Gamifying the History Classroom: A Black Death Choice Simulation

History class does not need to be boring, despite the stereotype in pop-culture. Indeed, who can forget the infamous scene from Farris Bueller’s Day Off and the cringe-worthy monotone economics lecture from Ben Stein? History does not need to be like this. One can still have depths of information, insight, and skill-development while having fun […]

ASSESSMENT CREATION AND CANVAS

Designing creative assessments and facilitating critical thinking through choice in the mode and expression of learning is fundamental to my approach in this assessment. I have been developing an assessment checklist to assist in designing learning experiences and assessments that align with these values. This assignment was designed for AP World History and World History […]

ONLINE DISCUSSION AND BUDDHISM: FLIPGRID & FORMATIVE ASSESSMENTS

AP World History has just gone through a significant redesign this year that has removed a lot of content and asks students to go deeper in matters related to global modern history. While Many teachers are understandably frustrated, as I have been at times in the last few months, I am taking this as an […]

AP WORLD HISTORY

SUMMER WORK— 2016/17 INSTRUCTIONS COURSE MATERIAL AP World Syllabus 2015/16 EXTRA MATERIAL TEXTBOOK The Earth and It’s Peoples: A Global History, 6th Edition Options: Digital only— Rent or Purchase: Google Play tap or click here Physical and Digital, Purchase or Rent: Amazon/Kindle tap or click here UNIT 1: THE EMERGENCE OF HUMAN COMMUNITIES, TO 500 BCE CHAPTER […]