Category Archives: Historical Thinking

Churning out new assignments!: “Introduction to Historical Research and Presentations”

Posted on October 7, 2012 by

There are two major exciting things about this post. Firstly, I’ve actually written something new! In order to accomplish this lofty goal, I thought I’d return to my approach of sharing new assignments that I’ve developed. Secondly, I figured out … Continue reading →

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Going Medieval on Medieval Times’ Matinee Menu

Posted on August 2, 2012 by

Ages ago I wrote about my spontaneously developed “Junk Mail” lesson plan, which came to me courtesy of Medieval Times’ “educational division.” For a long time I’d planned to write a dissection of the menu as a reflection of the … Continue reading →

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The fruits of my inefficient time usage: A Reconstruction Timeline!

Posted on December 6, 2011 by

Today with my U.S. History students we’re moving into a discussion of Reconstruction as a follow-up to our in-depth reading about Lincoln, race, slavery, and the historiographical debate over “who freed the slaves?” (Though this will have to be a … Continue reading →

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Backlog Post #1: The Market Revolution, Atlantic Context, and Information Reorganization

Posted on November 1, 2011 by

While my last post ostensibly was going to open the flood-gates of a number of new posts dealing with what I’ve been working on in my classes, that plan fell through (read: baby + grad school + teaching = neglect … Continue reading →

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Learning Styles, Shmearning Shmyles?

Posted on September 5, 2011 by

It’s Labor Day, so I shouldn’t really be writing too much here (given that I’m a unionized historian/teacher blogger), but I did just come across this interesting story about learning styles and the scientific veracity (or lack thereof) to support … Continue reading →

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Santayana Redux

Posted on August 27, 2011 by

I just wrapped up the first week of school and once again had some opening conversations with my classes about the purpose of studying history and what value history plays in the present. These discussions essentially followed the contours of … Continue reading →

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