World History
I have a sign in my classroom which asks why students should study history and it is one of the first exercises I ask my students to ponder. But I have never been able to vocalize it as nicely as AP World guru Peter Stearns does here. Included in his reasons are because it provides identity, allows us to analyze evidence, is good citizenship, helps us understand morality and more.
- Civic Knowledge And Engagement At Age 14 In 28 Countries: Results From The Iea Civic Education Study
I found today an old but good ERIC Digest relating to teaching citizenship skills to teenagers. It is titled Civic Knowledge and Engagement at Age 14 in 28 Countries: Results from the IEA Civic Education Study. It was written by Judith Torney-Purta, Joanne...
- Teaching Archaeology
Teaching Archaeology - This is a good essay which gives tips on teaching about archaeology. This is an important way to teach students history. From the site: How could handchipped stones, ancient ruins, old broken dishes, and antiquated garbage help...
- Connecting The Industrial Revolution To Your Students
I love the post below from George Coe which talks about Crash Course joining Big History. This video (one of ten they are making) is great as it really connects today's world to the Industrial Revolution. For me this is important as I...
- Why Study History?
More often than not, the students who will walk in my classroom for the first time this coming Tuesday (yes I am getting excited for year #24) do not appreciate the reasons for studying history. So the very first exercise we will carry out will...
- Study Notes For Outlines
Mary Ward is going to be posting some ideas on my government blog and so from here I learned about Study Notes which has outlines for each chapter of world history. Obviously it is getting harder and harder for students to be assigned the traditional...
World History
Why Study History?
I have a sign in my classroom which asks why students should study history and it is one of the first exercises I ask my students to ponder. But I have never been able to vocalize it as nicely as AP World guru Peter Stearns does here. Included in his reasons are because it provides identity, allows us to analyze evidence, is good citizenship, helps us understand morality and more.
- Civic Knowledge And Engagement At Age 14 In 28 Countries: Results From The Iea Civic Education Study
I found today an old but good ERIC Digest relating to teaching citizenship skills to teenagers. It is titled Civic Knowledge and Engagement at Age 14 in 28 Countries: Results from the IEA Civic Education Study. It was written by Judith Torney-Purta, Joanne...
- Teaching Archaeology
Teaching Archaeology - This is a good essay which gives tips on teaching about archaeology. This is an important way to teach students history. From the site: How could handchipped stones, ancient ruins, old broken dishes, and antiquated garbage help...
- Connecting The Industrial Revolution To Your Students
I love the post below from George Coe which talks about Crash Course joining Big History. This video (one of ten they are making) is great as it really connects today's world to the Industrial Revolution. For me this is important as I...
- Why Study History?
More often than not, the students who will walk in my classroom for the first time this coming Tuesday (yes I am getting excited for year #24) do not appreciate the reasons for studying history. So the very first exercise we will carry out will...
- Study Notes For Outlines
Mary Ward is going to be posting some ideas on my government blog and so from here I learned about Study Notes which has outlines for each chapter of world history. Obviously it is getting harder and harder for students to be assigned the traditional...