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National History Bee & Bowl

National History Bee & Bowl Executive Director David Madden describes how the competitions impact students' lives and how HMH provides support for them and the organizations. Learn more

Carol Jago

HMH Social Studies: A Story of Relevance and Inquiry

HMH authors Carol Jago and Erik Palmer explain how critical it is for students to understand how history impacts their everyday lives and how to actively participate in the inquiry… Learn more

Erik Palmer

HMH Social Studies: Promoting Media Literacy

HMH author Erik Palmer discusses how critical it is for students to determine the difference between fake and biased news and why teaching internet literacy is more vital today than… Learn more

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Using Classroom Mock Trials to Encourage Critical Thinking in Social Studies

Educators can use historical documents and other primary sources when teaching students about history in the form of a classroom debate. Read More

Social Science Teacher, Township School District 214, Illinois

The History of Carmen Sandiego: Artifacts in the HMH Archives

The supersleuth will steal her way into our hearts (and classrooms) once again on Jan. 18 when the new Netflix series debuts. Read More

January 8, 2019

How to Turn Civics Students Into Engaged Citizens

Teach your students how they can make a difference in their communities and explain the complexity of many political issues. Read More

Program Consultant, Into Reading and Into Literature

December 3, 2018

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