Historian as Detective/Journalist

Research Sites: 1. Reagan Conservatism: Reagan, PBS – Major Speeches – NY Times Articles – Presidential Library 2. The Iran-Contra Affair: Reagan, PBS, Iran Contra – Iran/Contra from the National Security Archive – The Secret Government (Iran/Contra Affair) Video – Time: The US and Iran 3. US/Soviet Relations: 4. Reaganomics 5. Woman’s Rights 6. Environmentalism [...]

Leadership Academy Approved by School Committee

Monday night, April 12th 2010, the New Bedford School Committee heard two presentations concerning the work of the Restructuring Committee at NBHS.  The NBLA (New Bedford Leadership Academy) proposal was one.  In a short PowerPoint presentation, we laid out 1) what the NBLA is, 2) where are we now, and 3) what work comes next. [...]

Rewriting Texts? You Decide.

Some right-wingers ignore facts as they rewrite U.S. history By Steven Thomma, McClatchy Newspapers Steven Thomma, Mcclatchy Newspapers Thu Apr 1, 4:05 pm ET WASHINGTON — The right is rewriting history. The most ballyhooed effort is under way in Texas , where conservatives have pushed the state school board to rewrite guidelines, downplaying Thomas Jefferson in one high school [...]

Blueprint for Reform: Revising NCLB

Much has happened lately.  As many of you know, NCLB is being revised by the Obama Administration.  There have also been reform measures suggested in the areas of national standards, which would have a powerful impact on the nation.  Massachusetts has suggested that, because it has one of the highest standards in the nation, it [...]

World War II Mock Trials

Welcome to your first Mock Trial in AP US History.  Since we’ve recently covered the chapter on World War II, we are going to debate the questions related to the necessity and decision to drop the atom bomb on the Japanese at Hiroshima and Nagasaki as well as the questions concerning war crimes and the [...]

Immigration Unit

This week, we examine the topic of ethics, justice and rights by focusing on the immigration debate in the United States. We will do this by researching immigration statistics, learning about the history of immigrants in the US, debating the question of illegal immigration, and finding out more about ourselves and our cultural identity in [...]

Documania!

OK.  Here’s the idea: I show documentaries after school and you watch them.  We discuss, learn, and you blog your comments, questions and reviews.  I count it as extra credit and you get more and more prepared for the AP exam.  What do you think?  Some are long and might have to be edited for [...]

NBLA 2.0 – Technology Brainstorming

In September 2010, the NBLA will open inside NBHS.  On that first day of class, and in that first week and month, students must know that their instruction will be different than the rest of the school – but different how?  One aspect of our curriculum redesign will focus on technology integration in innovative ways.  [...]

Native Hawaiian Government May Become Reality

HONOLULU – Their kingdom long ago overthrown, Native Hawaiians seeking redress are closer than they’ve ever been to reclaiming a piece of Hawaii. Native Hawaiians are the last remaining indigenous group in the United States that hasn’t been allowed to establish their own government, a right already extended to Alaska Natives and 564 Native American [...]

Google Voice!

http://www.google.com/googlevoice/about.html Google Voice is another web-based tool I am using to help students learn.  Give it a try.  It’s definitely been a challenge setting up.

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