Category Archives: Presentations

New Assignment Alert!!!: The Presidency and the Media – A Comparative Analysis

Posted on January 12, 2012 by

Just when I think I’ve got things in order and I’m happy with the trajectory of a unit, I end up dreaming up some new assignment that occupies my evening. Sigh. Tonight’s antagonist (though not an unwelcome one) is an … Continue reading →

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“All history is local”: The New Deal in Fort Worth Project

Posted on April 4, 2011 by

ne of the things that I’ve been looking forward to about teaching U.S. History is getting the chance to have students study and explore the ways in which national trends or programs manifested themselves in the local context. Perhaps I’m … Continue reading →

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Trans-historical Comparison Assignments: Great, or the Greatest?

Posted on March 23, 2011 by

In my U.S. History classes we’ve finished up the era of imperialism and WWI, and are now moving into the 1920s and building toward the Great Depression and the New Deal. As this is the first time I’ve taught through … Continue reading →

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THATCamp returns to Texas!

Posted on February 27, 2011 by

So, once again, this space finds itself neglected while all manner of other developments take place. However, for at least this evening, I’ve found some material that I wrote already that I thought I’d re-post here and kill the proverbial … Continue reading →

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Reform Symposium Presentation = Saved for Posterity’s Sake & Thoughts on the iPad

Posted on August 2, 2010 by

Reform Symposium Wrap-Up Yesterday I posted the PPT presentation that Russ Goerend and I used for our session at the Reform Symposium on Saturday night. Today, after having seen a tweet from Steven Anderson I discovered that the recordings of … Continue reading →

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Reform Symposium Presentation Follow-Up: “Our Students Won’t Research the Way We Did”

Posted on August 1, 2010 by

As promised in my preview post right before the event, I’m now posting the slide show that Russ Goerend and I used for our presentation at the Reform Symposium on Saturday evening, July 31. One brief note about the slide … Continue reading →

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“Our Students Won’t Research the Way We Did”: Reform Symposium Presentation TONIGHT

Posted on July 31, 2010 by

At 7:30 p.m. CDT (or this time, if you happen to live somewhere other than the Central Time Zone), I’ll be co-presenting with Russ Goerend at the Reform Symposium about the transition from analog to digital research in our classrooms. … Continue reading →

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