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How students can use AI for historical research without compromising academic integrity
What are historical thinking skills?
The dangerous problem with talking about a 'balance sheet of history’
Beyond essays and exams: Other assessment ideas for the History classroom
Primary or secondary sources: which are more reliable?
Why History teachers should (and should not) be worried about the rise of AI programs
The dangers of ignoring the humanities: What happens when students don't choose them in high school
How have other cultures measured time?
AD/BC and CE/BCE are not the only ways to count years
7 tips to improve your academic writing
The difference between opinion and perspective
What is the difference between 'opinion' and 'perspective' in historical sources?
The difference between explicit and implicit information in sources
How to answer a “to what degree/extent” essay question
The problem of ‘perspective’ in the History classroom: we cannot seem to agree on what it means
Both students and teachers are confused about ‘perspective’
After one week of remote teaching, these are the things I’ve learned
I taught students to read hieroglyphs and they loved it
Teaching codebreaking, problem solving, and teamwork
Why don’t you start history research with a hypothesis?
A solution to student frustrations with history research tasks
Most History teachers struggle to teach centuries correctly
Most History teachers struggle to teach centuries correctly and we must work together to fix it
It has never been easier, nor more important, to study history than right now
What's the Difference Between Perspective and Bias?
No Pens, No Paper, No Problems: The Fully Digitised Classroom
A Guide to Teaching Essay Structure
Prevent students from 'telling a story' in their essays by helping them understand how arguments work
The Best Advice I Received as a New Teacher
Awesome Free Windows Apps for Every Educator
Over this time, I have collected a list of awesome apps which I use on a regular, almost daily, basis. Each of them has helped to streamline my teaching and has opened up new ways to engage students with my lessons.
If you’re looking at digitising your own classroom, I hope that these help you as well.
What’s the Difference Between Source Analysis and Evaluation?
When using historical sources in class, both teachers and students know that they need to ‘analyse and evaluate’ them.
But what do these two words mean? What is the difference between ‘analysis’ and ‘evaluation’?
A Day in the Life of a History Teacher
As a History teacher, I believe I have one of the best jobs in the world. Every day I get to share my passion for the past with hundreds of students and I never grow tired of seeing people become fascinated with all of the crazy and impressive things that humans have done over thousands of years.
Why Bother Studying History?
Constructive (Source) Criticism
Do you feel like you should be doing more source criticism in your History lessons but not sure how? It can be surprisingly simple to do!
Letting Students ‘Choose Their Own Lesson’
What if you gave students the choice of how to learn? What if you gave them options for how to complete a lesson?
Microsoft Surface Vs Apple iPad in High School Classrooms
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