woodward. "Teaching History with Museums: Strategies for K-12 Social Studies." (2011)
Mayers, E. “The Klondike Gold Rush: Using Technology to Learn about History.” (2008)
McCall, Jeremiah. “Navigating the Problem Space: The Medium of Simulation Games in the Teaching of History.” (2012)
McCormick, Theresa M. and Janie Hubbard. “Every Picture Tells a Story: A Study of Teaching Methods Using Historical Photographs with Elementary Students.” (2011)
McCutcheon, W. W. “The Preservation of Records and Memorabilia of Elementary and Secondary Education by Provincial Archives and Museums.” (1984)
McFahn, Richard, and Sarah Herrity. "Riots, Railways and a Hampshire Hill Fort: Exploiting Local History for Rigorous Evidential Enquiry." (2009)
McIlwraith, Thomas F. “The Cultural Landscape: An Open-Air Gallery.” (1985-86)
McQuarie, Bob. “‘Experiences in History’ - A Museum Time Machine for Teaching History.” (1981)
McRainey, D. Lynn. “A Sense of the Past.” (2010)
Metzger, Scott A. “Maximizing the Educational Power of History Movies in the Classroom.” (2010)
Metzger, Scott Alan. “Evaluating the Educational Potential of Hollywood History Movies.” (2007)
Meyerson, Peter M., and Richard J. Paxton. “Stronger than the Classroom: Movies, Texts and Conceptual Change (or Lack Thereof) Amidst Sociocultural Groups.” (2007)
Millward, Robert. “How Could a Beaver Start a War?” (2010)
Misco, Thomas. “Teaching the Holocaust through Case Study.” (2009)
Moisan, Heidi “Partners in Process: How Museum Educators and Classroom Teachers Can Create Outstanding Results.” (2009)
Monaghan, Michael. "Having 'Great Expectations' of Year 9: Inter-disciplinary Work Between English and History to Improve Pupils’ Historical Thinking.” (2010)
Morris, Ronald Vaughan. “Extra-Curricular Social Studies in an Open Air History Museum.” (2008)
Moss, Barbara, and Diane Lapp, eds. "Teaching New Literacies in Grades 4-6: Resources for 21st-Century Classrooms." (2009)
Moss, Barbara, and Diane Lapp, eds. "Teaching New Literacies in Grades K-3: Resources for 21st-Century Classrooms." (2009)
Munley, Mary Ellen. “Raising the Bar: Aiming for Public Value.” (2010)
Nakou, Irene. “Children’s Historical Thinking within a Museum Environment: An Overall Picture of a Longitudinal Study.” (2001)
Nemko, Barnaby. "Are We Creating a Generation of 'Historical Tourists'? Visual Assessment as a Means of Measuring Pupils' Progress in Historical Interpretation." (2009)
Neumann, Dave. “A Different Way of Viewing History Teaching: Balancing Competing Intellectual Challenges.” (2010)
Neumann, David. “Training Teachers to think Historically: Applying Recent Research to Professional Development.” (2012)
O'Connell, Peter S., Patricia A. Lavin. “A Living History Museum.” (1986)
Obenchain, Kathryn M., Angela Orr, and Susan H. Davis. “The Past as a Puzzle: How Essential Questions Can Piece Together a Meaningful Investigation of History.” (2011)
Okolo, Cynthia M., Carol Sue Englert, Emily C. Bouck, Anne Heutsche, and Hequn Wang. “The Virtual History Museum: Learning U.S. History in Diverse Eighth Grade Classrooms.” (2011)
Osborne, Ken. “The Teaching of History and Democratic Citizenship.” (2008)
O’Connor, John E. “Murrow Confronts McCarthy: Two Stages of Historical Analysis for Film and Television.” (2007)
Pember, Mary Annette. “Accessing History from Home.” (2012)
Pickles, Elisabeth. "How can Students' Use of Historical Evidence be Enhanced?: A Research Study of the Role of Knowledge in Year 8 to Year 13 Students' Interpretations of Historical Sources." (2010)
Polak, Karen. “Tolerance Education in Morocco. ‘Anne Frank: A History for Today’--Learning about Our Past--Contributing to Our Future.” (2010)
Poyntz, Stuart. “Images of the Past: Using Film to Teach History.” (2008)
Poyntz, Stuart. “‘The Way of the Future’ – Probing The Aviator for Historical Understanding.” (2007)
Rand, Judy. “Write and Design with the Family in Mind.” (2010)
Reagan, Rebecca. “Direct Instruction in Skillful Thinking in Fifth-Grade American History.” (2008)
Ringel, Gail. “In a Language They’ll Understand: Media and Museums.” (2010)
Risinger, C. Frederick. “Using Online Field Trips and Tours in Social Studies.” (2010)
Robertson, Carmen. “Utilising PEARL to Teach Indigenous Art History: A Canadian Example.” (2012)
Robinson, Andy and Joan Brodsky Schur. “Advocating for Abolition: Staging an Abolitionist Society Convention.” (2010)
Ruffins, Paul. “Setting the Record Straight.” (2010)
Russell, William Benedict III. “Teaching the Holocaust with Online Art: A Case Study of High School Students.” (2007)
Russell, William Benedict III. “The Berlin Wall: A Simulation for the Social Studies Classroom.” (2010)
Russick, John. “Making History Interactive.” (2010)
Sandwell, Ruth M. “Using Primary Documents in Social Studies and History.” (2008)
Schaller, David T. “The Meaning Makes It Fun: Game-Based Learning for Museums.” (2011)
Schnakenberg, Ulrich. "Developing Multiperspectivity Through Cartoon Analysis: Strategies for Analyzing Different Views of Three Watersheds in Modern German History." (2010)
Schwartz, Deborah. “Experiments in Making History Personal: Public Discourse, Complexity, and Community Building.” (2010)
Sears, Alan. “Making Room for Revolution in Social Studies Classrooms.” (2009)
Segall, Avner. “Teaching a ‘Critical’ History.” (2008)
Seig, Mary Theresa. “Facilitating Conversations Across Time: Using Simulations in Living History Training.” (2008)
Seixas, Peter, and Tom Morton. The Big Six Historical Thinking Concepts. (2012)
Seixas, Peter, et Tom Morton. Les six concepts de la pensée historique. (2013)
Seixas, Peter. “Popular Film and Young People’s Understanding of the History of Native-White Relations.” (2007)
Sheppard, Maia. “Creating a Caring Classroom in which to Teach Difficult Histories.” (2010)
Shore, Paul J. “The ROM Kit: A Fresh Look at Teaching Roman History.” (1982)
Silnutzer, Randi and Beth Eildin Watrous, eds. "Drawing from the Well: Oral History and Folk Arts in the Classroom and Community." (1990)
Smith, Andrea Livi. “Neither a Toddler nor a Stick-in-the-Mud.” (2011)
Snyder, Jeffrey W., and Thomas C. Hammond. “‘So “That’s” What the Whiskey Rebellion Was!’: Teaching Early U.S. History With GIS.” (2012)
Stevens, Robert J. and Jared A. Fogel. “Comparing FSA Photographs by Ben Shahn: A Lesson in Media Literacy.” (2009)
Stoddard, Jeremy D. “Attempting to Understand the Lives of Others: Film as a Tool for Developing Historical Empathy.” (2007)
Suchan, Laura. “Memento Mori: Bringing the Classroom to the Cemetery.” (2008)
Swafford, Jeanne and Carol P. McNulty. “Experiencing History: Integrating Cultural Artifacts into a Study of the Dust Bowl.” (2010)
Swan, Kathleen Owen and Mark Hofer. “Trend Alert: A History Teacher’s Guide to Using Podcasts in the Classroom” (2009)
Swartz, Robert J. “Teaching Students How to Analyze and Evaluate Arguments in History.” (2008)
Symcox, Linda. “Forging New Partnerships: Collaboration between University Professors and Classroom Teachers to Improve History Teaching, 1983-2011.” (2012)
Tas, Ayse Mentis. “Primary-Grade Teacher Candidates’ Views on Museum Education.” (2012)
Taylor, Edward W. “Cultural Institutions and Adult Education.” (2010)
Taylor, Mary Jane and Beth A. Twiss Houting. “Is it Real? Kids and Collections.” (2010)
Thaler, Valerie S. “Teaching Historical Research Skills to Generation Y: One Instructor's Approach.” (2013)
Tripp, Linda, Cindy Basye, Kathy Jones and Vicki Tripp. “Teaching and Learning with Time Lines.” (2008)
Tuck, Stephen. "From a Great Man to a Great Man: Writing the History of the Civil Rights Movement." (2010)
Tyler, Barbara. “The Future for Museum Education Programs.” (1985-86)
van Hover, Stephanie, David Hicks, and Stephen Cotton. “‘Can You Make “Historiography” Sound More Friendly?’: Towards the Construction of a Reliable and Validated History Teaching Observation Instrument.” (2012)
van Scotter, Richard, William E. White, H. Michael Hartoonian, and James E. Davis. “A Gateway to Social Studies through Topical History.” (2007)
Volk, Steven S. “How the Air Felt on My Cheeks: Using Avatars to Access History.” (2012)
von Heyking, Amy. “Historical Thinking in the Elementary Years.” (2008)
von Heyking, Amy. “Teaching Elementary Students to Think Historically.” (2013)
Weber, William. “The Evolution of The History Teacher and the Reform of History Education.” (2012)
Westcott, Patrick and Martha Graham Viator. “Dear Miss Breed: Using Primary Documents to Advance Student Understanding of Japanese Internment Camps.” (2008)
Westhoff, Laura M. “Seeing Through the Eyes of a History Teacher.” (2012)
White, Jonathan. "Encountering Diversity in the History of Ideas: Engaging Year 9 with Victorian Debates About 'Progress'." (2010)
Whiteford, Gary T. “A Time Tunnel Experience: A Way to Teach History.” (1986)
Wickens, K. Allison. “Museums and Community: The Benefits of Working Together.” (2012)
Williams, Mark, Lou Ratte, and Robert K. Andrian. "Exploring World History: Ideas for Teachers." (2001)
Woelders, Adam. “Using Film to Conduct Historical Inquiry with Middle School Students.” (2007)
Zukas, Alex. “Different Drummers: Using Music to Teach History.” (1996)
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