World History
A history teacher in Portland, Oregon, Mike Gwaltney, posted this awesome TEDX video by Pat Bassett on his blog, "Democratizing Knowledge." Bsssett, a long time teacher, coach, and administrator summarizes the big shifts in education caused by technology in a very convincing and engaging way and explains what he thinks these shifts mean for us, as teachers.
- State Certification Requirements For History Teachers
State Certification Requirements for History Teachers. This article deals with how history teachers are certified to teach in American schools. It also looks at "out-of-field" teachers who instruct students in history without being formely trained in...
- The Education And Certification Of History Teachers: Trends, Problems, And Recommendations.
The Education and Certification of History Teachers: Trends, Problems, and Recommendations. This is an informative article whic reviews how history teachers are certified in the USA. From the site: History teachers who know their subject matter well are...
- Popular Educational Hashtags
Now that Frank has me doing hashtags, I am glad I just found this Edudemic list of educational hashtags. Here are ones that can help you: The Most Popular Hashtags#edchat ? Education, worldwide (lots of US teachers). A really useful hashtag...
- Community Trumps Content
After I posted "Flipping History Without Video," I did a little research on the author, Jeff Utecht. He sees the change in technology as a revolution rather than an evolution with students being the change agents. Here is his TedX talk about how important...
- Plate Tectonics And More
Since many world history classes teach about tsunamis, plate tectonics, etc., I thought this feature which shows how the earth shifts and causes a tsunami might be instructive in your classroom. You can also get a number of other videos here (on...
World History
Big Shifts in Education
A history teacher in Portland, Oregon, Mike Gwaltney, posted this awesome TEDX video by Pat Bassett on his blog, "Democratizing Knowledge." Bsssett, a long time teacher, coach, and administrator summarizes the big shifts in education caused by technology in a very convincing and engaging way and explains what he thinks these shifts mean for us, as teachers.
- State Certification Requirements For History Teachers
State Certification Requirements for History Teachers. This article deals with how history teachers are certified to teach in American schools. It also looks at "out-of-field" teachers who instruct students in history without being formely trained in...
- The Education And Certification Of History Teachers: Trends, Problems, And Recommendations.
The Education and Certification of History Teachers: Trends, Problems, and Recommendations. This is an informative article whic reviews how history teachers are certified in the USA. From the site: History teachers who know their subject matter well are...
- Popular Educational Hashtags
Now that Frank has me doing hashtags, I am glad I just found this Edudemic list of educational hashtags. Here are ones that can help you: The Most Popular Hashtags#edchat ? Education, worldwide (lots of US teachers). A really useful hashtag...
- Community Trumps Content
After I posted "Flipping History Without Video," I did a little research on the author, Jeff Utecht. He sees the change in technology as a revolution rather than an evolution with students being the change agents. Here is his TedX talk about how important...
- Plate Tectonics And More
Since many world history classes teach about tsunamis, plate tectonics, etc., I thought this feature which shows how the earth shifts and causes a tsunami might be instructive in your classroom. You can also get a number of other videos here (on...