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Leveling Up the DBQ: A Skill-Based Approach to Teaching the AP DBQ
I wanted a different way to introduce the AP DBQ – one that made skills visible, feedback immediate, and revision part of the process. This post shares how the DBQ Guild came together, why a tracker had to exist, and what real-time feedback changed in my classroom. Continue reading
History Investigations: Voices from the Past
As I have begun to mentor an aspiring educator, I’ve been thinking about my various roles as a teacher. At any given moment I am a mentor, a guide, a sources of knowledge, a hero, a villain, a supporting player, a taskmaster, … Continue reading
Posted in History
Tagged education, Franz Ferdinand, History, Lewis and Clark, Mexican War, Social Studies, Teaching, World History, World War I
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Historical Digitally Altered Image Project
As many of you have might have seen on my website, I have been digitally altering movie posters and other images to tell a new historical story. The results are often silly but have been a fun outlet for me personally. … Continue reading
“Rare Unearthed George Washington’s Christmas Card 1776”
What if on Christmas day in 1776 while preparing for the epic Battle of Trenton, George Washington took the time to write an annual holiday letter? It might look something like this…
Teaching Historical Interpretation: Interpreting Student Life Events
“Who even knows if this really happened,” one of my students declared this year. “How do you think? How does one find out about anything?” I responded wanting to discuss how history is formed – the need to find artifacts … Continue reading
Posted in History, Reflection
Tagged education, Historian, Historical Interpretation, History, Inquiry
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Going Meta: Cataloguing My Past Two Years of Blogging
As my blog turned two this past week, I felt it would be a good time to look back at one of the things I have worked on in my spare time these past few years. Over the past two … Continue reading
“We’re not gonna take it. No, we ain’t gonna take it. Oh, we’re not gonna take it anymoooore.” While preparing for the upcoming school year, Twisted Sister’s epic protest song began playing as I read the Declaration of Independence. Obviously … Continue reading
American Vision Dating Game: Hamilton, Jefferson, and the Importance of Sharing
Sometimes you put an idea out “there” and the world amazes you. That is absolutely what happened in this case. As many know, I am involved in a historical improv show called An Improvised People’s History. In order to learn more … Continue reading
Posted in History, Reflection
Tagged education, History, Social Studies, Technology, US History
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Law and Order: French Revolution [The Importance of Using Evidence!]
Over the summer, it occurred to me that History class should be like the hit television show Law and Order. Law – Investigate, Corroborate, Develop Case Order – Develop Case, Create and Defend Argument So after noticing that many of my … Continue reading
Posted in Common Core, History
Tagged education, History, Law and Order, Robespierre, Social Studies
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