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Volume 57 (2023-2024)
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The History Teacher
Gaming in the History Classroom

Far beyond the bubble sheet, students are interacting with history in unconventional and clever ways. Recent scholarship in The History Teacher demonstrates successful strategies for incorporating games in the history classroom. From classic table-top board games like chess, to the latest virtual simulations online, games allow students to learn dynamically with methods rooted in pedagogical and historical theory.

The History Teacher

Making History Come Alive:
The Boston Massacre Trials

by Julie Anne Sweet
Baylor University

The History Teacher
Vol. 54, No. 3
May 2021
pp. 509-538

The History Teacher

The Possibilities and Problems of
Sid Meier’s Civilization in History Classrooms

by Matt King
University of South Florida

The History Teacher
Vol. 54, No. 3
May 2021
pp. 539-567

The History Teacher

Game of Thrones
and Gaming the History Classroom

by Sarah M. Spalding
Marymount University

The History Teacher
Vol. 54, No. 3
May 2021
pp. 569-590

The History Teacher

How Well Do Structured Controversy Debates
—and a Dash of "Fake History"—
Promote Historical Thinking?

by David L. Ellis and Mark A. Vincent
Augustana College

The History Teacher
Vol. 53, No. 2
February 2020
pp. 209-237

The History Teacher

Early Design Challenges in Developing a
Reacting to the Past Game

by James R. Schiffman
Georgia College & State University

The History Teacher
Vol. 53, No. 2
February 2020
pp. 239-253

The History Teacher

History, Play, and the Public:
Wikipedia in the University Classroom

by Robert L. Nelson and Heidi L. M. Jacobs
University of Windsor

The History Teacher
Vol. 50, No. 4
August 2017
pp. 483-500

The History Teacher

Queue Tips:
Teaching Socialist Consumer Culture with Kolejka

by Kraig Larkin
Colby-Sawyer College

The History Teacher
Vol. 50, No. 4
August 2017
pp. 501-516

The History Teacher

All Fall Down:
Simulating the Spread of the Black Plague
in the High School History Classroom

by Cory Wright-Maley and Parag Joshi
St. Mary's University and Manchester High School, Connecticut

The History Teacher
Vol. 50, No. 4
August 2017
pp. 517-534

The History Teacher

Negotiation Simulation Games
for any History Class

by Todd Allin Morman
Anishinabe Legal Services, Cass Lake, Minnesota

The History Teacher
Vol. 50, No. 4
August 2017
pp. 535-549

The History Teacher

Lessons Learned While Escaping From a Zombie:
Designing a Breakout EDU Game

by Wendy Rouse
San Jose State University

The History Teacher
Vol. 50, No. 4
August 2017
pp. 553-564

The History Teacher

Teaching Historical Theory
through Video Games

by A. Martin Wainwright
The University of Akron

The History Teacher
Vol. 47, No. 4
August 2014
pp. 579-612

The History Teacher

Virtual Worlds:
Integrating Second Life
into the History Classroom

by Eric J. Morgan
University of Wisconsin-Green Bay

The History Teacher
Vol. 46, No. 4
August 2013
pp. 547-559

The History Teacher

Pounding Dice into Musket Balls:
Using Wargames to Teach the
American Revolution

by Solomon K. Smith
Georgia Southern University

The History Teacher
Vol. 46, No. 4
August 2013
pp. 561-576

The History Teacher

Stimulation, Not Simulation:
An Alternate Approach
to History Teaching Games

by William B. Robison
Southeastern Louisiana University

The History Teacher
Vol. 46, No. 4
August 2013
pp. 577-588

The History Teacher

Navigating the Problem Space:
The Medium of Simulation Games
in the Teaching of History

by Jeremiah McCall
Cincinnati Country Day School

The History Teacher
Vol. 46, No. 1
November 2012
pp. 9-28

The History Teacher

Exploring Medieval European Society with
Chess: An Engaging Activity for the
World History Classroom

by John Pagnotti and William B. Russell III
Fulton County Board of Education
and University of Central Florida

The History Teacher
Vol. 46, No. 1
November 2012
pp. 29-43

The History Teacher

More Than a Game... Teaching in the
Gamic Mode: Disciplinary Knowledge,
Digital Literacy, and Collaboration

by Jerremie Clyde and Glenn R. Wilkinson
University of Calgary

The History Teacher
Vol. 46, No. 1
November 2012
pp. 45-66

The History Teacher

A Pedagogical Trebuchet:
A Case Study in Experimental History
and History Pedagogy

by Lee L. Brice and Steven Catania
Western Illinois University and
Loyola University Chicago

The History Teacher
Vol. 46, No. 1
November 2012
pp. 67-84


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