In this curriculum unit, students look at the role of President as defined in the Constitution and consider the precedent-setting accomplishments of George Washington.
Before the Civil War, the Mexican-American War as prelude. Richard Caton Woodville, War News from Mexico, 1848, oil on canvas, 68.6 × 63.5 cm (Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas). Speakers: Dr. Mindy Besaw, curator, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, and Dr. Steven Zucker. Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker. Find learning related resources here: https://smarthistory.org/seeing-america-2/
A Beginner's Guide to Information Literacy covers the ACRL's Framework for Information Literacy frame by frame, using casual language and real world examples. Use this click-through text-based resource to understand the Framework as a whole or to work on understanding a particular Frame. Reflection questions are included for the casual learner or for anyone incorporating Information Literacy conversations into a classroom or workshop.
Chqe’tamaj le qach’ab’al K’iche’! is a set of beginner online course materials for K’iche’, a Mayan language of Guatemala
Introduction of past tense and past progressive tense for beginning level academic English.
An overview of the run up to and very beginnings of World War II.
An overview of the run up to and very beginnings of World War II.
This is a quick lesson for the beginning of the year for 8th-grade language arts teachers. It's a great mini-lesson if you need to fill three-five days while introducing short story elements at the start of the year. The story itself is very meaningful, and Jane Kaczmarek does a great job reading it aloud on YouTube. It is a high-engagement lesson because the students get to write about themselves while learning about the struggles of another. The text is not complex, so weaving in short story elements works very well here.
Is it okay to begin a sentence with a conjunction like "but" or "because"? Yes. David explains why.
Early Muslims escape Quraysh persecution by migrating to Medina in 622. With Medina as the base of their community, they are able to convert Mecca and most of Arabia to Islam during the remainder of the life of Muhammed (next 10 years).
The early life of Muhammad including his work as a merchant, his marriage to Khadijah, his early revelations and the persecution of early Muslims by his own Quraysh tribe.
Life and photosynthesis start to thrive in the Archean Eon.
When Banksy shredded his artwork the moment after it sold at auction, he left many questions unanswered. What are we to make of the stunt?
Dorothea Lange's photograph changed how we saw the Great Depression. Dorothea Lange, Migrant Mother, Nipomo California, 1936, printed later, gelatin silver print, 35.24 x 27.78 cm (Los Angeles County Museum of Art, PG.1997.2), a Seeing America video. Speakers: Eve Schillo, Assistant Curator, Los Angeles County Museum of Art and Steven Zucker. Find learning related resources here: https://smarthistory.org/seeing-america-2/
Most visitors to the National Gallery come to look at the paintings. But in this behind-the-scenes look at the work of the Gallery’s Framing Department, the richness and importance of the collection’s frames is revealed. A fascinating insight into recent conservation work and historic frame purchases with the National Gallery’s Head of Framing, Peter Schade, and Vivmar Curatorial Assistant, Harriet O’Neill.
Explore Buddhism through clips of significant sites in South Asia and interviews with members of the Bay Area South Asian community.
Explore Hinduism through clips of significant sites in South Asia and interviews with members of the Bay Area South Asian community.
Historian and Harvard Professor Henry Louis Gates provided a history of religion and the importance of the church in Black communities.
Giovanni Bellini and Titian, The Feast of the Gods, 1514 and 1529, oil on canvas (National Gallery of Art) Speakers: Dr. Beth Harris, Dr. Steven Zucker. Part of a mythological cycle painted by Titian and Giovanni Bellini and commissioned by Alfonso d'Este, Duke of Ferrara that includes Bacchus and Ariadne and the Andrians. Originally hung in the studiolo or Camerini d'Alabastro of the Duke's Ferranese castle.
In this video Karl talks to Ben Eater about his improvements to the Spider bot platform. Created by Karl Wendt.