World History
Saw this on Open Culture and watched about 15 minutes. Kids might get a little bored after 5 or 6 minutes but I found it to be an excellent primer on Socrates and might even show 5 or 6 minutes of it next year when we do Greece. de Botton does a good job of explaining Socrates ideas in an unpretentious way.
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So yesterday when George Coe and I were teaching how to flip, Frank Franz was sitting on the sidelines and occasionally answering questions. One of the best questions was how do you get your students to accept the concept of flipping. Well...
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The authors of Make Just One Change: Teach Students to Ask Their Own Questions, think Socrates was all wrong. Instead of using questions to get kids to think more deeply, Dan Rothstein and Luz Santana, the authors and co-directors of The Right Question...
World History
Socrates with Alain de Botton
Saw this on Open Culture and watched about 15 minutes. Kids might get a little bored after 5 or 6 minutes but I found it to be an excellent primer on Socrates and might even show 5 or 6 minutes of it next year when we do Greece. de Botton does a good job of explaining Socrates ideas in an unpretentious way.
- What Makes A Great Teacher?
After years of being an AP coordinator and department chair I still know if someone will generally make a great teacher in the first few minutes I meet them. But explaining it is a bit harder. Having said that I know while a number of teachers...
- How To Start Your Students On The Flipped Experience
So yesterday when George Coe and I were teaching how to flip, Frank Franz was sitting on the sidelines and occasionally answering questions. One of the best questions was how do you get your students to accept the concept of flipping. Well...
- Big History: David Christian Covers 13.7 Billion Years Of History In 18 Minutes
Historian David Christian, the proponent of Big History, a discipline that "examines long time frames using a multidisciplinary approach based on combining numerous disciplines from science and the humanities,? explains world history in 18 minutes. You...
- Russian Revolution Documentary Clips
Excellent clip on the Russian Revolution. It runs about 9 minutes. You can find part 2 and Part 3 as well and just show one or all....
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The authors of Make Just One Change: Teach Students to Ask Their Own Questions, think Socrates was all wrong. Instead of using questions to get kids to think more deeply, Dan Rothstein and Luz Santana, the authors and co-directors of The Right Question...