Teaching American History : An Inquiry Approach

These field-tested resources from Consortium Schools in NYC-small schools with a big presence among educators nationwide-have been widely used in professional development sessions with both new and experienced teachers.

This engaging approach focuses on making teaching and learning more inquiry-based and student-centered, while also developing the students' skills in reading, critical analysis, writing, speaking, and listening that are necessary for achievement.

Focusing on exposing students to multiple perspectives, this resource demonstrates how to us questions like these to engage students in lively debate and serious scholarship--turning even the most disaffected students into eager historians.