Teaching U.S. History Beyond the Textbook: Six Investigative Strategies, Grades 5-12

Aligned with national standards, these strategies and sample lessons turn learners into history detectives as they solve historical mysteries, prepare arguments for famous cases, and more.

Author: Yohuru Rashied Williams
Publisher: Corwin Publishers
Published: 11/11/2008
Pages: 160
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9781412966207

Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 08/01/2009 pg. 51

About the Author

Yohuru Williams is Associate Professor of History at Fairfield University and the Vice President for History Education of the American Institute for History Education. He is the author of Black Politics/White Power; editor of A Constant Struggle: African-American History from 1865 to the Present; and co-editor of In Search of the Black Panther and Liberated Territory Toward A Local History of the Black Panther Party.

Williams began his educational career as a high school history teacher in Washington, DC, where he first began to develop many of the ideas included in this book. After earning a PhD in history from Howard University, Williams served as director of Social Studies education at Delaware State University, training preservice history teachers, and in 2002 was tapped as a consultant for the National Council for History Education. A sought-after, dynamic speaker, Williams has been conducting seminars and colloquia for history teachers around the nation since 2002.

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