ARTICLES & BLOGS
Blog - History, analysis, and "unabashed gossip" about the start of the American Revolution in Massachusetts
Article: Comic books have a long history of tackling social issues
Finding Resources for Teaching Social Studies
Blog: Social Studies and History Teacher
Foster Civil Discourse in High School Civics Classes
Article: Carefully select controversial political issues for class discussion
High-School Economics: Corporate Sponsorship and Pro-Market Bias
Articles: Dollars & Sense: Real World Economics
Op-Eds by prominent historians and articles "to help put current events into historical perspective"
Online edition of the newsmagazine of the American Historical Association
Links to: Best Social Studies Websites for Teachers …
Blog: Written by high school teachers for those who teach world history and want to find online content and technology to use in the classroom.
"Why we should all learn from the ancient Greeks"
Article: Ideas from the ancient Greeks should be taught to everyone, not just a privileged few.
'You Have to Know History to Actually Teach It'
Interview - Eric Foner, Pulitzer prize-winner 'The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery.'
IDEAS TO TRY
America's Story from America's Library
Links: Short stories about odd facts
Website: Military History - database of military engagements and images from wars
Constitutionally Speaking - Civic Education, NH
Study Guide: The tension between free expression in schools and limits on free speech
It is what it says it is...
History Matters: U.S. Survey Course on the Web
A gateway to web resources and other useful materials for teaching U.S. history
Interactive timelines and maps presenting 3,000 years of world history
Library of Congress - Teachers
Materials to help teachers effectively use primary sources from the Library's vast digital collections
Workshops, webinars, and other resources providing training for educators and legal professionals
Presidential Libraries Education Connection
Links to the Presidential Libraries' education-related pages on their web sites
Curriculum: Each lesson revolves around a central historical question and features sets of primary documents designed for groups of students with diverse reading skills and abilities
Teaching Economics As If People Mattered
Lesson Plans: Defining Economics, Musical Chairs in High School, Signs of the Times...
Teaching and Learning with Historic Places
Resource for using National Park Service's and National Register of Historic Places properties to enliven history, social studies, geography, and civics
A consolidation and codification by subject matter of the general and permanent laws of the U.S.
VISUAL & AUDIO LINKS
Free video-based materials. (As of 5/19/20 C-SPAN Classroom removed the log-in and password requirements for all of the lesson plans and "bell ringers" on its website. Teachers and students can now access any resource on the site.)
Video Lessons: Mastery learning tools for teachers and students
History: Text articles featuring related video and audio clips, interactives, and photo galleries for a rich experience related to the selected "topic"
Videos: A selection of digital media teaching History, Government, Economics, Sociology
The Living Room Candidate: Presidential Campaign Commercials 1952 - 2020
Videos of actual commercials
This interactive game provides a basic introduction to the redistricting system, allowing players to explore the ways in which abuses can undermine the system, and providing info about reform initiatives.
Lesson Plans: U.S. History, World, & Civics - based on movies & film
Videos and other tools: Interactive collaboration platform for professional learning
5 American History Teaching Units with links to resources
Video and more: Build a lesson around a Ted-Ed Original
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Extensive resource collection supporting teaching about the Holocaust