World History
- Oral History In The Teaching Of U.s. History.
Oral History in the Teaching of U.S. History. I have always believed in the importance of oral history. It is a great tool for teaching students about history. From the site: Oral history is a stimulating classroom activity and an exciting process designed...
- Black Death Documents (sheg)
Studying the black Death? Here's a great lesson from the Stanford History Education Group (SHEG)with two documents and two different interpretations of the Black Death. The lesson includes a chart for sourcing and contextualizing the documents. Understanding...
- The Battle Of Thermopylae: Stanford History Education Lesson
The Stanford History Education Group (SHEG) has a new World history lesson, The Battle of Thermopylae, which you can preview here. Their lessons all use primary sources, which are generally short, and include good scaffolding. ...
- Reading Like A Historian: Sourcing A Document
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- Adapting Primary Sources From Beyond The Bubble
Here are some great tips on how to use primary sources with struggling readers from Beyond the Bubble, which is part of the Stanford History Education Group(SHEG). Although the example they use here is with a document from American history, the tips work...
World History
Snapshot Autobiographies from SHEG: Introductory Activity
Need a good first week activity?
This activity from Stanford History Education Group (SHEG) has a great introductory lesson that helps students understand what history is about and also allows teachers to get to know their students in the first weeks of school.
They do this by creating brief autobiographies and then reflecting on the process to help them better understand how history is written.
My thanks to LIz Ramos for tweeting the link.
- Oral History In The Teaching Of U.s. History.
Oral History in the Teaching of U.S. History. I have always believed in the importance of oral history. It is a great tool for teaching students about history. From the site: Oral history is a stimulating classroom activity and an exciting process designed...
- Black Death Documents (sheg)
Studying the black Death? Here's a great lesson from the Stanford History Education Group (SHEG)with two documents and two different interpretations of the Black Death. The lesson includes a chart for sourcing and contextualizing the documents. Understanding...
- The Battle Of Thermopylae: Stanford History Education Lesson
The Stanford History Education Group (SHEG) has a new World history lesson, The Battle of Thermopylae, which you can preview here. Their lessons all use primary sources, which are generally short, and include good scaffolding. ...
- Reading Like A Historian: Sourcing A Document
...
- Adapting Primary Sources From Beyond The Bubble
Here are some great tips on how to use primary sources with struggling readers from Beyond the Bubble, which is part of the Stanford History Education Group(SHEG). Although the example they use here is with a document from American history, the tips work...