World History
- Corinth Computer Project
The Corinth Computer Project - A computerized architectural and topographical survey of the Roman era colony of Corinth, by the University of Pennsylvania. It includes a city plan (circa 150 AD), a historical background, and a glossary. There is also...
- The Great War In The Classroom (on-line Simulation To Teach The Origins Of World War I)
The Great War in the Classroom (on-line simulation to teach the origins of World War I). This is an article which has ideas for for helping students learn about the First World War. From the site: Many students are turned off by history because...
- My Book Is Exceeding Expectations
I had a conversation with "my marketing editor" (yes there are seven editors working on this project!) on Wednesday and she told me that my book Deeper Learning Through Technology: Using the Cloud to Individualize Instruction was already selling beyond...
- Big History Project & Putting Learning In Context
Bill Gates seems to like getting involved in the way we are teaching our students. He has helped bank roll the Khan Academy, Common Core and now, from his personal money (as opposed to the Gates Foundation), he is helping to promote a connected...
- Project Based Learning In History
This clip shows how an AP Government class changed their curriculum to model project Based Learning (PBL). It would be fun to figure out how to do this in World 9 or 10 or even AP World. The AP Government class made the change with the help of the University...
World History
Project Based Learning
The Buck Institute for Education (BIE) has an excellent site about Project Based Learning (PBL). In project based learning, students work on a complex problem or question and work collaboratively to design a solution. The BIE site has sample projects categorized by subject and grade. For example, they have 27 high school world history projects that you can read and download. Here is an example of one 9th grade project called A.D.1095 and All That.
- Corinth Computer Project
The Corinth Computer Project - A computerized architectural and topographical survey of the Roman era colony of Corinth, by the University of Pennsylvania. It includes a city plan (circa 150 AD), a historical background, and a glossary. There is also...
- The Great War In The Classroom (on-line Simulation To Teach The Origins Of World War I)
The Great War in the Classroom (on-line simulation to teach the origins of World War I). This is an article which has ideas for for helping students learn about the First World War. From the site: Many students are turned off by history because...
- My Book Is Exceeding Expectations
I had a conversation with "my marketing editor" (yes there are seven editors working on this project!) on Wednesday and she told me that my book Deeper Learning Through Technology: Using the Cloud to Individualize Instruction was already selling beyond...
- Big History Project & Putting Learning In Context
Bill Gates seems to like getting involved in the way we are teaching our students. He has helped bank roll the Khan Academy, Common Core and now, from his personal money (as opposed to the Gates Foundation), he is helping to promote a connected...
- Project Based Learning In History
This clip shows how an AP Government class changed their curriculum to model project Based Learning (PBL). It would be fun to figure out how to do this in World 9 or 10 or even AP World. The AP Government class made the change with the help of the University...