Senin, 04 Juli 2016

Craig on Hamburger's "Is Administrative Law Unlawful?"

Craig on Hamburger's "Is Administrative Law Unlawful?"

Paul P. Craig, University of Oxford Faculty of Law, has posted The Legitimacy of US Administrative Law and the Foundations of English Administrative Law: Setting the Historical Record Straight, a detailed and lengthy critique...
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Minggu, 03 Juli 2016

Roundup Update

Roundup Update

Legal historian Rise Goluboff becomes the University of Virginia School of Law's first female dean.  UVA's press release is here.  In today's New York Times, an op-ed by Mary Ziegler (Florida State University)...
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Sunday Book Roundup

Sunday Book Roundup

Independence Day is probably big for legal history buffs.  But if you're not reading (or watching) themed content, you might enjoy these book reviews.In the NY Times, Christopher Brown reviews Wendy Warren’s...
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Selasa, 14 Juni 2016

New Archive of 20th Century Resources

New Archive of 20th Century Resources

Here is a cool new online archive of 20th century resources surrounding Winston Churchill.The archive includes primary sources such as images, cartoons, and documents.One of the most interesting parts of the archives are...
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Minggu, 08 Mei 2016

Use Google Classroom as Discussion Board or Poll

Use Google Classroom as Discussion Board or Poll

You can use Google Classroom as a discussion board. You can pose a question and students can respond and comment on each others.Here's how.Open Classroom and click the "plus" sign. Next, click "Question." Add your question....
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Sabtu, 30 April 2016

Intro to Birthplace of  Student Civil Rights Movement

Intro to Birthplace of Student Civil Rights Movement

Jeff Feinstein, who writes for this blog, recently took his US history students on a field trip to the birthplace of the civil rights movement--  a fascinating museum in Virginia called the Robert Russa Moton Museum.Few...
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Selasa, 26 April 2016

Online AMA review session

Online AMA review session

AMA stands for Ask Me Anything.  I've scheduled two AMA sessions for my students in advance of next Friday's APUS exam.Here's how it will work: First, I'll create a classroom in Today's Meet. Then I'll share the classroom...
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Sabtu, 23 April 2016

I'm going to my first EdCamp today

I'm going to my first EdCamp today

I'm going to my first EdCamp event today.EdCamp events are free, open-ended professional development get-togethers.  There are no formal presenters.  Participants come with ideas, interests, and a desire to collaborate....
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Jumat, 22 April 2016

Online Seminary

Online Seminary

Fairfax County, VA's high school social studies specialist, Craig Perrier, is hosting a webinar on Teaching U.S. History in a Global Context.  Craig is a dynamic speaker and very invested in the topic so it will prove...
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Senin, 18 April 2016

Quizlet ups its game

Quizlet ups its game

Quizlet, the popular online review app, now has a live version for whole classroom use.  It's called Quizlet Live and you can learn about it here.It's team-based and competitive, which will certainly increase student...
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Cool new exhibit on World War I at the Library of Congress

Cool new exhibit on World War I at the Library of Congress

How did American art influence World War I, and how did World War I influence American artists?  Those questions are addressed in a new exhibit opening in May at the Library of Congress.The exhibit, entitled "World...
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Minggu, 17 April 2016

How we used EdTech in our APUS review

How we used EdTech in our APUS review

The AP exam in U.S. History this year is during the morning session of Fri., 6 May, so it wasn't too early to plan our review activities.  Here's what my team did, and how we used technology to raise the level of engagement...
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Senin, 04 April 2016

iCivics.org

iCivics.org

I subscribe to education alerts from The New York Times, which can be a great way to stay on top of what's going on with education policy.  They also periodically cover different resources, such as these interactive...
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Rabu, 30 Maret 2016

Selasa, 29 Maret 2016

Make a Presidential Campaign ad

Make a Presidential Campaign ad

Here's an extension to an already terrific lesson plan from PBS NewsHour Extra.  That lesson plan ("Lights, Camera, Politics: Create Your Own Presidential Campaign Ad") invites students to create a TV ad for a candidate...
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Video resources to study President Nixon's foreign policy

Video resources to study President Nixon's foreign policy

Here are some terrific short video resources to share with your students when you are studying foreign policy and diplomacy under Richard Nixon (from his vice presidency to his presidency).Here's video (4:08) of the 1959...
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Selasa, 22 Maret 2016

A Look Back to Primaries in 1968

A Look Back to Primaries in 1968

With all the primary chaos going on this year,  it has been a government/U.S. history teacher’s dream for provoking thoughtful class discussion.  It’s the perfect opportunity to include some discussion of other...
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Minggu, 20 Maret 2016

Jumat, 18 Maret 2016

"20 to watch" EdTech leaders

"20 to watch" EdTech leaders

The National School Boards Association just published its list of the 20 educational technology leaders for the 2015-2016 school year.  (I'm not on the list.  #Disappointed.)The teachers and administrators selected...
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Kamis, 17 Maret 2016

Amazing app to make VR images

Amazing app to make VR images

I learned about an amazing app tonight while participating on the #nearpodedu edchat.  It makes "dynamic spherical photos," which means that you can scroll across an image to see it in all angles left and right, and...
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Selasa, 15 Maret 2016

Terrific video series on the African-American experience

Terrific video series on the African-American experience

BBC has a terrific series of 51 short videos (each under 9 minutes) on the African American experience from World War II, through the Civil Rights Movement, to more modern times.  The series, titled "Witness," offers...
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Minggu, 13 Maret 2016

Jumat, 11 Maret 2016

Student work for my early Cold War StoryMap assignment

Student work for my early Cold War StoryMap assignment

This week I assigned my students to create a StoryMap to demonstrate their mastery of key events of the early Cold War era.  I blogged about that assignment a few days ago here, and the first student work is coming...
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Selasa, 08 Maret 2016

My Early Cold-War StoryMap assignment

My Early Cold-War StoryMap assignment

It's always hard to find the right balance between what I expect students to do on their own outside of class with what I hope to accomplish with them in class.  Recently I've been focusing on developing skills (reading,...
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We take our quizzes in class on our smartphones

We take our quizzes in class on our smartphones

My students take quizzes in class on their smartphones.  How's that working out so far?One goal this year has been to take advantage of the fact that the most powerful computers in our classroom reside in my students'...
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Jumat, 04 Maret 2016

OTD in 1933: FDR's First Inaugural

OTD in 1933: FDR's First Inaugural

You're probably studying FDR with your students right about now, so today is a timely anniversary.  Today is the anniversary of FDR's first inaugural.There are a wealth of terrific resources to mark that occasion, and...
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Kamis, 03 Maret 2016

Amazing collection of Lincoln resources (courtesy of Ford's Theatre)

Amazing collection of Lincoln resources (courtesy of Ford's Theatre)

In a terrific blog post to encourage teachers to bring students to visit, Ford's Theatre has assembled an amazing collection of resources useful for any unit on President Lincoln and his era.  The resources are...
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Fun history-quiz app from the National Endowment for the Humanities

Fun history-quiz app from the National Endowment for the Humanities

EDSITEment, a service of the National Endowment for the Humanities, has developed a history quiz app that deserves a serious look.It's called Mission US, Think Fast About the Past.  It's an role-playing, interactive...
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Rabu, 02 Maret 2016

My first Storify assignment: Student work

My first Storify assignment: Student work

I assigned my students to create a Storify discussing the impact World War II had on four social groups: Japanese-Americans, African-Americans, Native-Americans, and women.  Storify is a type of presentation tool....
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