Do we engage in the periodization of our lives, or is it just one darn thing after another, without focus, meaning, or a "plot"? And yet when we study history, educators and scholars have delineated certain periods, with themes, meaning, and often a sense of direction, progress, and plot of sorts. "Periodization is the process … Continue reading Periodization in History: Artificial?
Historical Methods
7 Questions to Help Develop Long-term Perspectives on Current Events
Studying history helps students detach from the "tyranny of now," and to distinguish the trivia of today's news from long-term perspectives. These posts on our companion Substack site can give students a sense of direction in comprehending current events. What does this author mean when he says you can learn to think like a historian?What … Continue reading 7 Questions to Help Develop Long-term Perspectives on Current Events
What Is Historiography and Why Should You Care?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=au4zrIx4sIw The distinction between history and historiography by Mark Bowles, Professor of History at American Public University System. Contact Dr. Bowles at http://www.ProfessorMDB.com https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8YYhcdJCOc Michael Broach Brief introduction to Historiography. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtsjuZHOEb4 Daniel J. Watkins https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVm3eNMmCMY SandRhoman History. Historiography, Theory & Objectivity | Can History Be Objective? - The Veto Power of the Sources
Rewards of Studying History and Evaluating Evidence: Historians Speak
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oeDK-IfsKWE Joanne B. Freeman, Professor of History and American Studies at Yale University, is a leading expert on early American politics and culture.. In this interview, she describes the essential role that primary source materials have played in her own research. She also discusses the lasting benefits of studying the humanities. (From Readex, a division … Continue reading Rewards of Studying History and Evaluating Evidence: Historians Speak
What History Was, Is, and Will Be: Crash Course European History #50
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hAraGgEiAo How did the practice of history develop? What have been the aims and goals and purpose of studying history? How should we approach historical research and writing? John Green of Crash Course European History explains, at first asking "How did the study of history begin, how has it changed, and how will it continue … Continue reading What History Was, Is, and Will Be: Crash Course European History #50
Teaching Students to Read, Think and Debate Like A Historian
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnWnLNSZTAg Stanford History Education Group: More than 100 free Reading Like a Historian lessons are available on the Stanford History Education Group website: sheg.stanford.edu https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSey4WALf8I https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PoCtvxB7_L4 Jeffrey Sanders: "Your first year of teaching is awful. Why do first year social studies teachers have to reinvent the wheel? In this series, I will be demonstrating how … Continue reading Teaching Students to Read, Think and Debate Like A Historian
Why Study History? What Can A History Major Do? What Makes for a Good History PhD Student?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eo9wxaI9blM The University of Utah Department of History produced this video answering key questions: why study history? What can a history major do? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3PuyuSQ_4Q Ohio State University History majors describe why they chose history as their major. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjQUZDeM884 Dr Steven Gunn from the University of Oxford describes what he thinks makes for a good history … Continue reading Why Study History? What Can A History Major Do? What Makes for a Good History PhD Student?
New Ideas for Teaching History in the 21st Century
These Ted Talks suggest new ways to teach history. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8eIvGtn1NAU Context. How to Learn History in 140 characters https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aa8FtXCs48E Context.
Thinking Like An Historian: The Historian’s Toolkit, by the Khan Academy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIdMgO-tfyE Khan Academy's US History fellow Kim Kutz talks about some of the basic skills for thinking like a historian. She says a historian develops the skills of a storyteller, a scientist, and a lawyer. Nothing just happens, she points out -- there are cause and effect, motives, and influences on a historical figure. Like … Continue reading Thinking Like An Historian: The Historian’s Toolkit, by the Khan Academy
What Is Historical Thinking?
Need a good way to introduce what historical thinking is and why it is important? Use this video to start the conversation. http://teachinghistory.org/historical...
Teaching History's Slender Threads, Including 'What Ifs', Almosts, Alternatives and Turning Points 