The great thing about being a history teacher is that history can be literally all around us, especially on the Internet. There are all kinds of things that might be of use for teachers of history. I provide for you three “guilty pleasures” that you may wind up exploring for fun on your own time. Continue reading “Guilty Pleasures” of History Education
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Guest Post: Don Gifford “Mining or Archeology?”
One of the pleasures of working with KCSS is the many people I get to come in contact with. One of those people is our KSDE Social Studies Specialist, 
Mr. Don Gifford. He has agreed to do some guest posts for the Doing Social Studies blog. Here is his first of hopefully many more to come… BB
“In my current role as the History, Government, Social Studies Consultant for the Kansas State Department of Education I am constantly looking for ways to communicate the differences between our previous standards and the new standards adopted this spring by the Kansas Board of Education. Continue reading Guest Post: Don Gifford “Mining or Archeology?”
“I Still Like Ike” & A “History Day” Training Opportunity
I had the great privilege this week of attending a meeting at the Eisenhower Library in Abilene, KS. The purpose was to identify concretely some ways the partnership between K-State and the Eisenhower Library, Museum, and Boyhood Home could continue to grow. The experience was wonderful as we were able to visit the Director’s office which at one time was occupied President Eisenhower himself. Additionally, I was afforded the opportunity to go through the museum, which was fabulous! Great exhibits were filled with the artifacts of the life and times of the president. Continue reading “I Still Like Ike” & A “History Day” Training Opportunity
I’m GOing places….
This summer I have had the privilege of teaching 30 students from Ecuador in the GO program here at Kansas State University. The students are teachers of English from Ecuador on behalf of the Ecuadorian government to improve their teaching skills for their English program back home. They have been a pleasure to teach and have taught me tons about their culture, educational system, and their lives back home. Continue reading I’m GOing places….
So I asked my eleven year old, “What is History?”
As I begin the transition from summer to fall semesters (I know it is way too soon!), I decided to think about how I can start my methods course. I have my own set of ‘willing’ lab rats at home and I cornered my sixth grader and asked the question in the title of this post. The reply was what I expected… Continue reading So I asked my eleven year old, “What is History?”
