The American Vision, Modern Times


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HISTORY BY RENOWNED HISTORIANS FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ALSO AVAILABLE AS A FULL SURVEY EDITION: THE AMERICAN VISION Drawing on the features of" The American Vision," this program motivates students, helping them understand the connections between recent events and issues. " The American Vision: Modern Times" boasts an exceptional author team. The full panorama of modern American History comes alive through the vivid and accurate narrative. The co-authorship of National Geographic ensures that the program's new maps, charts, and graphs are correct to the last detail. Features - Glencoe's one-of-a-kind content reading strategy makes it easier for your students to become active, critical readers. Strategies include: -- Reading Intervention Tools -- Graphic Organizers in section openers and assessments -- Prior Knowledge Activators in every lesson -- In-text Reading Checks -- Reading and Writing Prompts - Our industry-leading technology allows us to bring you The American Vision in three formats--printed textbook, interactive multimedia online edition, and StudentWorks Plus--a CD-ROM edition with workbooks, Student Presentation Builder, and full audio. You and your students have access to the program's vast resources whenever and however you wish.







The American Vision


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U.S. History


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U.S. History is designed to meet the scope and sequence requirements of most introductory courses. The text provides a balanced approach to U.S. history, considering the people, events, and ideas that have shaped the United States from both the top down (politics, economics, diplomacy) and bottom up (eyewitness accounts, lived experience). U.S. History covers key forces that form the American experience, with particular attention to issues of race, class, and gender.




United States History and Geography, Student Edition


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United States History & Geography explores the history of our nation and brings the past to life for today s high school students. The program s robust, interactive rigor includes a strong emphasis on biographies and primary sources, document-based questions, critical thinking and building historical understanding, as well as developing close reading skills. ISBN Copy Trusted, renowned authorship presents the history of the United States in a streamlined print Student Edition built around Essential Questions developed using the Understanding by Design® instructional approach. Includes Print Student Edition




Lies My Teacher Told Me


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Criticizes the way history is presented in current textbooks, and suggests a more accurate approach to teaching American history.




America's Christian History


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"From the founding of the colonies to the declaration of the Supreme Court, America's heritage is built upon the principles of the Christian religion. And yet the secularists are dismantling this foundation brick by brick, attempting to deny the very core of our national life. Gary DeMar presents well-documented facts which will change your perspective about what it means to be a Christian in America; the truth about America's Christian past as it relates to supreme court justices, and presidents; the Christian character of colonial charters, state constitutions, and the US Constitution; the Christian foundation of colleges, the Christian character of Washington, D.C.; the origin of Thanksgiving and so much more."--Publisher's description




Access Technology for Blind and Low Vision Accessibility


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"Access Technology for Blind and Low Vision Accessibility, the second edition of 2008's Assistive Technology for Students Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired: A Guide to Assessment, uses clear language to describe the range of technology solutions that exists to facilitate low vision and nonvisual access to print and digital information. Part 1 gives teachers, professionals, and families an overview of current technologies including refreshable braille displays, screen readers, 3D printers, cloud computing, tactile media, and integrated development environments. Part 2 builds on this foundation, providing readers with a conceptual and practical framework to guide a comprehensive technology evaluation process. As did its predecessor, Access Technology for Blind and Low Vision Accessibility is focused on giving people who are blind or visually impaired equal access to all activities of self-determined living, allowing them to be seamlessly integrated within their home, school, and work communities"--




Howard Zinn


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This first-ever biography of Zinn traces in broad strokes the story of his life, placing special emphasis on his involvement in both the Civil Rights movement and the Viet Nam War protests.




United States


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New edition provides a clear pathway through the content to maximize class time and minimize preparation time with lesson plans, activities and assessment based on the research of Jay McTighe, co-author of Understanding by Design.