Education World – Nicole Gorman
“A quick Google search will provide you with information about 9/11 monuments and memorials in your area to study and reflect on in your classroom. On TeachingHistory.org, veteran educator James Percoco describes the best ways to use monuments and memorials to engage learners. “Approach monuments and memorials as ‘thought objects,’ says James A. Percoco. Instead of using them to teach only about the historical events they memorialize, look at how they memorialize those events, who erected them, who designed them, and how they’ve been related to and used by the community since their erection,” the site says.”(more)