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Kristen McDaniel

Bringing History to Life - High School Notes (usnews.com) - 13 views

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  • The students' documentary was part of National History Day, a program that more than 600,000 middle and high school students participate in each year.
  • They're going to archives, going to museums, doing real historical research. In the process of all this, they learn history, they learn about their nation's past. They learn important skills they can apply in their careers and in college.
  • We have empirical data that proves without a doubt that kids who participate in History Day outperform their peers who don't.
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  • In middle and high school, that's where the loss of instruction time comes.
  • has to be an engaged study of the past.
  • [National History Day] is not just for gifted and talented students; this is a program that does extremely well with kids in the lower quartile.
  • riginal research, you have an opportunity to form your own opinion on a topic. You're looking at original material. They do have to read secondary material so that they can have context. Have you talked to any teachers about how they're discussing the killing of Osama bin Laden with students? What should teachers be saying to their students? What's the importance of recent history in history class? I haven't had the chance to talk to any teachers since [last] Sunday. But I can tell you that what I hope they're doing is helping young people put this in perspective. I hope they're helping students understand the history of terror and understand why 9/11 happened in the first place. You have to understand the history of the Middle East and the history of the United States' role there, so you can draw some meaning and understanding. Using the word understanding doesn't mean condoning; it just means you need to understand why it may have happened. See how your school stacks up in our rankings of Best High Schools. Have something of interest to share? Send your news to us at highschoolnotes@usnews.com. More High School Notes posts Reader Comments Add Comment Start the discussion! Be the first to comment on this story. var RecaptchaOptions = { theme : 'clean' }; Add Your Thoughts Title Comment 3000 characters left About You Name Email State - state - AL AK AZ AR CA CO CT DE DC FL GA HI ID IL IN IA KS KY LA ME MD MA MI MN MS MO MT NE NV NH NJ NM NY NC ND OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VT VA WA WV WI WY International Please enter the two words below into the text field underneath the image. Recaptcha.widget = Recaptcha.$("recaptcha_widget_div"); Recaptcha.challenge_callback(); Your comment will be posted immediately, unless it is spam or contains profanity. For more information, please see our
  • Kristen McDaniel on 10 May 11
     
    Outlining the importance of National History Day.
David Hilton

Teaching With Documents - 1 views

www.archives.gov/...lessons

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  • David Hilton on 12 Jul 09
     
    This section contains reproducible copies of primary documents from the holdings of the National Archives of the United States, teaching activities correlated to the National History Standards and National Standards for Civics and Government, and cross-curricular connections.
  • David Hilton on 12 Jul 09
     
    An excellent site for primary sources on United States history. Run by those lovely people at the US National Archives.
Mr Maher

Orson Welles' War of the Worlds panic myth: The infamous radio broadcast did not cause ... - 5 views

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World War II Home Front USII Unit 6: World War II

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  • Mr Maher on 31 Oct 16
     
    Great lesson for WWII in US History class - set the context of Munich appeasement and fear of world war, then tell the story of the broadcast and the panic. Students job? - find out if reports of the panic were valid - how would you check? End with the media fight between radio and newspapers. What are implications for the internet? Related material can also be found at the National Archives collection of letters written to the FCC after the broadcast (https://www.archives.gov/publications/prologue/2003/fall/war-of-worlds.html). In this National Archive articles it states that "Of the 1,770 people who wrote to the main CBS station about the broadcast, 1,086 were complimentary. In addition, 91 percent of the letters received by the Mercury Theatre staff were positive. And roughly 40 percent of the letters sent to the FCC were supportive of the broadcast."
  • Mr Maher on 31 Oct 16
     
    Perfect for Halloween - nothing is scarier than teaching something and then founding out later that you really weren't as accurate as you thought you were.
David Hilton

National Archives and Records Administration - 0 views

www.archives.gov/index.html

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  • David Hilton on 14 Jul 09
     
    The US National Archives. Is an excellent hub for archival sites related to US history.
Christina Briola

YouTube - usnationalarchives's Channel - 10 views

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  • Christina Briola on 04 Feb 11
     
    Videos of various events from the National Archives.
David Hilton

National Archives Experience# - 2 views

www.digitalvaults.org

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shared by David Hilton on 21 Jul 09 - Cached
  • David Hilton on 21 Jul 09
     
    An excellent research tool provided by the US National Archives.
Cindy Marston

Create Your Own Interactive Primary Source Document Activities - 24 views

www.freetech4teachers.com/...r-own-interactive-primary.html

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  • Docs Teach offers seven free tools that teachers can use to create interactive learning activities based on primary source documents and images. The seven tools are Finding a Sequence, Focusing on Details, Making Connections, Mapping History, Seeing the Big Picture, Weighing the Evidence, and Interpreting Data.
  • Cindy Marston on 03 Dec 12
     
    National Archives tool - Docs Teach offers seven free tools that teachers can use to create interactive learning activities based on primary source documents and images. The seven tools are Finding a Sequence, Focusing on Details, Making Connections, Mapping History, Seeing the Big Picture, Weighing the Evidence, and Interpreting Data.
David Hilton

The National Archives | DocumentsOnline | Logs and Journals of Ships on Exploration - 5 views

www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/...shipsonexploration.asp

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  • David Hilton on 10 Dec 09
     
    "These volumes are the logs (navigational records) and journals (narrative accounts) of naval officers of ships engaged in exploration and surveying, which were used by the Hydrographic Office to produce charts and other data. Most of the logs were kept by naval captains, masters, lieutenants and masters' mates, although there are a few logs which were kept by boatswains or assistant surgeons. Amongst this collection of Royal Naval logs, there are a several logs which were kept by merchant ships. "
  • David Hilton on 10 Dec 09
     
    Gotta love the British National Archives. More and more of this type of material is being made available.
Jennifer Garcia

YouTube - usnationalarchives's Channel - 3 views

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  • Jennifer Garcia on 27 Oct 09
     
    ww2 vids US National Archive Youtube Collection
Mr Maher

To Thomas Jefferson from James Madison, 24 October 1787 - 1 views

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5th Grade Unit 4 - The New Nation US I Unit 3 Constitution and New Nation primary documents myth canon

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  • The mutability of the laws of the States is found to be a serious evil. The injustice of them has been so frequent and so flagrant as to alarm the most stedfast friends of Republicanism. I am persuaded I do not err in saying that the evils issuing from these sources21 contributed more to that uneasiness which produced the Convention, and prepared the public mind for a general reform, than those which accrued to our national character and interest from the inadequacy of the Confederation to its immediate objects.
  • Those who contend for a simple Democracy, or a pure republic, actuated by the sense of the majority, and operating within narrow limits, assume or suppose a case which is altogether fictitious.
  • Even in its coolest state, it has been much oftener a motive to oppression than a restraint from it.
  • Mr Maher on 19 Nov 18
     
    This is James Madison telling Thomas Jefferson, and history teachers in the 21st century what went on in the Constitutional Convention. Notice his statement that it was the fear of popularly elected state legislatures that had more to do with the calling of a Constitutional Convention than the failures of the Articles of Confederation. US History Instructional materials teach the opposite
David Hilton

National Archives Presidential Libraries and Museums Main Page - 0 views

www.archives.gov/presidential-libraries

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  • David Hilton on 07 Jul 09
     
    I'm not sure how much is offered online through the Presidential libraries, but this is a link to each of them. Should be useful for any study of the modern US or politics or whatever I guess.
HistoryGrl14 .

The National Archives Learning Curve | World War II | Western Europe | 1939-1941 - 3 views

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  • HistoryGrl14 . on 14 Mar 16
     
    Learn about the Second World War by using our animated maps and investigations containing original documents, film, photographs and audio.
Joseph Phelan

Abraham Lincoln's First Inaugural - 14 views

As storm clouds of disunion and war were gathering across the nation, president elect Abraham Lincoln delivered his historic first inaugural address on March 4 closing with these words addressed t...

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David Hilton

Holocaust Collection - Footnote.com - 10 views

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shared by David Hilton on 22 Oct 09 - Cached
  • David Hilton on 22 Oct 09
     
    Created by a collaboration between the US National Archives and Footnote. Well-organised and presented. With the volume of new digital history material being made available, it's hard to keep up!
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