Migration From Latin America
Mavis Weir teaches 10th–grade history at Casa Grande High School in
Petaluma, California. In this lesson, students explore the various
reasons people emigrate from their homeland. The class is broken up into six separate groups, each representing a different Latin American
country with its own set of resources. Using both primary and secondary sources, students examine the economic, political, and environmental circumstances that cause people to emigrate. Each group presen
Competing Ideologies
Wendell Brooks is a teacher at the diverse Berkeley High School in
Berkeley, California. Mr. Brooks' ninth–grade history class focuses on a variety of political ideologies present during the period of World War
I. His class includes lively discussion on capitalism, communism,
totalitarianism, and Nazism, as portrayed by leaders such as Hitler and Mussolini. In his lesson, Mr. Brooks incorporates a Socratic discussion into his lesson, as well as group activities and present
Gender-Based Distinctions
Tim Rockey teaches 12th–grade American government and politics at
Sunnyslope High School in Phoenix, Arizona. Mr. Rockey reviews the
concept of civil rights, with a focus on women’s rights. Students
evaluate the "reasonableness" standard as set by the court and come to understand where the court has drawn the line for gender–based
decisions. They explore the following questions: Can public taverns
cater only to men? Can females be excluded from contact sp
Teaching For Understanding Workshop 2
How do we plan for learning? This session focuses on the Teaching for
Understanding model, a framework for unit planning developed at the
Harvard Graduate School of Education. The onscreen teachers use the
framework to analyze unit planning in classroom videos, plan for their
own social studies units, and create a pictorial timeline of U.S.
history that outlines an entire year of learning.
Assessing Students Learning Workshop 7
How do we know students are learning? Because assessment often provides only small snapshots of learning, this session provides teachers with a variety of tools and strategies to assess students’ learning in formal, informal, ongoing, and culminating ways. The onscreen teachers analyze classroom video segments, develop criteria for assessment, and learn how to incorporate assessment strategies in a lesson on the most influential citizens in U.S. history.
The Locus of Learning and Memory
In the history of psychology, the question of where learning and memory take place has occupied investigators for years. Recent work at the National Institute of Mental Health has brought scientists closer to resolving the issue. This module shows magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technology being used to identify specific changes in the motor cortex of human subjects —
School House Rocks "Mother Necessity"
Join School House Rock as they sing about some of the most important inventions in history. This short, catchy song will help you memorize the following inventions and their inventors: cotton gin (Eli Whitney), lightbulb (Thomas Edison), telegraph (Samual Morse), sewing machine (Elias Howe), telephone (Alexander Graham Bell), airplane (the Wright brothers), steamboat (Robert Fulton), wireless radio (Marconi), car (Henry Ford), and factories (Samuel Slater). Run time 03:01
Raphael's Fresco of the School of Athens
Masterpieces of Western Art at Columbia University is part of the Art Humanities Series. Masterpieces of Western Art has been a degree requirement for all College students and an integral part of the Core Curriculum since 1947. It is not a historical survey, but an analytical study of a limited number of monuments and artists, and teaches students how to look at, think about, and engage in critical discussion of the visual arts. (18:04)
Video produced by the Media Center for Art His
How To Play Squash
Morning news show video that shows the basics of playing squash. Gives overview of rules and equipment. Also has a brief history of squash and demonstration of basic swings. 10 min.
What Is Primitivism?
Learn what is considered primitive art from a successful
artist and history teacher in this video. Primitivism refers to artwork inspired by simplicity, and such an artist who depicted this genre includes Henri Rousseau.
Civil Rights Movement (1955-1968)
Very short documentary focuses on this brief period in civil rights history.
History of Computer Animation - P1
This video contains the history of animation from from the very beginnings. Computer graphics developed in 1950. Shows how computers are used from Sketchpad to animating a movie.
The Pyramids, Ancient Technology : Devolution - Part 1 The Myth of Progress
This video questions if we have timeline correct for history. Several explanations of how we could go from highly-advanced to a dark age and back again are given. Thought provoking!
Macedonia
'For a brief period, after the conquests of Alexander the Great, it became the most powerful state in the world' (Macedonia, Wikipedia, 2009). This history channel documentary is suitable for older middle and high school students. (WARNING: There may be scenes of war.)
Macedonia 4
'For a brief period, after the conquests of Alexander the Great, it became the most powerful state in the world' (Macedonia, Wikipedia, 2009). This history channel documentary is suitable for older middle and high school students. (WARNING: There may be scenes of war.)
Macedonia 5
Note: this last clip is quite short. 'For a brief period, after the conquests of Alexander the Great, it became the most powerful state in the world' (Macedonia, Wikipedia, 2009). This history channel documentary is suitable for older middle and high school students. (WARNING: There may be scenes of war.)
The Birth of Ancient Chinese Civilization, Part 1 of 3
This video is suitable for older middle school or high school students and offers a history of the evolution of ancient Chinese civilization and culture.
The Birth of Ancient Chinese Civilization, Part 2 of 3
This video is suitable for older middle school or high school students and offers a history of the evolution of ancient Chinese civilization and culture.
Chinese Civilization - Bronze Age, Part 1, 1/3
This video is suitable for older middle school or high school students and offers a history of the Bronze Age. "The Bronze Age is regarded as the second part of a three-age system for prehistoric societies, though there are some cultures that have extensive written records during their Bronze Age" (Bronze Age, Wikipedia, 2009).
Chinese Civilization - Bronze Age, Part 1, 2/3
This video is suitable for older middle school or high school students and offers a history of the Bronze Age. "The Bronze Age is regarded as the second part of a three-age system for prehistoric societies, though there are some cultures that have extensive written records during their Bronze Age" (Bronze Age, Wikipedia, 2009).
