Teaching Texas History Resources and Lesson Plans
Explore a diverse range of resources for teaching Texas history, including primary sources, lesson plans, educator portals, and interactive history labs. Enhance your classroom with materials from reputable institutions such as Texas Archive of the Moving Image, Library of Congress, and more. Foster critical thinking and civic engagement with free tools from NewseumED.org and Teaching Tolerance. Dive into the rich history of Texas through engaging educational content tailored for K-12 educators.
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Resources for Teaching Texas History: PRIMARY SOURCES Portal to Texas History (the newspaper collection is particularly rich) https://texashistory.unt.edu SMU Libraries Digital Collections (contains materials not in the Portal) https://www.smu.edu/Libraries/digitalcoll ections Texas Archive of the Moving Image https://texasarchive.org/education Texas State Archives Digital Archive https://tsl.access.preservica.com/ https://www.tsl.texas.gov/arc/onlinecolle ctions Library of Congress, Digital Collections (Immense collection; has wonderful images, for example, of people like Sam Houston) https://loc.gov/collections/ Houston Area Digital Archives https://digital.houstonlibrary.org/
Resources for Teaching Texas History: LESSON PLANS Resources for Educators Portal https://education.texashistory.unt.edu Texas Archive of the Moving Image https://texasarchive.org/education Teaching Texas (aggregates resources from lots of different places) https://teachingtexas.org/ Bob Bullock Museum Educator Resources https://www.thestoryoftexas.com/edu cation/educators Texas General Land Office --- Teaching Resources https://txgloeducation.com/ The Alamo Lesson Plans https://thealamo.org/remember/educ ation/lesson-plans/index.html
History Labs (UMBC Center for History Education) History Labs are research and investigative learning experiences that provide teachers with the necessary information, resources, and procedures to teach a full range of historical thinking skills by taking students through a process that is methodologically similar to that employed by historians. https://www.umbc.edu/che/historylabs/index.php
NewseumED.org NewseumED.org offers free resources to cultivate the First Amendment and media literacy skills essential to civic life. Learn how to authenticate, analyze and evaluate information from a variety of sources and put current events in historical context through standards-aligned lesson plans, videos, primary sources, virtual classes and programs.
Tolerance.org Teaching Tolerance (tolerance.org) provides free lessons and resources to K-12 Educators. Educators use our materials to supplement the curriculum, to inform their practices, and to create civil and inclusive school communities where children are respected, valued and welcome participants. The anti-bias approach encourages children and young people to challenge prejudice and learn how to be agents of change in their own lives.
Library of Congress Primary Source Analysis Guides for Teachers https://www.loc.gov/programs/teachers/getting-started-with-primary-sources/guides/
