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Year in Review: Our Favorite Student Activities from 2023

With the New Year just around the corner, we’re showcasing some of the most popular student activities from our databases in 2023. Explore these highlights from across our databases with your students!

The Vietnamese Refugee Experience

Activity - Collect and Organize Information

Significance of the Mariel Boatlift

Activity - Examine Cause and Effect

Seeking Equality after World War II

Activity - Evaluate Evidence

New Deal Programs

Activity - Compare and Contrast

Professional Development

Year in Review: Our Favorite PD Resources for Educators from 2023

Whether it’s building students’ research skills or helping them put historical sources in context, ABC-CLIO’s professional development resources have you covered all year long. As you prepare for the upcoming term, here are our most popular resources for educators in 2023.

Bridging Time with Primary Sources

Primary sources have the power to make the past come alive for us today. In this article, educator Connie Williams outlines steps for designing impactful primary-source based lessons in the classroom or library.

Reigniting Students' Curiosity: Your New Playbook

In this engaging panel, four district leaders from around the country share lessons learned, best practices, and from-the-trenches wisdom about sparking and sustaining student curiosity in today's schools.

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Teaching Effective Search

In this course, Tasha Bergson-Michelson shares pedagogical methods for helping students think ahead in their research by predicting what the answers will look like and applying search strategies to get to that answer.

Analyzing Historic Maps

Historic maps are an incredible source for examining a wide variety of issues, not limited to place and space. This lesson teaches students how to analyze historic maps and illustrate their usefulness when conducting archival research.

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How Much Do You Know about Holiday Traditions?

Test your knowledge of traditions, celebrations, and observances around the world with our annual holiday quiz! Will you be the first to score 100%?

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