Blog Archive

James Miles

Thinking about Continuity and Change Through Then and Now Photographs
A Month of Conference Simulations: Confederation, Versailles, Yalta & Potsdam
A Primary Source Activity on the Creation of Residential Schools in Canada
Reflecting Back on Day One: Thinking Historically about Walhachin
Creating Historical Thinking Timelines with Online Software
Heroes and Villains
A Historical Thinking Final Exam?
An Active Timeline of the LGBTQ Rights Movement in North America
Finding Appropriate Primary Source Evidence Online
Shooting an Elephant: Using Literature to Take Historical Perspectives

Michael Harcourt

Can a focus on historical change shift students’ thinking about the inevitability of poverty?
Visiting an archaeological site
Yes, but what else happened on Guy Fawkes Day?
Mock trials in the history classroom?
How can I teach more like Mr Becker?
Bodgies, Widgies, 'moral panic' and the rise of the Teen-Age
Guerrilla History
Teaching about the genocide in Rwanda
Hacking places with historical sound walks
Making it personal: Family history as a window into the past

Risa Gluskin

Talking Heads
World War One Blame: Causal vs. Contributing Factors
Learning From the First Try
Historical Thinking Concepts on the First Day of Class
Graffiti
Secret Language of History
The Octopus: Continuity and Change
Assessing
Context

Ronald Martinello

Thoughts on How to Teach Using Historical Thinking Concepts
Planning Assignments Based on Historical Thinking Concepts
Incorporating Historical Thinking Concepts Into An Inquiry Process
Constructing History - The Effect Of Limited Evidence
Using an Inquiry Approach to Teach Historical Thinking Concepts (Cause and Consequence)
Using an Organizer for Decision Making to Understand the Actions of Historical Actors
Using maps to understand Cause and Consequence and Continuity and Change
Thoughts on evaluating Historical Thinking Concepts
In-servicing Teachers on the Historical Thinking Concepts
Teaching Questioning Skills
Introducing Historical Thinking Concepts to a Grade 10 History Class in 5 days – Day 1
Introducing Historical Thinking Concepts to a Grade 10 History Class in 5 days – Day 2 – Continuity And Change
Introducing Historical Thinking Concepts to a Grade 10 History Class in 5 days – Day 3 – Significance
Introducing Historical Thinking Concepts to a Grade 10 History Class in 5 days – Day 4 – Cause and Consequence
Introducing Historical Thinking Concepts to a Grade 10 History Class in 5 days – Day 5 – Perspective