BREAKING AWAY FROM THE TEXTBOOK
A Creative Approach to Teaching American History
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Energize both teachers and students with active learning strategies that get students to grapple with human issues and reveal the relevance of the past to America today.
Designed to help students develop independent thinking, problem solving, and argumentative skills, the book’s vast array of activities are often interdisciplinary and appeal to a wide range of learning styles. Each chapter centers around a specific era in American history and includes creative project ideas, thought-provoking homework assignments, and dynamic classroom activities; a final chapter offers topics for debates.
| Copyright | 2006 |
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| Publisher | Rowman & Littlefield |
| Pages | 289 |
| Edition | Third Edition |
| Grade | Teacher resource for grades 5–12 |
| ISBN | 9781578862931 |
Introduction