Introduction

Welcome to Historical Reasoning: What We Know and HOW We Know It, the second course in the BRI’s online program, Teaching Historical Reasoning! In this second course, you’ll learn how teachers and historians work with historical sources so that you can engage your students in historical reasoning. After honing your skills, you will reflect on your learning.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:

Know the historical reasoning skills necessary to learn and teach history

Learn how to use historical reasoning processes while teaching

Develop a deeper understanding of thinking like a historian