World History Teachers Blog
JANUARY 2, 2025
Here is a good 33-minute documentary about the Russian Revolution. It starts with the Revolution of 1905 and continues through Russia's withdrawal from World War 1. It comes from Lucas Films and is better than most I've seen over the years. In addition, here's a great website about the Russian Revolution, called 1917, Free History , from Yandex Publishing.
Strange Maps
JANUARY 2, 2025
Prosperity is not a given, and neither is poverty. As these maps show, rich regions can lose their wealth, and poor places can turn affluent. While they dont explain the ebbs and flows of fortune, these maps do provide a fascinating, granular view of where those fortunes rose and fell in Europe, in just over a century. Both maps show regional GDPs relative to the European average.
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Anthropology.net
JANUARY 2, 2025
Tracing Europe’s Genetic Footsteps The early medieval period was a transformative era, shaped by migrations, trade, and cultural exchanges. Yet, many of its genetic mysteries have eluded researchers due to the limitations of traditional methods. A new study, led by Leo Speidel and colleagues, published in Nature 1 , takes a brand newstep forward.
Institute for Citizens & Scholars
JANUARY 2, 2025
Raj talks with Mindy Finn, Founder & CEO of Citizen Data, about restoring trust in government and each other and increasing Gen Z's civic knowledge and engagement.
Living Geography
JANUARY 2, 2025
Interactive: What is the climate impact of eating meat and dairy? | Daisy Dunne Tom Prater Joe Goodman #CBarchive Read here: [link] pic.twitter.com/JPmkJabYWp Carbon Brief (@CarbonBrief) January 2, 2025 A very nice interactive from Carbon Brief.
Life and Landscapes
JANUARY 2, 2025
THE NILE OF KENTUCKY The Nolin River. It is like the Nile, if you follow the analogy. With its own old kingdoms running along its geography. The lower Nolin has its ancient monuments, Mammoth Cave and Dismal Rock, and it has its own cliff-edged lake, like the one that they created in Egypt. If you are willing to follow my logic, Hodgenville could be the Luxor of the upper Nolin River Valley.
Living Geography
JANUARY 2, 2025
Shipping Forecast Day has happened today. The Shipping Forecast is inherently geographical. This article by Jude Rogers explores the importance of the forecast. As we wrap up our Shipping Forecast day, have you ever taken a wind down with the Sleeping Forecast instead? Listen along to a soothing blend of classical and ambient music from BBC Introducing artists interspersed with excerpts of the iconic Shipping Forecast from Radio 4. pic.twitter.com/Dw87z3sz8V BBC Radio 4 (@BBCRadio4) January 1,
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Living Geography
JANUARY 2, 2025
Often when walking in the countryside, a footpath will take you to a road and then expect you to walk along the road for a while to connect up to the next available footpath and continue with your journey. There are also paths which have not been used for a while, or have been deliberately (or accidentally) blocked by landowners for various reasons.
Zinn Education Project
JANUARY 2, 2025
Contents Action Plan Overview | Action Plan Step-by-Step Guide Media Guide | Posters and Graphics | Map of Sites Messages for Signs, Social Media, and Chants | Record a Statement Co-Sponsors | Workshops and More Events Join us to defend the freedom to learn. For the past three summers, teachers rallied across the country to speak out against anti-history education bills.
Living Geography
JANUARY 2, 2025
This has been getting a lot of coverage in the news: the charity's annual review. Each year the Weather and Wildlife Review looks back on how weather has impacted wildlife through the seasons at the places the National Trust looks after. One in six species in the UK are currently threatened with extinction and we're seeing the impact that the climate crisis is having on both common and rare species.
TCI
JANUARY 2, 2025
Happy 2025! Each year, we introduce new features inspired by your feedback. Our latest teacher-inspired tools are designed to help you Bring Learning Alive! in 2025. Sign in to your TCI teacher account to explore these features. Student Tool Enhancements The updated tool has a bigger canvas, keyboard shortcuts, and more various drawing options. Updated Drawing Tool: Our updated interactive drawing tool encourages creativity and deeper understanding.
Living Geography
JANUARY 2, 2025
A Christmas Day TV highlight was the first new Wallace and Gromit film for many years. At their fastest rate, the 200-person production team for "Vengeance Most Fowl" produced two minutes of film per week. Vengeance most Fowl brought back Feathers McGraw, and managed to fit in a great many film references and nods to other programs and earlier scenarios.
The Hechinger Report
JANUARY 2, 2025
PEMBROKE PINES, Fla. In this city roughly 15 miles southwest of Fort Lauderdale, Cessna four-seater airplanes are lined up on a field beside Broward College, a community college offering two- and four-year degrees. Prospective students considering Browards professional pilot training program are about to take discovery flights to explore whether the experience of flying hooks them into wanting to pursue it as a career.
Living Geography
JANUARY 2, 2025
The UN member countries have set the target of ending slavery by 2030. However, no country has a system for actively monitoring slavery, and this lack of data leads to poor interventions and policies. The Slavery from Space programme at the University of Nottingham aims to address this problem. The programme uses Earth Observation (EO) to identify and track the scars left on the Earth by the industries with high levels of slavery.
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