AJHS Social Studies

In fact every time I have helped a teacher flip their classroom in the high school it has never involved videos. Instead it involves students actively finding information, making sense of it, and then coming to class ready to discuss with the teacher what they have learned, what questions they have and, what it is they still don’t know/understand.

Currently I am working with a history teacher who came to me with some “really dry historical content” that he needed to cover in his 11th grade Thailand and Southeast Asia history class.

The essential question: How does the past influence the present?

The Washington Post recently published a set of eleven graphs related to issues in politics and economics. The graphs provide an interesting look at 2011 in comparison to the past in terms of economics and politics.

Economics can be a tricky topic teach. I've often found that students are interested in learning about how the economy works, but struggle with some of the concepts. The following videos could be handy the next time you're designing an economics lesson plan. Common Craft offers a set of six videos addressing some basic concepts in economics. Embedded below you will find Saving Money (Compound Interest) In Plain English and Stock Markets in Plain English. (If you're viewing this in RSS you will need to click through to see the videos)