Teaching history with museums strategies for K-12 social studies
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eng
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Text
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application/pdf
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192 p.
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9780415891646
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สถาบันพิพิธภัณฑ์การเรียนรู้แห่งชาติ
Abstract
Teaching History with Museums, Second Edition provides an introduction and overview of the rich pedagogical power of museums and historic sites. With a collection of practical strategies and case studies, the authors provide educators with the tools needed to create successful learning experiences for students. The cases are designed to be adapted to any classroom, encouraging students to consider museums as historical accounts to be examined, questioned, and discussed.
Table of contents
Introduction -- Teaching history with museums -- Artifact and display based museums : the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum -- State history museums : the Minnesota History Center -- Historic forts : the Fort at No. 4 and Fort Ticonderoga -- Historic house museums : the Johnson County Historical Society and the Mark Twain House -- Living history museums : Colonial Williamsburg, Jamestown Settlement, Yorktown -- Memorials and monuments : the memorials and monuments of 9/11 -- Bringing the museum to the classroom : outreach programs, museum kits, and virtual resources -- Appendix A: Ten strategies for effective museum visits -- Appendix B: Complete list of museums discussed in the book -- Appendix C: Resources.