An evolving, interactive site for students of history
Want some extra credit? Of course you do! All you have to do is use conversational 1920′s slang for the rest of the week (yes, only appropriate slang). Here are some links that you might find interesting. By the way, the history of this country is not rooted in politics and economics alone. The study [...]
The PBS Newshour is a one hour news broadcast that covers national and international events. It is hosted by Jim Lehrer and contains a incredible segment for teachers to use in their classrooms. Lesson plans, in-depth stories, student created news, daily videos, and more are included in this site. Please let me know what you [...]
Over the past year, both the Restructuring Committee and the Design Team for the New Bedford Leadership Academy have gone on quite a few site visits, as well as researching many other schools and districts. Our goals were to collect data and observe instructional strategies, leadership and governance, small school designs, thematic instruction, and more. [...]
// Students at risk for academic problems and dropping out of school may have another option if the proposed New Bedford Leadership Academy — a smaller school that would exist inside New Bedford High School — becomes a reality next year.”For the past year, the high school has been working on restructuring and within that [...]
Students have been learning about the Great War this week. In class today, they will read and highlight Part II – Securing the Peace, from the Choices Program packet on the League of Nations debate. Copies will be available in class. Students will then read President Wilson’s Fourteen Points. Copies will also be available in [...]
Promises is an award winning documentary that explores the issues that divide Israelis and Palestinians – land, history and religion. It is the story of seven children before their teenage years, who all live within 15-20 minutes from one another – but have completely different perspectives and experiences. As a reality-based ‘point of view’ documentary, [...]
By Kamran Bokhari, Peter Zeihan and Nathan Hughes On Feb. 13, some 6,000 U.S. Marines, soldiers and Afghan National Army (ANA) troops launched a sustained assault on the town of Marjah in Helmand province. Until this latest offensive, the U.S. and NATO effort in Afghanistan had been constrained by other considerations, most notably Iraq. Western [...]
Jane Elliott’s famous blue eye/brown eye experiment with her 3rd grade class in the late 1960′s is one of the most powerful teaching tools in classrooms today. So much has been written concerning Ms. Elliott’s activity that it has become the model for discussions on diversity, identity, culture and anti-racism education ever since. Frontline produced [...]
Early draft of the Constitution found in Phila. By Edward Colimore Inquirer Staff Writer Researcher Lorianne Updike Toler was intrigued by the centuries-old document at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania. On the back of a treasured draft of the U.S. Constitution was a truncated version of the same document, starting with the familiar words: “We [...]
