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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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The Importance of Research in Social Studies Classrooms

Teaching American History

Research Empowers Students of History Research work benefits everyone, Czarnecki feels. She asks freshmen taking World History and juniors taking US History to complete a large independent research project. For eleven years, while serving as Dean of Students at Bishop Seabury, she taught world history.

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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.

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Civil Conversation Protects Our Civil Rights

Teaching American History

Kymberli Wregglesworth, a 2016 MAHG graduate, teaches Civics, World history and social studies electives at Onaway High School in Michigan. You have students from economically advantaged and disadvantaged families. When I get students for civics, I’ve already had them for world history in 10th grade,” Wregglesworth says.

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