{"product_id":"9781625311443","title":"Take the Journey: Teaching American History Through Place-Based Learning","description":"In \u003ci\u003eTake the Journey,\u003c\/i\u003e author, historian, and educator James Percoco invites you and your students to the places where many events in American history happened. The Journey Through Hallowed Ground is a 180-mile National Heritage area encompassing such historic sites as the Gettysburg battlefield and Thomas Jefferson’s home, Monticello. Though it might prove difficult to visit these particular sites with your students\u003cb\u003e,\u003c\/b\u003e Percoco argues that every community has a story that can be connected to larger themes in American history and that placed-based history education can be made a part of every classroom, from Nevada to Washington to Pennsylvania.\u003cbr\u003e Filled with students’ voices and an enthusiasm for American history, \u003ci\u003eTake the Journey\u003c\/i\u003e offers the following: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePractical and easy-to-implement lessons\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClassroom-tested materials\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpecific directions for employing place-based best practices in the classroom\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWays to meet state standards without sacrificing teacher creativity or hands-on learning\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLists of resources and primary source materials\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eSo bring your students along and let them discover the twists and turns offered by history and the Journey Through Hallowed Ground.\u003cbr\u003e  ","brand":"Stenhouse Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47151765815536,"sku":"9781625311443","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781625311443_p0.jpg?v=1763860787","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781625311443","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}