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9780325000619

A Passion for the Past

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  • ISBN13:

    9780325000619

  • ISBN10:

    0325000611

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1998-11-06
  • Publisher: Heinemann

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Summary

James Percoco demonstrates how, using applied history, you can bring to life the people, places, and events of our nation's history, inspiring in your students a passion for the past.

Author Biography

JAMES PERCOCO teaches United States and applied history at West Springfield High School in Springfield, Virginia. The recipient of numerous education awards, Percoco was named Outstanding Social Studies Teacher of the Year at the 1993 Walt Disney Company American Teacher Awards. He is a member of the Board of Trustees of the National Council for History Education and has been an educational consultant to the National Archives, the National Gallery of Art, the National Park Service, and the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund.

Table of Contents

Foreword xi(4)
Acknowledgments xv(4)
Introduction xix
One A Present of the Past
1(16)
Two Friends and Colleagues The Art of Networking
17(12)
Three Bumper Stickers and Other Strategies
29(18)
Four If Statues Could Talk Using Monuments to Teach
47(20)
Five Guest Speakers and Telephone Conferences
67(14)
Six Teaching History Through Film
81(16)
Seven Doing History Applied History and Interning
97(13)
Eight On the Road Again Field Trips
110(19)
Epilogue 129(3)
Appendix A: Resources for Topics Discussed in the Text 132(2)
Appendix B: History Films 134(3)
Appendix C: Related Websites 137(3)
Appendix D: History Education Associations 140(3)
References 143

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