Upon opening the January 1993 issue of Gentle Spirit Magazine, readers were greeted with the published letter from a homeschooling mother in New Zealand. It read: Dear friends in Christ — The Lindsey Family: Isn’t…
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History Day 2020: Building a Virtual Museum with Cospaces and Slack!
When COVID-19 hit 11 years months ago, it occurred exactly two weeks before our third annual “History Day” event at the private school where I worked as a faculty member teaching ninth-grade Pre-IB World History….
Teaching In Zion: Homeschooling And The Culture Wars, 1983–2000
Presented at the History of Education Annual Meeting, November 2nd, 2017 While often considered the purview of the state, education has a long history of beginning in the home. In the aftermath of the turbulent…
Welcome to the Digital Jungle
Hello. It’s the year 2020. Seems like a good year to take up blogging. Why now? Look around. The field of education has been absolutely rocked this year. You might even say that we are…
Top Moves to Prepare Your Online Classroom
Hey folks: It’s August. Chats with educator friends this week have been heavy: people are understandably worried about what education will look like in the coming months, if not years. An image from a Georgia…
Artificial Antiquity: Using Virtual Reality To Make History
The Digital Frontier continues to move. Can it reshape our understanding of history? Innovative technologies boast realistic recreations of the past, from the glory of Athens to the trenches of Verdun. Virtual Reality allows students…
Essential Online Teaching Gear: The Remote Teacher Starter Pack
Since the mass transition to virtual teaching in Spring 2020, I’ve have countless people ask me what setup I use to teach online and what equipment they should get to make their own transition as…