Foreword: The Teaching American History program: a venerable past and a challenging future / Sam Wineburg
Preface / Rachel G. Ragland and Kelly A. Woestman
Pt. I: Emerging practices for historians: introduction. Teachers as historians: a historian's experiences with TAH Projects / Kelly A. Woestman ; A new focus for the history professoriate: professional development for history teachers as professional development for historians / Peter B. Knupper ; Engaging at-risk students: teaching American military history / G. I. Seligmann ; Lost in translation: the use of primary sources in teaching history / Laura M. Westhoff
Pt. II: Emerging practices for classroom teachers: introduction. Through the lens of local history: enriching instruction using regional primary sources / Donald D. Owen and Katherine Barbour ; Introducing teachers to archives and archivists (and vice versa) / Tim Rives ; Teachers' voices in Teaching American History projects / David Gerwin ; History in every classroom: setting a K-5 precedent / Elise Fillpot
Pt. III: Emerging practices for professional development: introduction. Teaching American History projects in Illinois: a comparative analysis of professional development models / Rachel G. Ragland ; Finding common ground: conditions for effective collaboration between education and history faculty in teacher professional development / Dawn Abt-Perkins ; Designing and implementing content-based professional development for teachers of American history / Ann Marie Ryan and Frank Valadez ; Artifacts in inspiration: building connections between museum education and classroom teachers / D. Lynn McRainey and Heidi Moisan ; How to evaluate Teaching American History projects / Emily Lai, Julie Kearney, and Donald Yarbrough
Pt. IV: Emerging practices in the larger perspective: introduction. Mirrors, mutuality of interest, and opportunities to learn: the TAH program, assessment, and faculty / Robert E. Rook ; Teaching American History: observations from the fringes / Cary D. Wintz.
