World History
- The Famine Of 1770 In Bengal
The Famine of 1770 in Bengal. This is a chapter from the book, The Unseen World, and Other Essays. It was written by John Fiske and published in 1869. In this chapter, Fiske provides his explanations for the catastrophic famine resulting from British...
- Chinese Famine Of 1958-1961
Chinese Famine of 1958-1961 - An account of the genesis and the course of the disastrous induced famine of the late 1950's, as part of the Great Leap Forward. Or, as many have called this horrible social movement, the Great Leap Backwards. Communism...
- Countdown Timers
Richard Byrne and I were teaching our third of three technology for the Social Studies classroom today when a teacher asked me how I keep my students on task in a flipped room. One trick I mentioned is countdown timers projected on the front of...
- Isis And The Tigris And Euphrates
On Wednesday my county had its in-service day and one of the themes we discussed was connecting material we are teaching to today's world. Well for those of you who teach ancient world history, this NYTimes article will make it easy as it both...
- The Big Religion Chart
As much as I love teaching I occasionally get frustrated by my students' amazing ability to get around our school blocks and get on Facebook, but then when they have to do an assignment, they can't seem to use a search engine for a positive use....
World History
History of Halloween
The video above is great as it touches the potato famine and ancient Irish history connecting it to All Hallow's Eve and even looks at the origins of trick or treat.
- The Famine Of 1770 In Bengal
The Famine of 1770 in Bengal. This is a chapter from the book, The Unseen World, and Other Essays. It was written by John Fiske and published in 1869. In this chapter, Fiske provides his explanations for the catastrophic famine resulting from British...
- Chinese Famine Of 1958-1961
Chinese Famine of 1958-1961 - An account of the genesis and the course of the disastrous induced famine of the late 1950's, as part of the Great Leap Forward. Or, as many have called this horrible social movement, the Great Leap Backwards. Communism...
- Countdown Timers
Richard Byrne and I were teaching our third of three technology for the Social Studies classroom today when a teacher asked me how I keep my students on task in a flipped room. One trick I mentioned is countdown timers projected on the front of...
- Isis And The Tigris And Euphrates
On Wednesday my county had its in-service day and one of the themes we discussed was connecting material we are teaching to today's world. Well for those of you who teach ancient world history, this NYTimes article will make it easy as it both...
- The Big Religion Chart
As much as I love teaching I occasionally get frustrated by my students' amazing ability to get around our school blocks and get on Facebook, but then when they have to do an assignment, they can't seem to use a search engine for a positive use....