This new feature allows whole-school subscribers to check their access logs. The logs are cleared out once a month to improve site performance but I hope this is a useful feature.
Month: December 2012
“Who Am I?” Challenge – Tsar Nicholas II and the Russian Revolutions
“Who Am I?” Challenge – Tsar Nicholas II and the Russian Revolutions Each team will be presented with a clue about a key historical figure. They get 50 points if they guess it correctly. If they wish to ‘pass’, they get further (easier) clues but the points available steadily decline. An incorrect guess at any…
Glossary: Historiographical and Subject-Specific Terminology for History Extended Essays
Glossary: Historiographical and Subject-Specific Terminology for History Extended Essays – a new addition for IB History students.
Historical Anniversaries – “On This Day” and “In This Week”
A new feature on the site – view historical anniversaries taking place each day and all week. Unlike other “On this Day” scripts, this one does NOT list anniversaries of any random year: only those which are in multiples of 50 or 100 years.
Critical Thinking – The 6-Hat Technique (Worksheet/Lesson Plan)
Part of the ‘Critical Thinking’ PSHCE unit. In this activity, the teacher will take the role of someone with a “Green Hat”. They will choose (or ask the class to vote on) one of the “Imagine a world…” discussion point which are listed overleaf (or invent one of their own). When the discussion point has…
Assembly Presentation: What is critical thinking? (PSHCE)
Part of the “Critical Thinking” unit. This presentation is given to the entire group and is designed to get them thinking about what critical thinking entails. In particular it provides students with an introdution into the De Bono 6-Hat Technique which will form the basis of the activity in the main part of the unit.
Voting Systems: Which is the most truly democratic?
This stand-alone assembly resource was something I put together when the school was preparing to hold student council elections. It highlights some of the essential problems with the whole nature of democracy and how votes should be interpreted.
