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"The education twitter-sphere has been all a-buzz today with stuff about helping (or failing) bright pupils. I am not at all qualified to contribute directly to the debate; I can only recount my own experiences, and anecdotal evidence is not very valuable in such a case. Because of my work as an examiner, I meet history teachers from scores of other schools every summer, and I do not think my approaches were in any way unusual. Yes, I taught at an independent school, so it was selective in terms of ability to pay fees. It was not very selective in terms of ability; plenty of our pupils did well to get C passes at GCSE with a couple of Bs thrown in."

Great site for film histoy

"This is a superb site from the BBC with interesting questions to inspire awe and wonder. There are videos and other media which attempt to answer questions on history, science and much more."

Excellent podcast series to learn about the "history of white people" and how race was actively constructed to create our current context. Thanks to Gwen at the Drury Lane Bookstore in Grand Marais for turning me on to this! Very accessible -- although trigger warning content is very disturbing. Preview if you teach younger students.

"An interest twist on the online timeline creator. Create an interactive multimedia timeline to embed or share with a url by changing a Google Document template. Great for quickly creating timelines around a common format or asking pupils to adapt from a timeline you create."

Pages 356-71 of Oxford Insight History textbook about concepts and skills

Lesson plan for how and why to reference

Macquarie University referencing guide for Chicago style modern history 

"View over 200 3D models of historical objects from the British Museum. Manipulate the models online, view using Google Cardboard and download the models to print on a 3D printer."

Stanford History Education Group website for close reading of primary sources

Guardian article on Anthropocene

1 Minute video instructions for making a model hill fort.

Who remembers Oregon Trail? My students and I loved this game and it taught them so much. Now you can play online, just in case you didn't know.

"A brief animated history of Spain over the past 2000 years, including multiple invasions, exploration and cultural upheaval."

"Detailed and engaging video about how the surface of the Earth has changed over its billions of years long history."