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Big History: An Organizing Principle for a Compelling Class, Block or School

After Bill Gates saw a series of lectures by David Christian on big history Gates said, "He really blew me away. Here's a guy who's read across the sciences, humanities, and social sciences and brought it together in a single framework. It made me wish that I could have taken big history when I was young, because it wo...

5 months ago by

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The Gadgeting of School

Green Dot Public Schools achieves greater API growth; IBM guarantees a job after graduation in NYC; Pearson launches nation's first complete iPad-based social studies program

2 years ago by

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Filling the Gap: New Film for Social Studies Repairs Damaged History Perspective

A new movie seeks to repair lack of full perspective in the stories of African-Americans in U.S. history

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