Tag: history
The History of the National Football League’s Thanksgiving Day Football Games
Since their inception back in the year of 1920, the National Football League (NFL) has played football games on Thanksgiving Day, which were actually based upon the [more…]
Does SN = SN? 4chan & The Case for Sergey Nazarov Being Satoshi Nakamoto, Creator of Bitcoin
The true identity of Satoshi Nakamoto, the mysterious creator of Bitcoin, has perplexed the cryptocurrency community for over a decade. This enigmatic figure laid the foundations for [more…]
Benefits of teaching U.S. and world history backwards with examples
What does it mean to teach history backwards? Educators teaching history backwards, in the context of history education, means starting instruction with recent historical events and working [more…]
10 Fun and educational Halloween classroom videos and activities
Halloween is just around the corner, and what better way to engage your students than with fun and educational Halloween-themed activities? Whether you’re a teacher looking for [more…]
Hispanic Heritage Month classroom projects and lessons to celebrate
Hispanic Heritage Month begins on September 15 to celebrate the contributions that Hispanic (people from Spanish-speaking countries of origin) and Latinx (a gender-neutral form of Latino, which [more…]
Replicating Faraday’s 200-Year-Old Electric Motor
Although new electric motor types are still being invented, the basic principle of an electric motor has changed little in the past century-and-a-half: a stator and a [more…]
The 2003 Northeast Blackout and the Harsh Lessons of Grid Failures
The grid failure in 2003 which reverted much of the eastern US and Canada back to a pre-electrification era may be rather memorable, yet it was not [more…]
Gale Launches Online Community to Help Educators Thrive
FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. – Gale, part of Cengage Group, is giving educators a new social space to exchange ideas and share best practices. The company has launched [more…]
Making the grade: How to spur achievement after NAEP declines
Key points: Alarming declines in NAEP scores are prompting educators to look for ways to increase academic achievement Understanding each individual student helps educators design supplemental educational [more…]
How ChatGPT made my lessons more engaging
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters. Much of the education narrative around ChatGPT has focused on the potential downsides of the AI [more…]
Watching Paint Dry for Over 100 Years
A Model T Ford customer could famously get their car “in any color he wants, so long as it’s black.” Thus begins a deep dive into the [more…]
With Critical Race Theory spurring debate, is there hope for diversity in schools?
Key points: The greatest social justice movements teach us that progress isn’t linear, but is rather dynamic. This means that progress doesn’t transpire overnight. It doesn’t transpire [more…]
5 to thrive: SEL resources to help students grow
Key points: SEL teaches students to think and behave like healthy, mature adults SEL helps students become better learners and take ownership of that learning Every educator [more…]
Activities to teach the history of Ancient India achievements
As one of the world’s oldest civilizations, Ancient India has left an indelible mark on the tapestry of human history. From the advancements in science and mathematics [more…]
Cutting-Edge Technology Teaches Lessons about World War I
WASHINGTON, D.C. – During the upcoming National History Day Finals, The Doughboy Foundation, a nonprofit organization committed to World War I education, will be on hand to [more…]
King Charles portrait accessible through augmented-reality technology
A portrait of King Charles III featuring thousands of children’s drawings can now be accessed remotely through an interactive augmented-reality experience. The portrait has been created from [more…]
With greater access to devices, teachers are folding more tech into instruction
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters. Before the pandemic, U.S. history teacher Travis Malekpour hesitated assigning his students work in [more…]
Renaissance’s All New Visual Identity Champions a Teacher-Led Ecosystem, Empowering Educators to “See Every Student”
BLOOMINGTON, MINN. (PRWEB) — Renaissance, a leader in pre-K–12 education technology, announces a rebrand and new visual identity reflecting the company’s transformational teacher-led learning ecosystem and demonstrating [more…]
Riding the Rails by Ebike
As most developed countries around the world continue to modernize their transportation infrastructure with passenger rail, countries in North America have been abandoning railroads for over a [more…]
Black History Month Contest 2023: Meet the winners and finalists
We’re announcing the Flocabulary contest winners and finalists for Black History Month 2023! In honor of Black History Month, we invited students to be the researchers, lyricists, [more…]
VHS Learning Is Awarded Teaching with Primary Sources Grant from Library of Congress
Boston – VHS Learning has been selected to receive a $25,000 grant to create a high-quality U.S. History curriculum and professional development supporting discussion-based primary source analysis [more…]
