Disrupted History

HISTORY ISN’T WHAT IT USED TO BE

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  • This Online Reader’s Digest: January 27 – 31, 2025

    Using AI Tutors to Flip Your Classroom (Ethan Mollick); Examining the Efficacy of Inquiry-based Approaches to Education (David M Scott, Cameron Smith, Man-Wai Chu, and Sharon Friesen); Education in the Era of Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI): Understanding the Potential Benefits of ChatGPT in Promoting Teaching and Learning (David Baidoo-Anu, Leticia Owusu Ansah) Using AI Tutors Read more

  • Back to the Future Classroom

    A Refreshed Perspective on History TeachingThis Teacher’s Journal: Blog Post 2 | January 30, 2025 The first week back in the classroom after my long sabbatical has been somewhat exhausting, yet deeply affirming. While I worked solidly on my research during my time of work last semester, I ensured that I did indeed have an Read more

  • Quick Thought: What if Education Systems Were Person-Centred, Not Study-Centred?

    In 1978, Johnny Rotten sneered, “Ever get the feeling you’ve been cheated?” It’s hard not to think that many students, families, and teachers—looking at the rigid structures of formal schooling—would answer, “Yes.” What if schools saw students as whole people, not just “learners”? What if education prioritised values, wellbeing, relationships, and the capacity to make Read more

  • Building Historical Agency Through a 10-Week Plan

    This Teacher’s Journal: Blog Post 1 | January 24, 2025 Some early reflections at the outset of the teaching year; Some outlines of directions, based upon my literature review, that may lead to a refreshed historical pedagogy that infuses technology in order and works to develop student agency; An overview of a potential 10-Week unit Read more

  • This Online Reader’s Digest: January 20 – 24 2025

    Here’s Why Teachers Over 50 Are Leaving The Profession – And It Is Nothing To With Workload (Anna Browning); The Paradigm Shift of Teaching in the AI Era: Reflection on a Transformative Moment (Manuel Gentile, Giuseppe Città, Salvatore Perna and Mario Allegra); Why being forced to precisely follow a curriculum harms teachers and students (Cara Read more

  • Develop Student Skills in Using AI: A whole of school approach

    Students need guidance in how to best use Generative AI to support their learning. Teaching the teachers how to teach the students about the use of Generative AI is essential. This week was significant in our school’s ongoing journey to enhance teaching and learning through thoughtful integration of generative AI. In my role as AI Read more

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