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(More Info)	Best of History Web Sites
Best of History Web Sites is portal created for history teachers, students, and general history enthusiasts. BOHWS contains annotated links to over 1000 history web sites as well links to hundreds of quality K-12 history lesson plans, history teacher guides, history activities, history games, history quizzes, and more throughout its pages. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Best of History Web Sites Lesson Plans
For students and history educators, this source identifies sites that are useful for lesson plans, research, and multimedia. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Cyberschoolbus
"Serves as a valuable resource for primary and secondary school educators developing curricula focused on global concerns." Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Digital History
This is an extensive and well-organized site featuring "high-quality historical resources for teachers and students for free and without advertising," a feat accomplished through partnerships with a variety of museums and archives. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Directory of History Journals
Provides links to English-language journals that publish in the field of history. Maintained by the American Historical Association. Searchable by subject, keyword, or browsable by title. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Doing History: A Guide to Historical Research
A guide to doing historical research, with links to a variety of web sites covering various historical events and eras. Maintained by Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Ejournal Locator (SFX)
The Hekman Library ejournal locator provides title and subject access to all the electronic journals subscribed to by the Hekman Library. Read the full annotation

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(More Info)	History Cooperative
A convenient way to see the full-text of more recent issues of important historical journals. These are made available through Hekman Library's institutional subscriptions, so most of them are not accessible to non-Calvin users. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Journal of Education & Christian Belief (JE&CB)
A journal that is international in scope, having editorial advisors from Canada, Singapore, Australia, Wales, England, Spain, Norway, and South Africa. The journal is edited by Dr. David Smith (Director of the Kuyers Institute for Christian Teaching and Learning) and John Shortt, head of research and development at the Stapleford Centre. JE&CB is published semiannually. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Magazine of History
Established in 1985 and published by the Organization of American Historians, each bimonthly issue of the Magazine of History focuses on a theme or topic of recent scholarship in American history, and provides readers with informative articles, lesson plans, and current historiography. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Michigan Curricular Framework for Social Studies Education
This .pdf file contains the broader Michigan Curricular Framework. The section for Social Studies is found on pp. 34-57. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Social Education
Social Education is the official journal of the National Council for Social Studies. In addition to the print back issues, Hekman Library has digital access to the journal from September 2000 to the present. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	World History Connected
An e-journal about the teaching and learning of world history, designed for high school and college teachers. Provides classroom-ready scholarship and teaching resources. Read the full annotation