Teaching History with Museums Strategies for K-12 Social Studies

Name: Teaching History with Museums Strategies for K-12 Social Studies
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ISBN: 9780415891653

ISBN-10: 0415891655

ISBN-13: 9780415891653

Edition: 2012

Authors: Alan S. Marcus, Jeremy D. Stoddard, Walter W. Woodward

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Teaching History with Museumsprovides an introduction and overview of the rich pedagogical power of museums. In this comprehensive textbook, the authors show how museums offer a sophisticated understanding of the past and develop habits of mind in ways that are not easily duplicated in the classroom. Using engaging cases to illustrate accomplished history teaching through museum visits, this text provides pre- and in-service teachers, teacher educators, and museum educators with ideas for successful visits to artifact and display-based museums, historic forts, living history museums, memorials, monuments, and other heritage sites. Each case is constructed to be adapted and tailored in ways…

Book details

List price: $35.99
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Publication date: 1/31/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 200
Size: 7.00" wide x 9.75" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.792
Language: English

Walter W. Woodward is Connecticut state historian and assistant professor of history at the University of Connecticut.



Acknowledgments



Introduction and Framework for Using Museums to Teach History



Introduction



Teaching History with Museums



Case Studies of Using Museums to Teach History



Artifact and Display 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, The 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



Ten Strategies for Effective Museum Visits



Complete List of Museums Discussed in the Book



Resources


References


Notes on Contributors


Figure Permissions and Credits


Index