History Books

New and Published Books

1. Teaching History Creatively

   Edited by Hilary Cooper

   Series: Learning to Teach in the Primary School Series

   Fresh and innovative, Teaching History Creatively will foster creativity in both learners and practitioners alike. By introducing teachers to a wealth of available approaches to historical enquiry, this book ensures creative, active and effective learning which includes plenty of challenges, clear...

   Published December 13th 2012 by Routledge
2. Using New Technologies to Enhance Teaching and Learning in History

   Edited by Terry Haydn

   Nearly all history teachers are interested in how new technology might be used to improve teaching and learning in history. However, not all history departments have had the time, expertise and guidance which would enable them to fully explore the wide range of ways in which ICT might help them to...

   Published November 29th 2012 by Routledge
3. Essentials of Elementary Social Studies

   4th Edition

   By Thomas N. Turner, William B. Russell III, Stewart Waters

   Essentials of Elementary Social Studies is a teacher friendly text that provides comprehensive treatment of classroom planning, instruction, and strategies. Praised for its dynamic approaches and a writing style that is conversational, personal, and professional, this text enables and...

   Published November 26th 2012 by Routledge
4. History 5-11

   A guide for teachers, 2nd Edition

   By Hilary Cooper

   Series: Primary 5-11 Series

   History 5-11 addresses the key issues surrounding the teaching of history in the primary curriculum. With an emphasis on the importance of learning about the past through the processes of historical enquiry, this textbook will be an invaluable resource to all trainee and practising primary teachers...

   Published April 26th 2012 by Routledge
5. Gaming the Past

   Using Video Games to Teach Secondary History

   By Jeremiah McCall

   Despite the growing number of books designed to radically reconsider the educational value of video games as powerful learning tools, there are very few practical guidelines conveniently available for prospective history and social studies teachers who actually want to use these teaching and...

   Published May 15th 2011 by Routledge
6. Debates in History Teaching

   Edited by Ian Davies

   Series: Debates in Subject Teaching

   What are the key debates in history teaching today? Debates in History Teaching explores the major issues all history teachers encounter in their daily professional lives. It encourages critical reflection and aims to stimulate both novice and experienced teachers to think more deeply about their...

   Published December 13th 2010 by Routledge
7. Doing History

   Investigating With Children in Elementary and Middle Schools, 4th Edition

   By Linda S. Levstik, Keith C. Barton

   Now in its fourth edition, this popular text offers a unique perspective on teaching and learning history in the elementary and middle grades. Through case studies of teachers and students in diverse classrooms and from diverse backgrounds, it shows children engaging in authentic historical...

   Published December 7th 2010 by Routledge
8. Tackling Controversial Issues in the Primary School

   Facing Life's Challenges with Your Learners

   By Richard Woolley

   How do you broach family values with seven year olds? Can you help young children understand racism? Can you avoid bringing your own prejudices into the classroom? Talking effectively about controversial issues with young children is a challenge facing every primary school teacher. Tackling...

   Published June 23rd 2010 by Routledge
9. Social Studies Today

   Research and Practice

   Edited by Walter C. Parker

   Social Studies Today: Research and Practice inspires educators to think freshly and knowingly about social studies education in the early years of the twenty first century. Written by the field’s leading scholars, this collection provokes readers to consider the relationship of research and...

   Published July 28th 2009 by Routledge
10. The Teaching American History Project

    Lessons for History Educators and Historians

    Edited by Rachel G. Ragland, Kelly A. Woestman

    The premise of the Teaching American History (TAH) project—a discretionary grant program funded under the U.S. Department of Education’s Elementary and Secondary Education Act— is that in order to teach history better, teachers need to know more history. Unique among professional development...

    Published May 13th 2009 by Routledge