aching history . org ▁provides ▁a ▁clear ing house ▁for ▁resources , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁approaches ▁informed ▁by ▁research ▁on ▁the ▁teaching ▁and ▁learning ▁of ▁history . ▁Special ▁attention ▁is ▁devoted ▁to ▁strateg ies ▁for ▁incorpor ating ▁historical ▁thinking ▁skills ▁into ▁class room ▁teaching . ▁Historical ▁thinking ▁skills ▁are ▁a ▁set ▁of ▁reasoning ▁skills , ▁including ▁close ▁reading , ▁cor ro bor ation , ▁and ▁context ual ization , ▁that ▁help ▁students ▁think ▁crit ically ▁about ▁the ▁past . ▁These ▁skills ▁require ▁a ▁style ▁of ▁teaching ▁that ▁goes ▁beyond ▁lect ures ▁and ▁ro te ▁memor ization . ▁ ▁Te aching history . org ▁is ▁based ▁on ▁and ▁adds ▁to ▁new ▁research ▁in ▁history ▁education . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁ ▁K orte camp , ▁Kar en , ▁and ▁Kath le en ▁Anderson ▁Ste e ves . ▁" E valu ating ▁professional ▁development ▁of ▁American ▁history ▁teachers ." ▁Theory ▁& ▁Research ▁in ▁Social ▁Education ▁ 3 4 . 4 ▁( 2 0 0 6 ): ▁ 4 8 4 - 5 1 5 . ▁ ▁Lee , ▁M imi , ▁and ▁M imi ▁C ough lin . ▁" Develop ing ▁teachers ' ▁ability ▁to ▁make ▁claims ▁about ▁historical ▁significance : ▁A ▁prom ising ▁practice ▁from ▁a ▁Te aching ▁American ▁History ▁grant ▁program ." ▁History ▁Te acher ▁ 4 4 . 3 ▁( 2 0 1 1 ): ▁ 4 4 7 - 4 6 1 . ▁online ▁ ▁R ag land , ▁Rach el ▁G . ▁" S ust aining ▁Ch anges ▁in