Teaching U.S. History Beyond the Textbook
ebook ∣ Six Investigative Strategies, Grades 5-12
By Yohuru Rashied Williams
Sign up to save your library
With an OverDrive account, you can save your favorite libraries for at-a-glance information about availability. Find out more about OverDrive accounts.
Find this title in Libby, the library reading app by OverDrive.
Search for a digital library with this title
Title found at these libraries:
Loading... |
"Williams′ passion for helping teachers look at content in new ways is precisely what we need. This book challenges educators to think outside the box."
—Dennis Denenberg, Professor Emeritus
Millersville University
"This is not your typical social studies methods book. Williams′ highly readable prose shows a deep respect for the marriage of American history content and teaching."
—Elaine Wrisley Reed, Retired Executive Director
National Council for History Education
Turn your students into history detectives with these innovative teaching strategies!
Written by a history educator, this exciting guide provides a unique approach that makes it easy for middle and high school teachers to engage students′ critical thinking in history and social studies.
Using a "CSI approach" to history, the author′s six powerful strategies tap into students′ natural curiosity and investigative instincts. Students become detectives of the past as they ghost-hunt in their neighborhoods, solve historical crime scenes, prepare arguments for famous court cases, and more. Each ready-to-use technique:
Incorporate these strategies into your classroom and watch as students discover just how thrilling and spine-chilling history can be!