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Adams, Lis – Journal of Museum Education, 2020
Bridging the gap between an author's works based on real life and historical accuracy can be a challenge for literary sites that symbolize both fiction and reality. Louisa May Alcott's Orchard House, the home of the Alcott family and the place in which she wrote her most famous novel, "Little Women," also served as the setting for the…
Descriptors: Historic Sites, Authors, United States Literature, Fiction
Baron, Christine – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2012
This article describes the interpretive processes historians engage in when "reading" historic buildings and examines what qualifies as historical thinking about historic buildings and sites. To gather evidence of what historical thinking looks like as it pertains to buildings, 5 practicing historians were recorded as they toured the Old…
Descriptors: Thinking Skills, Evidence, Heuristics, Historic Sites
Baron, Christine – Journal of Museum Education, 2014
Providing training for pre-service teachers at historic sites necessitates a reorientation for historic site-based teacher education programs away from strict content learning towards programs that emphasize the modeling of disciplinary problem solving and transfer learning. Outlined here is a History Lab model for teacher education that uses the…
Descriptors: Teacher Education Programs, Preservice Teacher Education, Historic Sites, Problem Solving
Baron, Christine – History Teacher, 2010
As history teachers attempt to bring student thinking processes in line with that of historians, one of the major recommendations that appears in the end notes of nearly every study on the subject, and every set of state curriculum frameworks, is the injunction to partner with historic sites and museums to help students "learn about…
Descriptors: History Instruction, United States History, Historic Sites, Museums
McClure, William S.; Miller, Marla R. – Continuing Higher Education Review, 2011
In 2009 the University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMass Amherst), in collaboration with Hancock Shaker Village (HSV), created a new two-year master's degree in historic preservation and architectural conservation for professionals in the field. Combining university courses with training and classes on site at a national historic landmark, the…
Descriptors: Historic Sites, History, Architecture, Field Studies
Baron, Christine – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This study seeks to contribute to our understanding of the problem of effectively encouraging historical thinking by (a) evaluating, and modifying Wineburg's heuristics for historical thinking for applicability to the problem-solving activities historians use at historic sites; (b) establishing the efficacy of a hypermedia-based education program…
Descriptors: Historic Sites, Historians, Heuristics, History Instruction
Craig, Charles A.; Fixler, David N.; Kelly, Sarah D. – Planning for Higher Education, 2011
This article is inspired by recent observations, events, and publications, as well as by a general and rising concern for and appreciation of the culture of American historical heritage as manifested on college and university campuses. Among the influences and inspirations for this article are Richard P. Dober's (2005) "Campus Heritage"…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Campuses, Physical Environment, History
Thompson, Susan; Williams, Kayenta – Social Studies and the Young Learner, 2008
Photography can be an exciting way to integrate art and creativity into social studies. Photography allows students to use creative self-expression in revealing the symbolism in historic places, people, or scenes with a richness that words alone often cannot accomplish. In this article, the authors provide several ideas for creating photo essays.…
Descriptors: Historic Sites, Photography, Class Activities, Social Studies
Dober, Richard P. – Planning for Higher Education, 2011
As physical evidence of institutional aspiration and achievement, ambition and accomplishment, campus heritage (broadly defined) has emerged as a major component in comprehensive campus planning and in devising a site-specific sense of place. Physical actions related to campus heritage include the renewal and/or repurposing of landmark…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Campuses, Universities, Memory
Munn, Natalie – Science Teacher, 2007
A Quest is a treasure hunt-style poem in which the writers lead the visitor to special places on the property. The poems have movement clues to take the visitor from place to place and educational clues that teach about aspects of each property. The writing experience allows students to research unique features of a local property, demonstrate…
Descriptors: Poetry, United States History, Science Education, Cooperative Learning
McCabe, Setta – Community College Journal of Research & Practice, 2005
When Digital Equipment Corporation announced the closing of its facility in Springfield, Massachusetts, the result would have been a vacant 15-acre facility on the main thoroughfare of the city center, as well as the loss of 1,000 local jobs. Instead, through a collaborative effort led by the local community college, this historic site is now the…
Descriptors: Real Estate, Historic Sites, Economic Development, Community Colleges
Dlott, Ann Marie – Educational Leadership, 2007
Dlott, an instructional specialist, was a neophyte at digital broadcasting and blogging, but she could clearly see that creating podcasts would help elementary students reach a large audience and fire their motivation to do research and write. Dlott details three projects involving podcasting that she and classroom teachers launched at elementary…
Descriptors: Poetry, Historic Sites, Distance Education, Elementary School Students
Community College Journal, 2004
The 2005 American Association of Community Colleges Annual Convention will be held April 6-9 in Boston. While thoroughly modern, the iconic city's identity is firmly rooted in the past. As the cradle of American independence, Boston's long history is an integral part of the American fabric. Adams, Revere, Hancock are more than historical figures;…
Descriptors: United States History, Conferences (Gatherings), Community Colleges, Municipalities
Massachusetts Univ., Lowell. Tsongas Industrial History Center. – 1998
This lesson, which is based on a field trip to Lowell, Massachusetts, focuses on Lowell's preeminence as a textile weaving center beginning late in the 18th century. The lesson offers advice for managing the tour group, provides historical background on Lowell, the textile industry, and the United States and the world in general at the time, and…
Descriptors: Capitalism, Field Trips, Heritage Education, Historic Sites
Massachusetts Univ., Lowell. Tsongas Industrial History Center. – 1999
This field trip program, three 45-minute hands-on workshops and a 30-45-minute interpretive tour, provides students with the opportunity to explore the many ways that the Industrial Revolution significantly changed modes of U.S. work, lifestyle, and land use. The workshops complement one another by exploring different aspects of these changes.…
Descriptors: Cultural Context, Field Trips, Heritage Education, Historic Sites
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