World History Teachers Blog

JANUARY 9, 2025

Here are some great StoryMaps from Esri's GIS Systems Their software includes story maps for over a dozen titles in World and US history, including the Age of Exploration, the First Crusade, Ancient Greece, the Black Death, the Spanish Conquest of the Aztec Empire, Egyptian Funerary Practices, and many more. The story maps are engaging and include images, maps, graphs, and primary sources presented in an engaging manner like the excerpt below from the First Crusade story map.

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TeachThought

JANUARY 8, 2025

Whether you're using data to personalize learning or refine curriculum, the ability to easily check for understanding is critical to your teaching.

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Cult of Pedagogy

JANUARY 8, 2025

Listen to this post as a podcast: Sponsored by Alpaca and Brisk Teaching Every January for the last ten years, we have chosen a small collection of tech tools we think are worth checking out. That will be the same this year. But something else will be different: Traditionally, when we put out this list, we do it to coincide with the release of our annual Teacher’s Guide to Tech.

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Zinn Education Project

JANUARY 8, 2025

The climate crisis is not in some distant future. It is being felt around the world with heatwaves, floods, and most dramatically with the wildfires in Southern California. Our hearts go out to the residents who face the tragic loss of lives, homes, and entire communities. #TeachClimateJustice : Invite students to listen to news about the fires and come up with their own terms for the disaster, such as fossil-fueled disaster or climate change disaster.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 6, 2025

Students who were chosen to receive tutoring in Washington, D.C., had missed more than 30 days of school, on average. A Stanford study showed that tutoring could improve their attendance by about one day. Credit: Staff photo by Derek Davis/Portland Press Herald via Getty Images In early 2024, initial reports indicated that tutoring might not only help kids catch up academically after the pandemic but could also combat chronic absenteeism.

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Digital Promise

JANUARY 7, 2025

The post Introducing the Teacher Leader Corps Toolkit: Advancing Digital Equity through Teacher Leadership appeared first on Digital Promise.

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Sapiens

JANUARY 9, 2025

An anthropologist and poet reflects on a journey of return that tells a larger story about human connection, acts of Indigenous solidarity, and the potential for repair within anthropology. I HELD MY CARRY-ON BAG close to me apprehensively, waiting for the prearranged special security screening at OHare International Airport in Chicago en route to the Republic of Vanuatu, an archipelago in the South Pacific.

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Women's History Network

JANUARY 13, 2025

We are an Injured Body: Finding Inspiration in a Class on Jane Austen My new book, Women and Madness in the Early Romantic Novel: Injured Minds, Ruined Lives (Manchester University Press), originated in an undergraduate class I taught in spring 2020 at the University of Alabama called Jane Austen and the Injured Body.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 6, 2025

DUNEDIN, New Zealand When Principal Jen Rodgers took a 10-week sabbatical in 2021, she was on a mission to find a way to improve mathematics instruction at the primary school she leads here in one of the countrys oldest cities. Rodgers, who has led the 420-student St. Clair School since 2016, is hardly alone in worrying about maths. Mathematics scores on international tests have been stagnating or falling for years in New Zealand and many other countries, with the exception of a few Asian natio

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Digital Promise

JANUARY 9, 2025

The post How Students Use Construction and Technology Skills to Improve Living Conditions in Their Community appeared first on Digital Promise.

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Sapiens

JANUARY 7, 2025

Amsterdam, like other European cities, hosts growing populations of non-native parakeets. An anthropologist unpacks what shifting attitudes toward these birds reveal about humans. When I came to Amsterdam as a graduate student in 2012, I was surprised to find the citys parks teeming with vibrant green feathers, red beaks, and bluish tails. The birds, which looked to me like parrots, were hard to miss.

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ED Surge

JANUARY 8, 2025

In affinity, we find kinship. Our shared interests move us toward one another and give us opportunities for connection, deep empathy and shared experiences. Our worldviews collide, and we are no longer alone; we are in a community. One of the first times I felt like I was in community was in my high school jazz band as a teenager. I auditioned to be a part of the Ravinia Scholars , joining a group of teenage musicians from high schools all over Chicago.

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Anthropology.net

JANUARY 6, 2025

Beneath the sandstone massif south of Paris lies the Ségognole 3 cave, a site that may redefine our understanding of Paleolithic innovation. Researchers have uncovered an extraordinary engraving on the cave floor, suggesting it may be the oldest known three-dimensional map. Dating back more than 20,000 years, this artifact provides a fascinating glimpse into how Ice Age hunter-gatherers perceived and interacted with their landscape.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 6, 2025

Parents can be tricky for teachers and administrators to manage. They love their kids dearly, but the way that love gets expressed to teachers and school leaders can sometimes be less than constructive. Teachers often report that managing parents is among their least-favorite parts of the job. But just like students who behave badly because they dont know how to manage their emotions, parents sometimes behave badly because they feel powerless to help their child succeed.

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Digital Promise

JANUARY 7, 2025

The post Building Real-World Skills Through Social Entrepreneurship in the Classroom appeared first on Digital Promise.

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Maitri Learning

JANUARY 12, 2025

Recent advances in neuroscience are revealing what Montessori educators have known for over a century - that learning is deeply connected to emotion, relationships, and the integration of mind and body. At the recent Montessori Schools of Massachusetts conference, I shared how cutting-edge brain research aligns with and validates core Montessori principles.

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History Havoc

JANUARY 12, 2025

One of the books I have taught for the past decade has been The Jungle by Upton Sinclair. Every year I talk about how the book helped pass legislation dealing with food preparation. As a class we read tiny segments of it and some students find the segments quite gross. It is never fun to talk about rats falling into the sausage and nobody taking them out just before going to lunch.

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Anthropology.net

JANUARY 8, 2025

Wallacea, the sprawling chain of islands in eastern Indonesia that includes Timor-Leste, has long been a crossroads of cultures, languages, and genetics. A recent study sheds new light on its human history, highlighting the deep impact of migrations from New Guinea into this region approximately 3,500 years ago. The study, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 1 (PNAS), combines insights from genetics, linguistics, and archaeology to paint a more complete picture of Wallac

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 8, 2025

The first time I talked to Amy Lee Funes, our conversation left me stunned. In spite of the fact that she earned only $35,000 a year and lived in one of the most expensive cities in the world, Funes made too much to qualify for public assistance paying for child care. Her only option was to take a pay cut, a city official told her in late 2019. Funes, who had recently moved far away from her mother (a free source of child care) to escape an abusive relationship, desperately needed child care.

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Digital Promise

JANUARY 6, 2025

Teachers have the power to grow student agency through interactive dialogue in their classrooms, one proven strategy is through Socratic Circles.

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ED Surge

JANUARY 9, 2025

As we look back at the K-12 stories that resonated the most with our readers last year, a trend quickly emerges: 2024 was the year of the personal essay. Columnists and EdSurge Voices of Change fellows clearly captivated our audience with their reflections both technical and emotional. They gave their takes on innovating in math and social emotional learning.

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Living Geography

JANUARY 8, 2025

Was interested to read about the impact of a new TV drama on Danish television made by Thomas Vinterberg who has previously made some very high profile films including the excellent 'Another Round', which won the Oscar in 2020. Familier som vores (Families Like Ours) a drama which depicts a flooded Denmark shut down and evacuated has been viewed nearly 1m times and become a national talking point.

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Anthropology.net

JANUARY 7, 2025

Along the banks of the Jordan River, near northern Israel’s Hula Valley, a fascinating chapter of human history has emerged. Recent research at the 780,000-year-old Acheulian site of Gesher Benot Ya’akov reveals that early humans relied heavily on starchy plant foods, challenging long-held assumptions about the dominance of animal protein in prehistoric diets.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 9, 2025

Its common knowledge that parents should talk and read to their young children. But are there similar things that parents can do to lay the foundation for success in math? A new wave of research says yes. Here are three takeaways from 22 studies conducted over the past dozen years: The link between parent math talk and higher math skills Researchers found that the more parents talked about math with their children, the stronger their childrens math skills.

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Education Elements

JANUARY 7, 2025

Over the past two years, 40 states and the District of Columbia have adopted guidelines or legislation mandating the use of Science of Reading (SoR) methodology in school districts. These changes often come with high expectations and tight timelines, requiring leaders to overcome significant challenges such as limited resources, deeply ingrained instructional beliefs, and complex implementation barriers.

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Sapiens

JANUARY 13, 2025

A translators notes are refashioned into a poem calling for justice for Indigenous peoples in the Philippines displaced by a megadam. Translation Notes is part of the collection Poets Resist, Refuse, and Find a Way Through. Read the introduction to the collection here. In November 2023 , Ian Fry , the first U.N. Special Rapporteur on Climate Change and Human Rights, met with stakeholders in the Philippines to report on the status of the country regarding environmental and human rights protectio

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Life and Landscapes

JANUARY 13, 2025

Jubilee, Kentucky is not a real place; but is depicted as a salute to the many, many stars, hopefuls, producers, technicians, audiences, listeners and fans of the “little guys” in the history of country music in America. This new musical hopefully gives a long overdue credit to the values, ideals and aspirations of the live and radio-based Hoedown and Jamboree shows that were so much a reflection of traditional culture in the rural United States in the 1940’s and 1950’s.

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ShortCutsTV

JANUARY 13, 2025

Although the concepts of immediate and delayed gratification have been widely used in both psychology and sociology for over 50+ years, perhaps their most well-known application has been through Mischels Marshmallow Test.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 13, 2025

A trio of researchers argues that it’s unclear where students with disabilities learn the most and recommends that teachers and parents focus first on interventions students need. Credit: Getty images A prominent professor of special education is about to ignite a fierce debate over a tenet of his field, that students with disabilities should be educated as much as possible alongside their peers in general education classrooms, a strategy known as inclusion.

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Living Geography

JANUARY 11, 2025

A cross-posting from my Passed the point of no return blog. This piece in 'The Guardian' by Damien Gayle demonstrates the tremendous gulf between the super-rich and the average person. The worlds richest 1% have already used up their fair share of the global carbon budget for 2025, just 10 days into the year. In less than a week and a half, the consumption habits of an individual from this monied elite had already caused, on average, 2.1 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions, according to analysis

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TCI

JANUARY 6, 2025

TCI, a leader in K-12 educational content and curriculum, is proud to announce that its K-6 and 7-12 Social Studies programs have received favorable reviews in the latest textbook adoption reports released by the Office of Instructional Materials & Library Services within the Mississippi Instructional Materials Review Board. These reviews confirm the alignment of TCI’s innovative, high-quality curricula with state standards, offering educators engaging and effective resources for socia

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O-Level Geography

JANUARY 10, 2025

What are the common causes of fire in urban neighbourhood? What are the impacts of fire? How can the risks of fire hazards be managed?

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Institute for Citizens & Scholars

JANUARY 8, 2025

In this conversation with Hugo Balta, Audra discusses how Citizens & Scholars is preparing young people to become civic problem solvers in a polarized country.

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ED Surge

JANUARY 10, 2025

Imagine a recent graduate armed with a degree but struggling to convey their specific skills to potential employers. Now picture that same graduate confidently presenting a suite of microcredentials that precisely showcase their abilities. This scenario isnt just possible; its becoming increasingly necessary in todays competitive job market. Yet, some educational institutions view microcredentials with skepticism, dismissing them as unfamiliar to employers and not worth the investment.

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Living Geography

JANUARY 9, 2025

Thanks to Bob Lang / Brendan Conway for the tipoff to this GIS resource which explores the GII: the extent to which countries are influenced by, and align themselves with either USA or China. gii.cesionline.org gt find by Brendan Conway excellrnt for post16 superpowers @jbwgeog.bsky.social [image or embed] Bob Lang ( @boblanggeog.bsky.social ) January 9, 2025 at 6:24 PM The Global Influence Index (GII) measures the influence of both the U.S. and China in 191 countries.

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Edthena

JANUARY 7, 2025

In the news In a recent interview with eSchool News , Andi Morency, founder and executive director of the Honors Academy of Literature discussed her school’s innovative professional development model. The model combines AI and video-based coaching with peer collaboration to drive teacher growth and student success. Leveraging Edthenas AI Coach and VC3 platforms , teachers engage in a structured three-cycle process throughout the year that includes guided self-reflection, peer feedback, and

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O-Level Geography

JANUARY 10, 2025

Why are there more extreme weather experienced in Singapore? How can Singaporean adapt to it?

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