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Reading, Writing, and Researching for History: A Guide for College Students

Patrick Rael (Professor of History at Bowdoin College) has created an invaluable guide for history students, from asking good historical questions to citing sources.
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Perspectives is the professional magazine for the American Historical Association.  Search this website for "teaching" to find many rich articles on teaching by historians.
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A great first stop for primary sources (especially for Americanists) and teaching ideas (for everyone).  Designed for K-12 teachers, teachinghistory.org is a clearinghouse for primary sources and contains great skill-building reflections and exercises.
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William Cronon (Professor of History, Geography, and Environmental Studies at University of Wisconsin-Madison) has generously shared a wealth of invaluable resources, especially for teaching historical research methods.
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Stanford's Institute of Design uses human-centered strategies for collaborative problem-solving.  A number of their techniques can be used in the classroom (use their methods).  You'll never see brainstorming the same way again.

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Stanford's Vice Provost for Teaching and Learning runs "Teaching Commons," which is a dynamic resource to participate in conversation and share resources from extraordinary teachers. 
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Founded by Sam Wineburg, author of the must-read Historical Thinking and Other Unnatural Acts, SHEG offers insightful history curriculum.
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Great resources for educators and for everyone who cares about how history can be a powerful tool for social justice.

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Past Present is a fascinating, entertaining, and inspiring podcast that is informative for anyone interested in how history helps us understand our current world.
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