ERIC ED412156: Teaching Texas History: An All-Level Resource Guide. Second Revised Edition.

189 Pages·1996·2.8 MB·English

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De Boe, David C.
AUTHOR
Teaching Texas History: An All-Level Resource Guide. Second
TITLE
Revised Edition.
Texas State Historical Association, Austin.; Texas Univ.,
INSTITUTION
Austin. Center for Studies in Texas History.
ISBN-0-87611-091-X
ISBN
1996-00-00
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Annotated Bibliographies; Educational Resources; Elementary
DESCRIPTORS
Secondary Education; Geography; *Local History; Social
Studies; State Government; *State History; United States
History
*Texas
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ABSTRACT
This annotated resource guide offers scores of teaching aids
to enrich the teaching of Texas history and geography. This edition differs
from its predecessors in several ways: videocassettes replaced the section on
16mm films; the section on "Traveling Museum Exhibits" was dropped because
the items were too costly for use in the typical classroom; and additions
were made to reflect the tremendous advances in technology made over the past
few years. The guide's entries are organized by author, title,
publisher/manufacturer/ distributor, price, and intended age group. The table
"Filmstrips and
of contents offers:
"Preface";
"Videos";
(3)
(1) (2)
"The Internet";
"Instructional Aids";
Slide/Tape Sets";
(6)
(5)
(4)
"Bibliographic Guide to Texas
"Juvenile Books";
"Publications";
(7) (8)
"Bringing History
"List of Distributors"; and (10)
History for Teachers";
(9)
Home." (EH)
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Teaching Texas History:
An All-Level Resource Guide
* * *
Second Revised Edition
* * *
by
David C. De Boe
Published by
The Texas State Historical Association
in cooperation with
The Center for Studies in Texas History,
The University of Texas at Austin
The publication of this
made possible by a grant from the Houston
Guide is
Chronicle.
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Copyright © 1985, 1989, 1996, The Texas State Historical Association, Austin, Texas.
No portion of this Guide except "Bringing History Home" may be reproduced without permission of The Texas State
Historical Association.
ISBN: o-87611-o91-X
Contents
Preface
Videos
Filmstrips and Slide/Tape Sets
13
Instructional Aids
Atlases, Maps, and Other Geographic Teaching Aids
Booklets, Pamphlets, and Brochures
27
Posters, Bulletin Boards and Other Classroom Display Materials
35
Educational Games and Computer Software
37
The Internet
41
Publications
Resource and Reference Books on Texas History/Geography
43
Spanish Language Materials
69
Materials for Students with Special Needs
71
Journals, Periodicals, Yearbooks, Encyclopedias, and Newspapers
73
Professional Publications Focusing on Methodology and Techniques
77
Juvenile Books
87
Bibliographic Guide to Texas History for Teachers
121
List of Distributors
133
Bringing History Home
143
Preface
In recent years the methods of teaching history have changed so dramatically that today's
stu-
dents no longer have to feel that history is dulla record of "old folks and dead folks." Today's
history teacher has available the materials to make history the most dynamic and vital subject in
the curriculum. Within the scope of this second revised edition of Teaching Texas History: An All-
Level Resource Guide are to be found scores of teaching aids, which, used pertinently, will enrich,
make relevant, and add just plain fun to the teaching of Texas history and geography. These
materials will help students see what history is really about.
It was more than twenty-five years ago that the Texas State Historical Association first became
involved with helping teachers of Texas history. In 1969 the Association, the Texas Education
Agency, and the twenty regional educational service centers came together
to form the Texas
History Education Advisory Committee, whose task it was to assess the teaching of Texas history
and make recommendations toward its improvement. The committee proposed publishing
a bib-
liography that would include supplementary materials to assist those who teach Texas history.
The result: the publication, in 1973, of a thirty-five-page guide titled, Texas History Teacher's
Guide to Supplementary Materials and Professional Bibliography.
A decade later, following consultation with the TEA and the Texas Committee for the
Humanities, the TSHA updated and expanded the original guide. This later Guide's publication,
in the summer of 1985, was timely: House Bill 246 called for
an important curriculum change
the emphasis on local community studies in Grades Two and Three and the study of Texas histo-
ry in Grade Four. (Texas history was, of course, still taught in Grade Seven.) A matching grant
from the Texas Committee for the Humanities helped underwrite the
cost of producing Teaching
Texas History: An All-Level Resource Guide.
The present revision of the expanded Guide is its second. In 1989, with the help of Jane
Manaster, who compiled relevant materials published since 1985, and Dr. Barbara E Immroth,
then associate professor at UT's Graduate School of Library and Information Science, who
updated her "Fiction and Nonfiction Works about Texas for Juveniles,"
we published the first
revision, adding several new sections and more than three hundred entries
not included in the
1985 edition.
For the current 1996 edition Jane Manaster again worked with
us, contacting more than one
hundred publishers regarding their materials relevant to Texas history teachers. This edition dif-
fers from its predecessors in several ways: the section
on i6mm films was eliminated, videocas-
settes having made films irrelevant in most classrooms; the section on "Traveling Museum
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Exhibits" was dropped, these items being too costly for
use in the typical classroom; and, a num-
ber of additions were made to the Guide to reflect the tremendous advance in technology
made
over the past few years. The section on videocassettes has enjoyed an increase of almost
exponen-
tial proportion. The Internet section, which is
sure to undergo a similar rate of increase in future
editions, is another significant addition
to this edition.
A note on the Guide's organization. Information needed
to purchase each item is included within
the entry. For example:
'Holt, Roy D. 2CHILDREN INDIAN CAPTIVES. 3Eakin Publications,
Inc./Sunbelt
Media; Hendrick-Long Publishing Co. 4$5.95. 51.
i. the author, if pertinent to order an item
z. the title
the publisher (manufacturer) and/or distributor; please
3.
note that some publishers
(Hendrick-Long, for example) not only publish their
own materials, but also distribute
materials for other publishers
4. price; included to give purchasing agents a rough idea of an item's cost; the distribu-
tor should be contacted for confirmation prior to placing an order
the intended age group; the system used is: P (Primary, Grades K-3);
5.
I (Intermediate,
Grades 4-6); j (Junior High, Grades 7-8); S (Senior High, Grades
9-12); A (Adult); ML
(Multi-Level)
The distributors are listed in this Guide, beginning
on page 133.
David C. De Boe, Ph.D.
Director of Educational Services
Texas State Historical Association
May, 1996
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Videos
Each of the twenty Regional Education Service Centers has a collection of videos available
on loan to
subscribing school districts. A number of the videos in these collections are quite old, and
are not found
in the listing below. However, they remain valuable in certain settings, and we would recommend
con-
tacting your service center for a listing of their catalogued programs.
ADELANTE MUJERES! National Women's History Project. 3o minutes. $49.95. S, A.
A comprehensive study-guide accompanies the story of Mexican-American/Chicana
women from the time of the Spanish arrival in the Western Hemisphere to the present.
Major events and personalities are depicted in an upbeat story illustrated with archival
and private-collection photographs. Available in English and Spanish.
BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK VIDEO. Hendrick-Long Publishing Co. 3o minutes. $29.95. I,
J, S.
The video takes viewers to the park's most breathtaking spots, and includes elements of
material culture as well as the natural wonders.
BIG CITY TRAIL: THE URBAN INDIANS OF TEXAS. Institute of Texan Cultures. 28 min-
utes. $35.00. J, S, A.
Focusing on the 20,000 American Indians living in the Dallas/Fort Worth
area, the pro-
duction discusses the challenges these people face as they adjust
to urban life, while
resisting its homogenization.
BLACK HERITAGE HOLIDAYS. Society for Visual Education, Inc. (SVE).
25 minutes.
$59.00. P, I.
Both Kwanzaa and Juneteenth are celebrations of events and concepts important
to
African Americans. In this video students join young Gregory for his family's observance
of Kwanzaa, a holiday rooted in African culture, and Juneteenth,
one of the days on
which African Americans celebrate freedom.
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THE BUFFALO SOLDIERS. The Early West. 47 minutes. $19.95. ML.
The video shows the important role African Americans played in frontier history, and is
filmed at locations where, more than a century ago, the legend of the Buffalo soldiers
began. The video features a rare collection of Buffalo Soldier photographs.
CARLSBAD CAVERNS & GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARKS VIDEO.
Hendrick-Long Publishing Co. 53 minutes. $29.95. I, J, S.
While this is primarily a physical-geography programtaking viewers deep into the
cav-
erns and then across the park's deep, forested canyons and hiking trailsit sets the stage
for lessons on early settlement in the western region.
CASTLE ON THE PLAIN. Social Studies School Service. 31 minutes. $49.00. I, J, S.
Westward expansion is encapsulated in this story of one family's travels from "Bent's
Fort," and their encounters with traders, Native Americans, mountaineers, frontier
wars,
and the ongoing confrontation between Texans and Mexicans.
A CAVALCADE OF TEXAS. Hendrick-Long Publishing Co.
53 minutes. $39.95. J, S.
This is a unique adventure for students interested in twentieth-century Texas. A
rare
technicolor movie from 1938, the eve of World War II, it
was produced by Metro-
Goldwyn-Mayer as a means of promoting the
state for the Texas World's Fair
Commission. The state has changed radically, and losses
can be recognized as well as
gains.
CIRCLE OF LIFE: THE ALABAMA COUSHATTAS. Institute of Texan Cultures.
24 minutes.
$35.00. ML.
Originally from the southeastern U.S., the modern tribe of Alabama-Coushattas
in East
Texas passes on ancient traditions from the old
to the very young. A teacher's guide is
included.
DAVY CROCKETT: AMERICAN FRONTIER LEGEND. Zenger Media.
5o minutes. $19.95.
I, J, S, A.
The video captures the range of images that have represented Crockett, during his life
and in the popular imagination. The narration compliments original photographs and
reenactment footage to give a well-rounded presentation that illustrates how one of the
Alamo victims became a popular folk hero.
DON'T MESS WITH TEXAS. Texas Department of Transportation.
4.5 minutes. Return
postage. P, I, J, S.
Features stars of the entertainment and sports professions performing in the popular
anti-litter campaign. 1/2-inch and 3/4-inch videotape.