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Review Of "On Deep History And The Brain", James Sabathne
Review Of "On Deep History And The Brain", James Sabathne
The Councilor: A National Journal of the Social Studies
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A Virtual Tour Of Shiloh, Lindon Ratliff
A Virtual Tour Of Shiloh, Lindon Ratliff
The Councilor: A National Journal of the Social Studies
In this article the author discusses a virtual field trip lesson created to assist his high school history students. By using pictures, videos hosted via youtube, and actual battlefield artifacts, the teacher was allowed to better explore the history surrounding the Civil War battle.
Learning With Lincoln: A Teacher Institute Highlighting Abraham Lincoln, Amy Wilkinson
Learning With Lincoln: A Teacher Institute Highlighting Abraham Lincoln, Amy Wilkinson
The Councilor: A National Journal of the Social Studies
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE) is one of many educational consortiums that house a national grant program, The Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources (TPS), formerly Adventure of the American Mind. The SIUE TPS program began serving K-12 educators in 2002 by offering various professional development opportunities to promote the use of digital primary source collections found at the Library of Congress Web site. This article will offer information and resources about a professional development initiative which highlights President Abraham Lincoln using the digital collections found at the Library of Congress Web site.
The Enemy Within (The Ivory Tower): How Conservatives Came To Despise The Academy, Andrew Hartman
The Enemy Within (The Ivory Tower): How Conservatives Came To Despise The Academy, Andrew Hartman
The Councilor: A National Journal of the Social Studies
This article gives historical perspective to the recent phenomenon of conservative opposition to the academic liberal arts, demonstrating how anti-relativism shifted from an elitist position to a conservative-populist one.
The Transnational Turn And Trickle Down Disturbances, Tim Lacy
The Transnational Turn And Trickle Down Disturbances, Tim Lacy
The Councilor: A National Journal of the Social Studies
This is an extended review/review essay of *America on the World Stage*. It begins by briefly analyzing the historiography and theoretical background of the "Transnational Turn." The piece then moves to the book, providing the nuts and bolts, positives, and negatives. I conclude with some larger philosophical issues and suggestions for improvement.
How Can We Teach “Western Civilization” If It Doesn’T Exist? Rethinking The European History Survey Model, Jennifer Miller
How Can We Teach “Western Civilization” If It Doesn’T Exist? Rethinking The European History Survey Model, Jennifer Miller
The Councilor: A National Journal of the Social Studies
Teaching "Western Civilization" survey courses presents a dilemma to teachers and scholars who find themselves teaching with models, categories, and narratives that they would not only not use in their research, but also actively counter with their research. This article proposes that bringing our research into the classroom means fundamentally rethinking how we teach survey courses, from their conceptualization to the sources used.