World History Teachers Blog

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Atlantic Magazine published 45 black and white stunning black-and-white photographs of the interwar period around the world. Among the 45 images are Hitler and Mussolini shaking hands in Germany, Japanese aircraft carrying out air raids over China, Chinese General Chiang Kai-shek sitting with the chairman of the Yunan provincial government, and four Italian soldiers taking aim in Ethiopia in 1935.

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ED Surge

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

During my eight-year teaching career in Colorado, Ive heard many schools and districts claim they want to develop the whole child. For example, the Colorado Department of Education supports statewide infrastructure and systems to promote a whole-child approach called Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child. Furthermore, Denver Public Schools Ends Policy requires all students to demonstrate a well-rounded educational experience.

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Political Science Now

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

2025 APSA Virtual Research Meeting (VRM) April 10th and 11th | Research Group Workshop Survey Research in Authoritarian States Workshop Organizers: Grant M. Cohen (University of Colorado) This Virtual Research Group will examine the obstacles and challenges one may face when conducting survey research in authoritarian states, where governmental transparency is minimal and citizens often fear expressing their political opinions due to the risk of retaliation.

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Edthena

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

In the news What if professional development could be as dynamic and personalized as the classrooms we envision for our students? Thats exactly what St. Vrain Valley Schools in Longmont, Colorado, is making a reality. Highlighted in the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP) article, “Transforming Teacher PD With AI,” authors Courtney Groskin, an instructional coach, and Sandy Heiser, assistant principal of Skyline High School, share how their district is breakin

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Political Science Now

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Project Title:Examining Womens Representation in Tribal Governance: An Analysis of Executive and Legislative Roles Tessa Provins, University of Arizona Tessa Provins is an assistant professor in the School of Government and Public Policy at the University of Arizona. Prior to joining the University of Arizona, she was an assistant professor in the political science department at the University of Pittsburgh from 2018 to 2024.

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Living Geography

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Another term-time Wednesday means it's time for another Worldly Wednesday. This has been a very busy Wednesday for me! A couple of hours to start the day working on a textbook chapter. Then it was onto some consultancy work on curriculum matters. Days of work needed distilling and tweaking and versions blended to a final iteration that we were happy with.

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Political Science Now

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Courts-First Federalism: How Model Legislation Becomes Impact Litigation By Dylan L. Yingling and Daniel J. Mallinson , Penn State University States and interest groups are facilitating a redistribution of government powers under a new courts-first federalism. States are working to claw back powers while interest groups drafting model laws strategically tailor them to skirt the limits of federal law and, once adopted by states, prompt federal courts to review them as parties litigate to clarify

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Political Science Now

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

2025 APSA Virtual Research Meeting (VRM) April 10th and 11th | Research Group Workshop The Virtual Worlds of Political Economy Workshop Organizers: Roni Hirsch (Haifa University) Key contemporary issuessuch as algorithmic governance, the influence of social networks on democracy, fake news, and the rise of AItrace back to questions that have long motivated political economists.

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Living Geography

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

A new Ecological Footprint calculator looks to be of interest, linked with the idea of Earth Overshoot Day. Have a play and see what you think. and remember the history of such tools.

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