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Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong by James W Loewen Publisher Comments Americans have lost touch with their history, and in Lies My Teacher Told Me Professor James Loewen shows why. After surveying eighteen leading high school American history texts, he has concluded that not one does a decent job of making history... (read more) List Price $16.99 Your price: $8.95 Used - Trade Paper 
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Ways That Work: Putting Social Studies Standards Into Practice by Tarry Lindquist Publisher Comments Faced with recent state and national mandates, many veteran social studies teachers are now required to explore new content and achieve new goalsoften without any guidance. New teachers are at an even greater disadvantage, wondering what exactly they are... (read more) List Price $31.25 Your price: $10.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong by James W Loewen Synopsis Based on careful research at the Smithsonian Institution, here is a bold, direct challenge to the errors, misrepresentations, and ommissions of the leading American history textbooks. In fascinating detail, James W. Loewen offers a wonderful retelling of... (read more) List Price $27.95 Your price: $9.95 Used - Hardcover
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Historical Thinking and Other Unnatural Acts : Charting the Future of Teaching the Past (01 Edition) by Sam Wineburg Publisher Comments Whether he is comparing how students and historians interpret documentary evidence or analyzing children's drawings, Wineburg's essays offer rough maps of how ordinary people think about the past and use it to understand the present. These essays... (read more) List Price $28.95 Your price: $22.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Inside the Social Studies Classroom (08 Edition) by Jere Brophy Publisher Comments EDUCATION/ SOCIAL STUDIES ? a much-needed addition to elementary social studies that will move the field ahead. Keith C. Barton, University of Cincinnati This text fills a valuable niche and should quickly become a leading reference for teachers and... (read more) List Price $48.95 Your price: $37.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Imprisoned by History: Aspects of Historicized Life by Martin L. Davies Publisher Comments Imprisoned by History: Aspects of Historicized Life offers a controversial analysis, grounded both in philosophical argument and empirical evidence, of what history does in contemporary culture. It endorses and extends the argument that contemporary... (read more) Your price: $40.95 New - Trade Paper
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Woodland Indians: Ready-To-Use Activities and Materials on Woodlands Indians, Complete Sourcebooks for Teachers K-8 (Native American Resource Library) by Dana Newmann Publisher Comments This indispensable resource for teaching and learning about Native Americans authentically portrays the history and culture of America's woodlands Indians. Includes more than 120 ready-to-use arts and crafts activities, fun recipes, games, and more. Over... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $8.95 Used - Trade Paper
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In Defense of History by Richard J Evans Publisher Comments E. H. Carr's What Is History?, a classic introduction to the field, may now give way to a worthy successor. In his compact, intriguing survey, Richard J. Evans shows us how historians manage to extract meaning from the recalcitrant past. To materials... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $8.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Lies My Teacher Told Me by James W Loewen Publisher Comments Winner of the 1996 American Book Award and the Oliver Cromwell Cox Award for Distinguished Anti-Racist Scholarship Americans have lost touch with their history, and in this thought-provoking book, Professor James Loewen shows why. After surveying twelve... (read more) List Price $14.00 Your price: $6.95 Used - Trade Paper
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No Citizen Left Behind by Meira Levinson Synopsis While teaching at an all-Black middle school in Atlanta, Levinson realized that her students’ individual self-improvement would not necessarily enable them to overcome their historical marginalization. In order to overcome their civic empowerment... (read more) Your price: $29.95 New - Hardcover
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New World History : a Teacher's Companion (00 Edition) by Ross E. Dunn Publisher Comments The New World History is a comprehensive volume to help instructors prepare for the challenge of teaching the world history survey. As more and more schools add the course to their curriculum, the need for a collection of writings on teaching issues... (read more) List Price $62.50 Your price: $45.00 Used - Trade Paper
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How To Prepare a Dissertation Proposal: Suggestions for Students in Education and the Social and Behavioral Sciences by David R. Krathwohl Publisher Comments "What are the core elements of a strong proposal?" "How can I accent the strengths of my study design? "How can computer use facilitate my literature review?" "What is the best way to get my proposal reviewed and approved?" You will find the answers to... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $19.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Teaching What Really Happened: How To Avoid the Tyranny of Textbooks and Get Students Excited About Doing History (10 Edition) by James Loewen Synopsis In this follow-up to his landmark bestseller, Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong, Loewen once again takes history textbooks to task for their perpetuations of myth and their lack of awareness of todays... (read more) List Price $22.95 Your price: $18.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Glencoe Street Law: A Course in Practical Law by Lee P. Arbetman Publisher Comments Gaining a practical understanding of the law and the legal system Street Law™: A Course in Practical Law's interactive methods focus on legal issues relevant to your students' lives that help them develop the knowledge and skills essential to... (read more) Your price: $144.75 New - Hardcover
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Pages of the Past: Exploring U.S. History Through Children's Literature by Diane Findlay Publisher Comments Use literature to enrich the study of U.S. history! Annotated bibliographies include titles that reflect themes and issues of the chapter and period. The books were chosen for their potential to engage the imagination, elicit emotional responses... (read more) Your price: $16.25 New - Trade Paper
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Africa: All by Barbara Gillespie-washington Publisher Comments An introduction to Africa's countries and regions with activities teachers can use to teach about Africa.... (read more) Your price: $17.95 New - Trade Paper
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Teaching for Social Justice: A Democracy by William Ayers Publisher Comments DEMOCRACY AND EDUCATION has been the leading voice of the nineties for engaged teaching. TEACHING FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE collects the best of this journal. Topics covered include education through social action, writing and community building, and adult... (read more) List Price $22.95 Your price: $11.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Lessons from Turtle Island: Native Curriculum in Early Childhood Classrooms by Guy W Jones Publisher Comments Create a curriculum that reflects and honors the diversity of all people. Lessons from Turtle Island explores Na-tive American issues in preschool and early primary education. The authors—one Native, one white—offer guidelines for learning... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price: $19.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Focus on World History #5: Focus on World History: The Twentieth Century by Kathy Sammis Publisher Comments Topics include: Reform and revolution in China, Russia, and Mexico. World War I. The world between wars. World War II. Post-World War II to current times.... (read more) Your price: $23.25 New - Trade Paper
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Exploring Informational Texts : From Theory To Practice (03 Edition) by Linda Hoyt Publisher Comments Informational texts comprise the majority of printed material adults read. Yet children are underprepared for meeting the challenges posed by such texts. Linda Hoyt, Margaret Mooney, and Brenda Parkes offer some solutions. Exploring Informational Texts... (read more) List Price $30.00 Your price: $23.00 Used - Trade Paper
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