DOCUMENT RESUME ED 412 156 SO 027 757 AUTHOR De Boe, David C. TITLE Teaching Texas History: An All-Level Resource Guide. Second Revised Edition. INSTITUTION Texas State Historical Association, Austin.; Texas Univ., Austin. Center for Studies in Texas History. ISBN ISBN-0-87611-091-X PUB DATE 1996-00-00 NOTE 187p. AVAILABLE FROM Texas State Historical Association, 2/306 Richardson Hall, University Station, Austin, TX 78712; phone: 512-232-1501 ($15.95 each; shipping/handling; $4 first book, $.75 each additional). PUB TYPE Reference Materials Bibliographies (131) EDRS PRICE MF01/PC08 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS Annotated Bibliographies; Educational Resources; Elementary Secondary Education; Geography; *Local History; Social Studies; State Government; *State History; United States History IDENTIFIERS *Texas 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 of contents offers: (1) "Preface"; (2) "Videos"; (3) "Filmstrips and Slide/Tape Sets"; (4) "Instructional Aids"; (5) "The Internet"; (6) "Publications"; (7) "Juvenile Books"; (8) "Bibliographic Guide to Texas History for Teachers"; (9) "List of Distributors"; and (10)"Bringing History Home." 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BEST COPYi4VAILOLE, 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 thisGuide ismade possible by a grant from the HoustonChronicle. 3 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'sstu- 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 togetherto 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 publishinga 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 foran 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 thecost 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 entriesnot included in the 1985 edition. For the current 1996 edition Jane Manaster again worked withus, 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 sectionon i6mm films was eliminated, videocas- settes having made films irrelevant in most classrooms; the section on "Traveling Museum 6 teaching texas history * Exhibits" was dropped, these items being too costly foruse in the typical classroom; and, a num- ber of additions were made to the Guide to reflect the tremendous advance in technologymade over the past few years. The section on videocassettes has enjoyed an increase of almostexponen- tial proportion. The Internet section, which issure to undergo a similar rate of increase in future editions, is another significant additionto this edition. A note on the Guide's organization. Information neededto 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 3.the publisher (manufacturer) and/or distributor; pleasenote that some publishers (Hendrick-Long, for example) not only publish theirown 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 5.the intended age group; the system used is: P (Primary, Grades K-3);I (Intermediate, Grades 4-6); j (Junior High, Grades 7-8); S (Senior High, Grades9-12); A (Adult); ML (Multi-Level) The distributors are listed in this Guide, beginningon page 133. David C. De Boe, Ph.D. Director of Educational Services Texas State Historical Association May, 1996 7 vi EACHINGt, EXAS HISTORY / L,- Videos Each of the twenty Regional Education Service Centers has a collection of videos availableon loan to subscribing school districts. A number of the videos in these collections are quite old, andare not found in the listing below. However, they remain valuable in certain settings, and we would recommendcon- 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 Wortharea, the pro- duction discusses the challenges these people face as they adjustto urban life, while resisting its homogenization. BLACK HERITAGE HOLIDAYS. Society