The History Teachers Daily

poddelusion.co.uk - MICHAEL GOVE SPECIAL! But don’t let that put you off. We’ve three pieces about the education secretary including an interview with the teacher Gove attacked for using Mr Men to teach history, a loo...

blogs.loc.gov - When you hear the word “multimedia”, what do you think of? A video presentation on an interactive whiteboard? A mashup on YouTube? Common Core State Standards and many other standards require that ...

seomraranga.com - The Century Ireland project is an online historical newspaper that tells the story of the events of Irish life a century ago. Century Ireland is published on a fortnightly basis, beginning in May 2...

jivespin.wordpress.com - Perhaps the most popular idea to come out of my Signposting Progress work at Berkhamsted School’s Teaching, Learning and Assessment Conference was the ‘Tweet My Lesson’ idea. Inspired by Historical...

pastexplore.wordpress.com - As mentioned on my About page, I’m currently working for the Indiana State House as a Tour Guide for the Capitol Tour Office. It has been a wonderful experience and I truly appreciate having the pr...

blogs.kqed.org - Important research compiled on the effects of students multitasking while learning shows that they are losing depth of learning, getting mentally fatigued, and are weakening their ability to transf...

ted.com - Why, why, why does our education system look so similar to the way it did 50 years ago? Millions of students were failing then, as they are now -- and it’s because we’re clinging to a business mode...

historytech.wordpress.com - Twitter is a pretty amazing tool. Think about it. With Twitter, I can get constant updates from my friends, family, and colleagues on what they had for breakfast, how their drive to work went, and ...

thegatesnotes.com - I spend a lot of my time working to help improve America’s schools. I’m also a big fan of TED talks. So when TED’s Chris Anderson asked me to give a talk as part of a special TED session on educati...

maroondevilsnetwork.com - Coach Frank Maennle has been honored by the NCHSAA for his long and illustrious coaching career.  In a recent ceremony at the NCHSAA. Maennle was singled out for his contributions throughout his 34...

southerncenter.org - The Africa in Transition educational package is divided into 6 lessons, including 20 lesson plans, that correspond to the accompanying videotape. One of the few publications of its kind, Africa in ...

apcentral.collegeboard.com - If you are using assistive technology and need help accessing these PDFs in another format, please contact us at ssd@info.collegeboard.org. Note: versions of these PDFs with enhanced accessibility ...

teachinghistory.org - Memorial Day honors those who have died in service to the U.S. How have Americans served, and how are they remembered? When does a historical film go from "based on historical events" to total fict...

pinterest.com - Meet Common Core Standards and make kindergarten graduation a memorable day with this end-of-year kindergarten memory book with matching kindergarten diplomas and invitations...

aboutourfreedom.com - This is another wonderful post that reveals the history of slave dwellings brought to us by Joseph McGill Jr. and the Slave Dwelling Project.  I cannot think of a greater experience than going back...

mesterman.wordpress.com - Getting to work at 6.45am is a little different for me. I have colleagues at other schools – often Primary schools – who get to work at 7am on a regular basis. For me, living an hour away and needi...

staffroomconfidential.com - Based on the past twelve years, another four under the BC Liberals does not bode well for public education. But that all depends. There is no question that the BC Liberal record has been dismal. Un...

shankerblog.org - Our guest author today is Stephen Lazar, a founding teacher at Harvest Collegiate High School in New York City, where he teaches Social Studies. A National Board certified teacher, he blogs at Outs...

liherald.com - The dichotomy between inBloom’s website, featuring photos of smiling elementary-age children seated beside young teachers, tablets in hand, and its seven-page Privacy and Security Policy, full of l...

acupofmstea.tumblr.com - A few weeks ago, _why the lucky stiff returned to the internet quite suddenly. _why disappeared in 2009, taking down his entire web presence, and refused to be found or to comment on his disappeara...

minnpost.com - "Stop talking about your weather. People get that it's cold here." The command came from Katherine Loflin, a placemaking expert. Her audience, a batch of business leaders gathered together by the M...

dailykos.com - Here's the letter sent out to some (but not all) of the specialists. He didn't even bother to look up their email addresses: You have no doubt been hearing rumors about the status of your positions...

huffingtonpost.com - This post was co-authored with Saul Kaplan, Founder of The Business Innovation Factory. Beware of random collisions with unusual suspects. Unless, that is, you want to learn something new. In that ...

archivistsreading.wordpress.com - Sorry for the long gap. The funny part is I did actually finish reading Part II some time ago, I just hadn’t gotten around to writing about it. And in looking over my notes on these chapters, I wil...

onlineuniversities.com - We live in a society where academic failure is not an option. The statistics bear out that the more successful you are in education, the more well-off and unemployment-proof you will be over the lo...

pinterest.com - Ready to switch for good?

usatodayeducate.com - This is what your professor probably wants to do when you ask one of these questions. Before you read any further, I want you to know two things about me, the author of this blog post. First, I am ...

freetech4teachers.com - Next Vista for Learning is the first video sharing site that I recommend to teachers looking for alternatives to YouTube. Videos on Next Vista are made by teachers and students for teachers and stu...

huffingtonpost.com - If you want a job straight out of college, don't come knocking on Kirk McDonald's door. The president of a tech company in New York City, McDonald wrote a brutally honest op-ed in the Wall Street J...

edudemic.com - Kristin Magette, Communications Director at Eudora School District in Eudora, Kansas, recently shared how Eudora Public Schools had set out to create a “digital-friendly school district.” The inter...

guardian.co.uk - As more and more schools invest in mobile technologies, such as iPads, a common question on language fora is "can anyone recommend a good list of apps for language learning?" My typical response is...

usnews.com - As Politico reporter Mike Allen noted at the beginning of the Playbook Cocktails event he was hosting Thursday evening, it was serendipitous that the release of "Morning Joe" host Mika Brzezinski's...

literacytrust.org.uk - For the first time children are reading more on computers and other electronic devices than they are reading books, magazines, newspapers and comics. This is potentially detrimental to children’s r...

lincolnmullen.com - The historical demography of American religion is in a sorry state. I’ve been intending to write about the reasons and possible fixes for this historiographical quandary for some time. My draft blo...

usgovteducatorsblog.blogspot.com - Keith Hughes who has a tremendous Youtube channel for US and government (and 17 videos for WH) just told me about Knowmia.   Keith's Knowmia page is here. There is a search engine and you can set u...

westylish.blogspot.com - Turning students into teachers - Socrative and student led learning Over the coming weeks @Rossett iPads are being introduced on a 1-1 basis. As a teacher there I am obviously looking for ways to i...

teachthought.com - So we’re taking a stand here. This is all incredibly subjective, but so are the VH1 Top 100 Hair Bands Videos and those are fun, am I right? So subjective it is. Let’s make a list. A list of ideas ...

washingtonpost.com - Finland’s Pasi Sahlberg is one of the world’s leading experts on school reform and the author of the best-selling “Finnish Lessons: What Can the World Learn About Educational Change in Finland?” In...

activehistory.co.uk - The game gives students a fantastic incentive to build up their factual knowledge throughout the unit - because progress in the game is determined by how successfully the team is able to answer que...

freetech4teachers.com - Shakespeare Uncovered is a collection of videos and lesson plans hosted on PBS Learning Media. The collection is organized into twenty-one smaller, thematically collections. Some of the themes are ...

art.broadwayworld.com - Yoga is a global phenomenon, practiced by millions of people seeking spiritual insight or better health. Few, however, are aware of yoga's rich diversity and historical transformations. Opening Oct...

globaled.eventbrite.com - Wendy Kopp will keynote the New York City Global Education Forum at the Avenues World School on May 29th at 6:30pm. UClass and the Asia Society are co-hosting this event to -- for the first time --...

usreligion.blogspot.com - Four Questions with Peggy Bendroth Categories: American religions, Congregationalism, four questions with, fundamentalism, gender and religion, liberal Protestantism, mainline Protestantism, peggy ...

freetech4teachers.com - Backpack Practice is new site from the creators of Backpack TV. The purpose of Backpack Practice is to provide a place on which students can practice basic skills and review facts in math, science,...

sites.udel.edu - Over the past few years, History of American Civilization students have presented their research to the University of Delaware’s Osher Lifelong Learning Institute. Take a moment to read Nicole Belo...

massteacher.org - Are you a K-12 educator? Are you in your first five years of teaching? Are you an educator who is new to the MTA? If you are interested in learning more about the MTA, the policies and laws that go...

on.wtsp.com - Video: Jeff Brandes interview on 10 News Yellow Lights Investigation PHOTOS: Check out this bikini bike wash that helped raise money for the Ronald McDonald House! Find 10 News Investigator Noah Pr...

schultzwjhs.wordpress.com - I read a blog recently by Carolyn Durley about why teachers are reluctant to take risks. This got me thinking about the fear of failure and fear of being viewed as a bad educator. Then I realized s...

edtechteacher.org - EdTechTeacher offers free, live webinars throughout the school year aimed at helping educators integrate technology effectively in the classroom. This is a great opportunity learn something new as ...

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