A Passion for the Past

James Percoco demonstrates how, using applied history, you can bring to life the people, places, and events of our nation's history, inspiring in your students a passion for the past.

JAMES PERCOCO teaches United States and applied history at West Springfield High School in Springfield, Virginia. The recipient of numerous education awards, Percoco was named Outstanding Social Studies Teacher of the Year at the 1993 Walt Disney Company American Teacher Awards. He is a member of the Board of Trustees of the National Council for History Education and has been an educational consultant to the National Archives, the National Gallery of Art, the National Park Service, and the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund.

Foreword

xi

(4)

Acknowledgments

xv

(4)

Introduction

xix

One A Present of the Past

1

(16)

Two Friends and Colleagues The Art of Networking

17

(12)

Three Bumper Stickers and Other Strategies

29

(18)

Four If Statues Could Talk Using Monuments to Teach

47

(20)

Five Guest Speakers and Telephone Conferences

67

(14)

Six Teaching History Through Film

81

(16)

Seven Doing History Applied History and Interning

97

(13)

Eight On the Road Again Field Trips

110

(19)

Epilogue

129

(3)

Appendix A: Resources for Topics Discussed in the Text

132

(2)

Appendix B: History Films

134

(3)

Appendix C: Related Websites

137

(3)

Appendix D: History Education Associations

140

(3)

References

143

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A Passion for the Past

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