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Teaching Irish American History

Studies Weekly

Most of these immigrants traveled from Ulster a province in northern Ireland to escape religious persecution and economic hardship. However, the first big wave of Irish immigrants came in the early 1700s, according to Catherine B. Shannon from Westfield State College.

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The Root of Haiti's Misery From The New York Times

World History Teachers Blog

Haiti gained independence from the French in 1804, becoming the first independent black republic in the world. But self-rule did not mean economic independence. The essay is an ideal assignment for world history students studying the unit on revolutions in the 1700 and 1800s. How was Haiti able to pay reparations?

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STUDENT VOICE: Young Afghan girls are finding ways to keep learning

The Hechinger Report

I continued my school and course lessons until our economic situation deteriorated and I could not study English anymore. How inspiration and friendship from across the world help create a global club By Emily Khossaravi I still remember the first day of my AP World History class in 2021.

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3 AI Time Savers for Your Classroom

Leah Cleary

The economics teacher at my school has students interact with the Q-Chat tutor weekly with their vocabulary and keep a digital log of screenshots of the process for accountability. The other day I forgot to make copies of a source analysis activity for my AP World History students. One of them will be to upload a PDF.

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Money’s penetration into social life: a historical approach

Perspectives in Anthropology

Written by Keith Hart [Summary: The two centuries since the industrial revolution are a blink of the eye of world history, yet we are trapped in a perspective shaped by the daily news in one of its national fragments. Our ‘experts’ don’t try to grasp this period as we lurch into another global crisis that…

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Effective Note Taking Strategies: A Smart Literacy Strategy for Secondary Students

Leah Cleary

The world history teachers at my school have been implementing this model of note taking. This standard is our guide: SSWH1 Analyze the origins, structures, and interactions of societies in the ancient world from 3500 BCE to 500 BCE. My presentation excluded economics. It was painful at first. This is a crucial step.

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3 Tips to Blend Paper and Digital for Meaningful Lessons

Leah Cleary

I’ve also got four preps, AP World History, Sociology, Psychology, and IB Theory of Knowledge. Economics and World History are fully structured this way. At the start of this school year, I was still assigning everything digitally. I’ll be honest–I have copy limits, and it was just easier on me.