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Teaching American History

Teacher Classroom Practice Log

The following statements are derived from the six Effective Teaching Practices for Classrooms outlined in “Reinvigorating History in U.S. Schools” by the National Council for History Education (NCHE).

Which of the following classroom practices did you use in your history class the past two weeks?

Please select from the range of choices below. If you can not recall the exact number, please make your best guess.

 
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1. Use written primary source documents
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2. Either you or your students differentiated between primary and secondary sources
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3. Use photographs and other visual resources
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4. Use Political Cartoons
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5. Use maps
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6. Use art work
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7. Identify bias in historical sources
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8. Use grade-appropriate historical literature
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9. Incorporate free response written answers
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10. Connect information to students' prior knowledge
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11. Use video clips and other visual technology to enhance curriculum
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12. Have students place key events and people of the historical era they are studying in a chronological sequence
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13. Have students summarize key events of the era they are studying and explain the historical contexts of those events
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14. Teach cause and effect
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15. Use Backwards Mapping
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16. Present contrasting viewpoints to demonstrate the conflict inherent in history
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