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CFP: Tacitism: Ethics, Politics and Europe 16th-18th c.

Society for Classical Studies

CFP: Tacitism: Ethics, Politics and Europe 16th-18th c. kskordal Fri, 03/21/2025 - 10:39 Image Tacitism: Ethics, Politics and Europe 16th-18th c. Warsaw 18-20 September 2025 Rooted in the works of the Roman historian Cornelius Tacitus, the Tacitist voice exerted an important influence on political discourse during the long century from the late 16th to the early 18th century.

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Qatar National Vision 2030

Living Geography

Some countries that have historically relied on oil for their economic development are now looking to a future post peak-oil (although that is not looking like being any time soon for the USA now.). This is an area that I have been writing about for a while now. Petrostates are those whose economy relies on oil. They are now working out what their post-oil, diversified economy may be based around.

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On Clarity

All Things Pedagogical

This week I have been thinking about clarity a lot and how clarity appears in different places in our lives. For example, clarity as opposed to brain fog when you are not feeling well or going through a pain flare. Or the need for clarity in the ways we try to communicate with our close people and surroundings. How the way that we are clear with colleagues may be very different than the lack of clarity needed with our close friends who just get what we are trying to say with a gesture, a look, a

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GCSE Natural History - going ahead - probably.

Living Geography

A cross-posting from my GCSE Natural History blog. I started this when the new specification was first announced. I've been adding posts since, and there are now over 400, so I've got plenty of materials to help write some support resources once a draft specification emerges. It's taken a while, but there was some news from Parliament today. Here was the question in Parliament.

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The Heat is on in the German Bundestag: Coalitions, Conflicts, and Consequences of “Hot Politics”

Political Science Now

The Heat is on in the German Bundestag: Coalitions, Conflicts, and Consequences of Hot Politics By Sven T. Siefken , German Federal University The German Bundestag is one of the strongest and most influential parliaments. It exists in a political system with a uniform parliamentarization. Decision making builds on a policy-based division of labor among Members of Parliament (MPs), where political parties have an important organizing role.

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iGCSE Geography 4th Edition - now available to purchase

Living Geography

A project that I've been involved in for over a year will finally see the light of day soon and the first of the three books has just become available and ready for ordering from the Collins website. It's the 4th edition of a textbook for the newly updated iGCSE Geography specification. I was involved with the first edition while working for the Geographical Association.

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The Week That Was In 234

Moler's Musing

This week was all about using EduProtocols to deepen understanding and get students thinking critically about history. From Parafly for paraphrasing complex texts to Thick Slides for sequencing and comparing key events, we focused on meaningful engagement. ShortAnswers Quick Write gave students real-time AI feedback on their writing, while Map & Tell helped visualize territorial disputes.

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The Week That Was In 234

Moler's Musing

This week was all about using EduProtocols to deepen understanding and get students thinking critically about history. From Parafly for paraphrasing complex texts to Thick Slides for sequencing and comparing key events, we focused on meaningful engagement. ShortAnswers Quick Write gave students real-time AI feedback on their writing, while Map & Tell helped visualize territorial disputes.