Teachers sharing their best lessons
In this podcast, Dr. John McLarnon, chair of the history department at Millersville University, returns to share some of his insights on the American presidency. If you didn’t catch his “Preparing Students for College” episode that’s also worth a listen.
Dr. McLarnon currently teaches a class called “The American Presidency.” So it was a great opportunity to talk to him about how we teach the presidency and how the presidency has changed since it’s inception.
The movie day. Can you feel yourself relaxing at the thought? We all have our favorite movie that we show for a certain unit or historical event. But what if a simple twist could make the movie day even more fun and educational?
In the interview with Dr. McLarnon, chair of the history department at Millersville University, we talk about what skills students are lacking when they get to college, what skills have gotten better over the years, and when to bring a referee whistle to class.
It’s hard to believe this year’s students were the first to be born after September 11th. These two resources can help us, as history teachers, tackle the tremendous task of conveying the emotion and significance of that day.
As we start off the new school year and our new podcast we talk about the importance of activities in flipping your classroom. and how focusing on activities can make flipping easier.
I believe it’s important that we teach students how to evaluate the actions of a president – not just the facts. This lesson plan also gives students the chance to work on their summarizing, collaborating and evaluating skills.
I wanted to share a great podcast series that will give you a glimpse into the fascinating history of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASPs) of World War II.
Beth is going to tell you how she went from 30% participation in class to 100% through gamification. If you don’t know what gamification is already, get ready, because this is something I think we’re going to be hearing a lot about in the next few years.
In this video we cover three things you need to have a successfully flipped classroom and two tools that make it much easier.
In this video Dave tells us how one activity keeps his 8th grade students engaged the entire year while inspiring them to be better writers and speakers.
