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The Power of Video

A Principal's Reflections

Students in Mrs. Tambuscio’s World History class culminated a unit on the Holocaust by applying their historical knowledge to the viewing of survivor testimonies. Students were able to utilize IWitness , which is a computer-based program created by the USC Shoah Foundation’s Institute for Visual History.

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Book Review: Lovely War

HistoryRewriter

I thought it would be too slow and boring for my 10th-grade World History students. The author also recommends some movies for students to add to their Netflix queue such as Testament of Youth (2014). I was wrong. The book has a slow burn. I hope it is well-stocked in school libraries.

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What I Learned From My Students Who Became Teachers

ED Surge

Even more astonishing, five of my former students decided to become high school history teachers, just like me: Paula Katrina Camaya : a former Chicago Public Schools educator currently teaching civics and humanities at Evanston Township High School (ETHS) in Evanston, Illinois. History class during the 2014-2015 academic year.

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Civil Conversation Protects Our Civil Rights

Teaching American History

Two graduates of the Master of Arts in American History and Government (MAHG) program submitted essays on how they teach these skills to the Bill of Rights Institute’s 2023 National Civics Teacher of the Year Award , placing among the top ten finalists. Ashbrook Publishing, 2014. Record for Monday, September 17. Edited by Gordon Lloyd.

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High schools fail to provide legally required education to students with disabilities

The Hechinger Report

One time, a teacher gave his special education world history class all of the answers to their final exam. Bartlett High School principal Sean Prince said he can’t speak to the details of Michael’s experience because he did not become the school’s principal until 2014, a year after Michael graduated. He graduated in 2013.