Life and Landscapes

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

I present it here as a series of individual blogs for my readers. Links to the previously published chapters will be provided at the end of each blog. The tragic toll on human life in the Civil War was high. It deals primarily with the Central Kentucky Theater. Look for them on each Saturday morning! (A

History 52

History Museum Local History Humanities 52

Moler's Musing

AUGUST 28, 2024

In this blog post, I’ll walk you through how I collaborated with AI (ChatGPT) to develop a comprehensive 5-6 day unit on Native American history, tailored specifically for my 8th-grade students. Prompt: “Based on Ohio’s standards, what should 8th graders know about American Indians?”

American History 75

American History Geography Local History History 75

Dangerously Irrelevant

MAY 31, 2017

web site from the National Endowment for the Humanities, including a very popular set for AP U.S. We could participate in a number of free Massively Open Online Courses (MOOCs), including over a dozen on Chinese History from Harvard University. We could find history games at Playing History or Flight to Freedom.

Social Studies 76

Social Studies Teaching Archiving Geography 76

Moler's Musing

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

It’s a difficult, uncomfortable truth, but it’s also an opportunity to make history more inclusive and meaningful. My goal was to push students to think about this contradiction and see history as more than just dates and events—it’s a collection of human stories, struggles, and injustices.

History 97

History Local History Critical Thinking Middle School 97