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A Link To The Past: Engaging Students In The Study Of History
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Michael M. Yell, Geoffrey Scheurman, with Keith Reynolds NCSS Bulletin 102, 93 pp., 2004 Teachers will benefit from these powerful, tried and tested strategies for get- ting students involved in the study of history. The authors offer tips for all stages of a history unit: introducing the topic; involving students in discussion; enhancing writing and reading skills; teaching big ideas; and organizing and evaluating effective projects. The book offers useful lesson plans and a selection of valuable resources for teaching history. Its practical tips will help teachers who seek to interest students in history in ways that assist in fulfilling the requirements of a standards-based history curriculum. Author Michael Yell points out that “strategies that get students discussing, thinking and interacting with the content are invaluable for helping them learn and understand that content.” |
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Reynolds, Keith
Scheurman, Geoffrey
Yell, Michael M
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