• Teaching Teachers the Power of Place: Effectively using historic places in K-12 education involves skills that can be acquired and perfected. Visit the new “Teaching Teachers the Power of Place” section of the TwHP website for tools and resources to draw upon in schools of education, continuing education courses for in-service teachers, and other professional development planning.

• Service Learning: Visit TwHP's new Service Learning page to find out more about this growing trend in education, which combines classroom learning with community service.

• Skill Index:
Visit the index of learning skills, which categorizes Teaching with Historic Places lesson plans by certain competencies they help students develop.

• Lincoln Bicentennial Feature:
Investigate places related to Abraham Lincoln in a collection of lesson plans examining the life and legacy of our 16th President.

• Lesson Plans:
Teaching with Historic Places regularly introduces new on-line lesson plans. The latest offerings include:

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• “President Lincoln's Cottage: A Retreat Explore President Abraham Lincoln’s life at a country retreat during summer months and examine the work he completed there on the Emancipation Proclamation.
  
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• “The Rockets' Red Glare”: Francis Scott Key and the Bombardment of Fort McHenry Learn how the British bombardment of Fort McHenry in Baltimore led to the writing of “The Star-Spangled Banner” and how Key’s song became a powerful symbol for Americans.
  
  
• Federal Courthouses and Post Offices: Symbols of Pride and Permanence in American Communities Learn how three buildings restored and maintained by the U.S. General Services Administration illustrate the important role the federal government played and continues to play in communities across the country.
  
  
• The Mary McLeod Bethune Council House: African American Women Unite for Change Learn about Mary McLeod Bethune and how she and the organization she founded promoted political and social change for African American women.
  
  
• Las flotas españolas de 1715 y 1733: Desastres en el mar La versión en español de The Spanish Treasure Fleets of 1715 and 1733: Disasters Strike at Sea.