World History
This is how I will begin my unit on China. It is a great way to remind the kids that while they may be from the US, they are anything but typical. I love that my school has a growing Chinese and Indian immigrant population which makes those students smile when they see the video (it came out last year right before my China unit).
- Teaching About China
Teaching about China. This is an essay on teaching about China. It includes some information on Chinese history. The essay is a bit dated but still good. From the site: Contributing to the misunderstanding of China is a condition of political ambiguity,...
- Tips To Parents From A Teacher
Recently I finished Think Like a Freak which tries to get people to think differently. It briefly discusses education and says that if we are ever going to narrow the achievement gap and/or improve individual student performance we cannot do it...
- World's Most Typical Human
We just finished our India unit and now are into China so I showed the bottom video to our students. It is a great clip from National Geographic showing that the most typical person in the world is a Han Chinese man. There is more to it...
- The Most Typical Person In The World
My kids love this video as it hits both China and India which are the two units we are now working on and does it in a fun way. ...
- World Connections
I am constantly trying to connect what we are doing to do the lives of my students. This video on the iphone does a good job of showing kids how it impacts (positive and negative) our economy. For example we just finished ancient China and...
World History
Intro to China - World's Most Typical Person
This is how I will begin my unit on China. It is a great way to remind the kids that while they may be from the US, they are anything but typical. I love that my school has a growing Chinese and Indian immigrant population which makes those students smile when they see the video (it came out last year right before my China unit).
- Teaching About China
Teaching about China. This is an essay on teaching about China. It includes some information on Chinese history. The essay is a bit dated but still good. From the site: Contributing to the misunderstanding of China is a condition of political ambiguity,...
- Tips To Parents From A Teacher
Recently I finished Think Like a Freak which tries to get people to think differently. It briefly discusses education and says that if we are ever going to narrow the achievement gap and/or improve individual student performance we cannot do it...
- World's Most Typical Human
We just finished our India unit and now are into China so I showed the bottom video to our students. It is a great clip from National Geographic showing that the most typical person in the world is a Han Chinese man. There is more to it...
- The Most Typical Person In The World
My kids love this video as it hits both China and India which are the two units we are now working on and does it in a fun way. ...
- World Connections
I am constantly trying to connect what we are doing to do the lives of my students. This video on the iphone does a good job of showing kids how it impacts (positive and negative) our economy. For example we just finished ancient China and...