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The Meaning of Memory: Establishing the Martin Luther King, Jr., Holiday
Submitted by Jennifer Bauduy on Tue, 11/03/2009 - 4:56pm--Mira Cohen
Some memorable days in our nation’s history are declared holidays, while others are considered days of remembrance. This article explores the process of establishing a holiday to commemorate Martin Luther King, Jr.
Printer-friendly versionTeaching Presidential Impeachment
Submitted by Jennifer Bauduy on Tue, 02/16/2010 - 3:15pm--Jean A. Luckowsi and James J. Lopach
An issues-centered approach to impeachment can help students to both appreciate the wisdom of our constitutional framework and understand why such strong differences over how to interpret the Constitution emerged in the recent debate over impeaching President Clinton.
Teaching Presidential Impeachment
Submitted by Jennifer Bauduy on Tue, 02/16/2010 - 3:15pm--Jean A. Luckowsi and James J. Lopach
An issues-centered approach to impeachment can help students to both appreciate the wisdom of our constitutional framework and understand why such strong differences over how to interpret the Constitution emerged in the recent debate over impeaching President Clinton.
Students Preserve an Emancipation Site with Archaeological Technology
Submitted by Jennifer Bauduy on Fri, 04/16/2010 - 2:54pm--Paul LaRue
High school students in Ohio combine study with experience as they unearth and clean artifacts in order to re-create the history of an early settlement of emancipated slaves.
Students Preserve an Emancipation Site with Archaeological Technology
Submitted by Jennifer Bauduy on Fri, 04/16/2010 - 2:54pm--Paul LaRue
High school students in Ohio combine study with experience as they unearth and clean artifacts in order to re-create the history of an early settlement of emancipated slaves.
Students Preserve an Emancipation Site with Archaeological Technology
Submitted by Jennifer Bauduy on Fri, 04/16/2010 - 2:54pm--Paul LaRue
High school students in Ohio combine study with experience as they unearth and clean artifacts in order to re-create the history of an early settlement of emancipated slaves.
National History Day: Student Historians
Submitted by Jennifer Bauduy on Fri, 04/16/2010 - 3:05pm--Ann Claunch
When students are challenged by National History Day to probe into history’s unanswered questions, they sometimes become the first to provide the answers.
“Life in a Jar”: A National History Day Project that Touched the World
Submitted by Jennifer Bauduy on Fri, 04/16/2010 - 3:10pm--Norman Conard
After learning about a Polish woman who saved 2,500 Jewish children during World War II, students in Kansas created a play for National History Day that is still being performed today, more than 10 years later.
“Life in a Jar”: A National History Day Project that Touched the World
Submitted by Jennifer Bauduy on Fri, 04/16/2010 - 3:10pm--Norman Conard
After learning about a Polish woman who saved 2,500 Jewish children during World War II, students in Kansas created a play for National History Day that is still being performed today, more than 10 years later.
Since You Asked: Remembering America’s Veterans
Submitted by Jennifer Bauduy on Fri, 04/16/2010 - 3:22pm--Barbara Hatch
Through the Arizona Heritage Project, students work to document their local history and preserve the stories of Arizona’s military veterans.
