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The Best Sites To See “Photos That Changed The World”
Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... —
Authority: 545
In my The Best Social Studies Websites — 2009 , the fourteenth ranked site had a nice collection of “Photos That Changed The World.” Thanks to a comment left there, I learned that the site was no longer available. Fortunately, there are a lot of alternatives with a similar theme, so I’m bringing them ...15 hours ago -
The Best “Decade In Review” Sites
Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... —
Authority: 545
I thought it might be useful to pull together a quick list of the rapidly increasing sites that are reviewing the past ten years through photos and/or video. Here are my choices for The Best ‘Decade In Review” Sites: The decade in news photographs is from The Boston Globe’s Big Picture. MSNBC has The ...19 hours ago -
“Daily Charts”
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Authority: 545
The Economist has a neat feature called Daily Charts . Each day it has a very simple, and engaging, chart that’s typically very accessible to English Language Learners — How many sick days are taken by workers in different countries ? How many Internet users are in each country? Thanks to The English Blog ...1 day ago -
Christmas Additions
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Authority: 545
Here are some additions to The Best Places To Learn About Christmas, Hanukkah, & Kwanzaa: Santa Gone Wild is a fun slideshow from TIME Magazine. Here are three new resources for English Language Learners from The British Council: Santa’s Little Helper is a short story. The Busy Elf is a song. Whose ...1 day ago -
Dont Know Much About History...
Curriculum Matters —
Authority: 580
Policymakers need to raise the level of history instruction in U.S. schools by making state certification requirements for teachers of history more stringent, argues a report released today by the Lexington Institute in Arlington, Va. For example, secondary-school history teachers should be required to have ...1 day ago -
Essay Contest on the Civil Rights Movement
Curriculum Matters —
Authority: 580
Six education organizations, including the National Education Association and American Federation of Teachers, have created a partnership to support teachers in bringing African-American history to life for their students. Theyre sponsoring an essay contest for high school juniors and seniors on "the legacy and ...1 day ago -
Arlington criticized for Chavez holiday decision
Extra Credit —
Authority: 122
Former school board candidate Luis Castillo had some harsh words for Arlington school board members Thursday night regarding their recent 5-2 vote against establishing a Cesar Chavez holiday in the district. The board turned back a school calendar proposed by a committee that wanted to give students a day off on ...2 days ago -
How Much Academic Freedom in Middle Schools?
Mother Talkers —
Authority: 141
I spotted this news story in the Washington Post and thought it would make good fodder for debate here. How much academic freedom is acceptable for a middle school? A Virginia middle school principal recently called off an assignment that asked students to represent the views of the Taliban during a mock United ...2 days ago -
Learn about Ancient Egypt
Talking SMARTBoards & Much More! —
Authority: 125
Sharing some sites I have used when teaching about Ancient Egypt. ENJOY! The Children’s University - a great interactive lesson as an introduction to the geography of Egypt- works well with the SMARTBoard. Egyptian Life - a great interactive site for students to explore and learn more about what life was like ...2 days ago -
Stand up for good history in Texas
Millard Fillmore's Bathtub —
Authority: 580
Here’s an education and Texas issue I’ve not done justice to: The Texas State Board of Education is working to gut social studies curricula in Texas, with a special vent on history, which they appear to think is not fundamentalist Christian enough, and economics, where they think “capitalism” is, somehow, a ...2 days ago -
COP15 – Glow gets involved
Glow Scotland —
Authority: 124
As the world’s eyes were turning towards the UN Climate Change Conference 2009 Glow was getting involved both nationally and internationally. On the 9th December we were joined by Heather Reid, former BBC weather presenter and professional meteorologist – and 69 Scottish schools!! The opportunity to pose a ...3 days ago -
Nurturing the 21st Century History Teacher
K12 Online Conference 2009 —
Authority: 139
Presenter : Tom Daccord Location : chestnut Hill, MA, USA Link to presenter’s K12Online Ning Profile page Presentation Title : Nurturing the 21st Century History Teacher Presentation Description : Emerging technologies, a globalized world, and fiscal restraints demand innovative approaches to education. This ...3 days ago -
Social Studies Extreme
The HomeSpun Life —
Authority: 124
This past few months has been one social studies lesson after another, only not learned from books. No, this kind of study was up close and personal, I guess you could call it a perpetual field trip. In short...we have received more kindness, dignity, and respect from people who dont even believe in Christ, than from ...4 days ago -
“10 Houses to See Before You Die”
Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... —
Authority: 545
10 Houses to See Before You Die shows images, and provides text information, on ten intriguing or weird or beautiful….houses. I’ve added it to The Best Images Of Weird, Cool & Neat-Looking Buildings (& Ways To Design Your Own) .4 days ago -
New Tricks for an Old Dog
Murderous Musings —
Authority: 125
By Chester Campbell You can teach an old dog new tricks, but he may feel they’re not all worth knowing. Correcting homework for a sixth grader has helped refresh my memory of many things I once knew but had forgotten. It has also taught me a lot of concepts concerning the new math that I’m not sure I ...4 days ago -
The Best Year-End Collections Of Images — 2009
Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... —
Authority: 545
As I did last year (see The Best Year-End Collections Of Images — 2008 ), I’m putting together a “The Best…” list of “year in review photo” collections. Most of these types of multimedia collections don’t come-out until the last week of December, which makes it too late to use in most classrooms ...5 days ago -
The Children of the Cold(Eskimos)/Google Books
Happy Hearts Homeschooling Library —
Authority: 125
The children of the cold Author Frederick Schwatka Publisher Educational Pub. Co., 1899 Length 212 pages Overview5 days ago -
A Not To Be Missed New Website: Zinn Education Project: Teaching a People’s History”
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Authority: 545
Zinn Education Project: Teaching a People’s History is a collaboration between Rethinking Schools and Teaching for Change! As their announcement states: The new site features over 75 free, downloadable teaching activities for middle- and high- school students to bring a people’s history to the ...5 days ago -
I missed The People Speak!
History Tech —
Authority: 119
Color me embarrassed. I forgot to set the DVR last night to save The People Speak on the History Channel. The People Speak is the tv documentary of the Howard Zinn Voices of a People’s History. Democracy is not a spectator sport. Using dramatic and musical performances of the letters, diaries and speeches of ...5 days ago -
“Invictus”
Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... —
Authority: 545
I’m sure most people are aware of the new movie “Invictus,” starring Morgan Freeman and Matt Damon, that portrays Nelson Mandela’s effort to help unite his country through a rugby team’s effort to win the world championship. There’s an excellent clip from the movie that highlights Mandela’s recognition ...6 days ago
