Title: Teaching history with museums : strategies for K-12 social studies /
Authors: Marcus, Alan S.; Stoddard, Jeremy D.; Woodward, Walter William.
Publisher: Routledge,
Year: 2012
Subjects: Museums Educational aspects United States.; Museums Educational aspects United States Case studies.; History Study and teaching (Elementary) United States; History Study and teaching (Secondary) United States
Contents: Introduction -- Teaching history with museums -- Artifact and display based museums : the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum -- State history museums : the Minnesota History Center -- Historic forts : the Fort at No. 4 and Fort Ticonderoga -- Historic house museums : the Johnson County Historical Society and the Mark Twain House -- Living history museums : Colonial Williamsburg, Jamestown Settlement, Yorktown -- Memorials and monuments : the memorials and monuments of 9/11 -- Bringing the museum to the classroom : outreach programs, museum kits, and virtual resources -- Appendix A: Ten strategies for effective museum visits -- Appendix B: Complete list of museums discussed in the book -- Appendix C: Resources.