Disrupted History

HISTORY ISN’T WHAT IT USED TO BE

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  • In-flipping learning to tackle historical complexity

    This Teacher’s Journal: Blog Post 4 | February 16, 2025 The season of ‘deep green leaves’ has arrived. We’ve moved beyond promoting the ‘green shoots of learning’ (See This Teacher’s Journal: Blog Post 1 | January 24, 2025 – Disrupted History) through in-flipped learning and into a space where students are tackling historical complexity, using… Read more

  • This Online Reader’s Digest: February 10 – 13, 2025

    Teaching for the Age of Agency (Eric Johnson); American Lesson Plan: Teaching US History in America’s Secondary Schools (A Report of the American Historical Association); Giving Kids Some Autonomy Has Surprising Results – The New York Times Teaching for the Age of Agency – Eric Johnson – The Dispatch In an era increasingly shaped by… Read more

  • Flipping for Agency: AI, Inquiry, and the Evolution of Learning

    This Teacher’s Journal: Blog Post 3 | February 8, 2025 The first full week of timetabled teaching for the 2025 school year has been a deep dive into flipped learning, AI-infused pedagogy, and historical inquiry. With a mix of in-flipping, student voice, digital tools, and structured thinking strategies, I’m seeing patterns emerge—not just in how… Read more

  • This Online Reader’s Digest: February 3 – 7, 2025

    Shaping integrity: why generative artificial intelligence does not have to undermine education (Myles Tan and Nicholle Maravilla); There is no scientific evidence to support the idea that people can be classified as visual, auditory or kinesthetic learners. (Luc Rousseau); What the Research Says: Early Lessons from AI Tutoring That Matter Today (Rose Luckin) Shaping integrity:… Read more

  • 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

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