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Cornell Notes

Cornell Notes
You can use the Cornell Notes note-taking method to take better notes in any class. In the “Notes” column of the page, take notes as you normally would in class or while studying material. In the “Cue” column, pull out key words or questions that will remind you of the information. In the “Summary” column, write a concise summary of your notes. Record: Write notes in the Notes column. This quick and dirty little form will allow you, the student, to create custom note-taking sheets for any or all of your classes. Related:  History Resources

Teach with Movies! It's a fact: when you teach with movies, you offer your class a welcome break to traditional teaching methods. Not only is it a break for the teachers, but for the students as well. Students can sit back and enjoy learning history through the entertaining medium of cinema. The benefits of using movies in the classroom are numerous. Teachers who use movies excessively are not really teaching their students. So, what are the benefits? Well, for one, movies offer a history lesson in an entertaining format. So which movies do you use and how do you teach with them? First, you must take into consideration which movies you will use. You must also keep in mind that students will get caught up in the story and disregard the details that relate to the history or the lesson. Another important point is that using movies in the classroom is not an opportunity for either the students or the teacher to goof off. Movies are a great addition to any unit and can be beneficial in the classroom!

Teach World History! Custom Search Learning about and understanding World History is crucial for a plethora of reasons. You can’t really comprehend the present or be prepared for the future unless you know something about the past. That means learning about both the spectacular accomplishments of human beings and their evil acts and honest mistakes. That is what World History is all about! There are so many ways to make the classroom a creative and enthralling place for your students. The following units of study all contain worksheets, assignments, projects, study guides, tests, and ideas to help you bring your history class to life. Click on the following links to go to your desired unit in World History: Unit 1: PreHistory Unit 2: Ancient Civilizations of Africa and Asia Unit 3: Ancient Greece Unit 4: Ancient Rome Unit 5: Ancient India Unit 6: Ancient China Unit 7: The Byzantine Empire Unit 8: Islamic Civilization Unit 9: The Early Middle Ages "I want to tell you how grateful I am that this website was created!

5 Must Have Resources for History Teachers August 15, 2014 Below is a set of excellent websites ideal for history teachers. These websites, curated by Graphite, provide a treasure trove of primary source materials that you can draw on in your history classes. The materials included are diverse ( textual documents, audio, images, manuscripts,maps..etc) and span a plethora of topics. 1- Library of Congress Library of Congress is one of the largest libraries in the world that provides a wide variety of primary source materials including millions of books, recordings, photographs, maps and manuscripts. 2- National Archives National Archives is a repository of legal and historical documents and records as provided by the federal government of the United States." 3- Digital Public Library of America 4- Docs Teach Docs Teach provides thousands of primary source documents that span the course of American history. to bring the past to life as classroom teaching tools from the billions preserved at the National Archives. 5- Hisorypin

Educational Resources - World Savvy "[World Savvy] helped me locate resources, develop curriculum, and create interesting student projects. They really care about student learning". Educator, San Francisco Welcome to World Savvy’s Resource Community! Here you’ll find a comprehensive range of FREE global education resources accessible to educators across disciplines. In this section, you will find: The Monitor is a free online current affairs service for educators, providing background information –a ‘primer’ on complex global issues–and a Classroom Companion which demonstrates how to bring that knowledge into the classroom. Editions: Search our online database of teaching resources –curricula, lessons and units, multimedia resources and books, publications and movies –for classroom use; find recommended and featured resources and links to ‘best in class’ associations and nonprofits working in global education. Search the Resource Library View the 2012-12 World Savvy Challenge Participating Schools Program Resources: Work Samples

UH - Digital History MLA Formatting and Style Guide Summary: MLA (Modern Language Association) style is most commonly used to write papers and cite sources within the liberal arts and humanities. This resource, updated to reflect the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers (7th ed.) and the MLA Style Manual and Guide to Scholarly Publishing (3rd ed.), offers examples for the general format of MLA research papers, in-text citations, endnotes/footnotes, and the Works Cited page. Contributors:Tony Russell, Allen Brizee, Elizabeth Angeli, Russell Keck, Joshua M. This handout provides an example of a Works Cited page in MLA 2009 format. Works Cited "Blueprint Lays Out Clear Path for Climate Action." Clinton, Bill. Dean, Cornelia. Ebert, Roger. GlobalWarming.org. Gowdy, John. An Inconvenient Truth. Leroux, Marcel. Milken, Michael, Gary Becker, Myron Scholes, and Daniel Kahneman.

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