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An Inquiry Discussion Guide

C3 Teachers

I wanted discussion in the context of disciplinary tasks, and I found a new opportunity with the Library of Congress’ “Primary Source Analysis Tool.” I have implemented this tool with my students in a high school World History classroom and feel good about the outcomes.

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Teaching Irish American History

Studies Weekly

But instead of helping these Irish immigrants, many US citizens blamed them for creating these unsanitary conditions, according to the Library of Congress. According to the Library of Congress, Railroad construction was so dangerous that it was said, [there was] an Irishman buried under every tie.”

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Book Review: Lovely War

HistoryRewriter

I thought it would be too slow and boring for my 10th-grade World History students. I hope it is well-stocked in school libraries. I remember skimming it in Barnes and Noble and putting it down because it starts off with a romantic triangle between Aphrodite, Ares, and Hephaestus in a New York City hotel suite in 1942.

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Classroom Behavior Management Ideas to Try

Studies Weekly

Students can help move books from their teacher’s desk to the class library and stacking on the shelves during clean-up time Being the door helper and holding open the door for their class to go through is a favorite for sure because it makes them feel so special!

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Timbuktu Manuscripts: Really Cool Google Arts and Culture Site

World History Teachers Blog

Click on the history volume and you can learn the history of empire from Ghana to the Sultanate of Massina. Learn about the Mosque of Djenne here and its importance as a library for manuscripts. In another section, you can click on the different topics that the manuscripts cover and read a summary of what they say.

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How one high-poverty district is adding virtual reality to its classrooms

The Hechinger Report

The AIU is also adding virtual reality equipment to its lending library for educators. Sometimes technology is cool but not particularly educational, said Cornell teacher Andrew Erwin, whose sophomore world history class took a virtual field trip to Rome. The kids do remember facts better when they use virtual reality.”.

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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. Some of these templates are available in my Free Resource Library. Economics and World History are fully structured this way. At the start of this school year, I was still assigning everything digitally.