Studying the Weimar Republic can help students make connections between the past and present and understand how history can inform our choices today.

Exploring digitized archives, such as the featured exhibit about a young Holocaust survivor, can spark important classroom discussions about prejudice and the responsibilities of ordinary citizens.

When teachers create lessons that include historical sources, it’s important to pay attention to source choice and source attribution. 

The specific scaffolds and strategy instructions outlined in this article will help students engage in the complex task of historical inquiry. 

A close look at the digitized version of a newly discovered German publication promoting Nazi Germany can launch im-portant classroom deliberations on nationalism, culture, propaganda, and media.

The author's first-hand accounts of war in the Nuba Mountains of Sudan offer a jumping off point for a discussion of human rights and world responsibility in the classroom.

When used well, film can make the past come alive, develop historical empathy, and stimulate student interest in learning.

The three approaches to teaching about the legacies of nuclear development outlined in this article can advance students’ critical literacy skills as they analyze artifacts of popular culture.

When studying the early colonization of the Caribbean, students will gain a deeper, more nuanced, understanding of the institution of slavery by examining Spanish colonial documents and comparing them with documents from the antebellum U.S. South.

Immersive virtual reality experiences offer an innovative approach to oral history and can foster students’ emotional connection with distant historical events.