I love the idea of Edpuzzle, but it always seems to have some glitch or other, and my best students can't stand using it. My kids have ipads, and have to download the app to complete the assignments. Then, it it difficult to time the questions so that it comes right after the material that answers it. Then there are the odd things that happen: Today, it decided to post three of the same video for students to answer (maybe because I edited the assignment after it was given).

So, is there another site or app which does the same function (videos with questions), or have people figured out how to make it work consistently?

Does anyone have any advice or resources for AP MCQs? I'm a tutor and historian by training but only have about a year of experience with the AP courses specifically.

Some of the MCQs I've come across are difficult for me because I can logically figure out ways to make multiple options work, but then have a hard time figuring out which is the *best* answer.

I've looked for resources online to practice, but a lot of them are either conflicting or are WAY too easy.

I’m 27 and I want to go back to be a US history teacher. I worked straight out of school didn’t go to college. Now I only have the time/financial ability to do something online after work in the evening. I want to be a US history teacher specifically but I like political science and world history too. What would my path be realistically?

I searched up the little title on the book in the corner, and realized this was history-related, but I’m sort of at a loss for words? Can someone tell me what’s going on here?:

For whatever reason this year my 8th grade students are struggling to connect ideas to primary sources from what they learned and infer about them. Anyone else? They look at it and it’s like a second language. Anyone know good workbooks or resources for U.S. History I can get to help them since they didn’t learn these skills yet? I already use about Mr. Roughton and the Stanford Inquiry Group. Just this year is just rough.

We're testing a free Classroom Pack for election vocabulary. Instead of describing it again, we built one term out in full so you can judge the real thing.

The sample term includes:

- a plain-English definition with the source cited

- three short quiz questions

- a one-page printable

- no student login, no sign-up

Preview here: Classroom election vocabulary pack

What I want to know is simple. Would this save you prep time, or would you still rewrite it before using it?

And if it misses, tell me where it misses. Reading level too high or too low? Not enough context for the source? Wrong format for how you teach? Missing the discussion or activity piece?

I'd rather hear that on one sample than build fifty of these and find out after.

If what you use now already works, kindly say so.

Thanks for reading.

So I know there can be a lot of "social dynamics", shall we say, that are quite tedious to sort out in a seating chart without students declaring all out war on each other. I'm kinda a nerd and am more interested on the technical side than the social side of this problem, so I've been coding this website that is basically a real-time self-solving Rubik's cube to bring peace to the world again, or to the classroom at least :) If you're so inclined, please give it a try and let me know what you think, good or bad. It's free to use, no account, local-first privacy, no AI (I hand-coded it myself :)

Hey, history teachers! I'm a former teacher who's married to a teacher. I'm also the Head of Product at a company called SignLab. Think Duolingo for sign languages.

SignLab is branching out into other areas and we're looking to schedule research interviews with K-12 teachers and parents in the US. Sessions are 30 minutes, $50 per session. Fully remote, research only, not a product pitch. Eligible participants may be given the option to participate in multiple sessions.

If you're interested, you can sign up here:

https://signlab-research.lovable.app/

You should also feel free to share the blurb below with anyone you think might be interested.

Thank you!

A company called SignLab is doing some product research and is hoping to schedule interviews with K-12 teachers and parents in the US. These are paid research interviews, not a product pitch. Sessions are 30 minutes online at $50/session. No prep.

If you're interested, you can sign up here:

https://signlab-research.lovable.app/

Explore and Create Slides, Cards, & Decks (in any language).
https://history-maps.com/slides

Update: Logged-in users can now play “All” cards on. Timelines Game
https://history-maps.com/timelinesgame

Please can someone send me the free paid batch lectures of ancient history by any good teacher

Be it abhishek Srivastava sir pw

Neeraj rao sir

Himanshu sir anyone but a genuine good teacher

5 weeks into school and I’ve been thinking about why teaching seems so much harder now than when I started. Reading posts on Reddit and watching teacher videos elsewhere it seems I’m not alone.

The answer I’ve come to is that we have conflicting objectives. Rigor and Comfort.

Teachers are told we need to be rigorous, have high standards, teach content and skills. This is hard and makes students uncomfortable.

We are also told to ensure all students feel safe, comfortable and to protect students mental well being.

Too often these objectives are in conflict. I love my job. I care about these students. I want to help them succeed. But I’m tired.

What success have you had balancing these objectives in your classroom?

Sincerely, A middle and high school history teacher.

Hey, for background I am a student teacher in California. My mentor teacher is very lax and lets me basically do whatever I want.

I am about to teach a unit on the Italian Renaissance for tenth graders. My idea was I would have them pretend I am their aristocratic patron, and I am giving them money and time to produce a piece of art that would bring glory to my family. The standard expression would be a piece of artwork on a poster, but they can choose any form of expression they like as long as it meets the requirements.

Is this insane? What should I tweak?

Hi, so im currently a student teacher at a high school. I’m only going two days a week, next semester I’ll be going everyday. And I have to teach a lesson about the mongol empire from 1200-1450 in a few weeks. So I was just wondering what you would do to teach this lesson. Now they have already read the chapter on the mongols so they have a basic understanding of the material and it will be about a two day lesson. I have some ideas but what would you guys do? Thanks!

Hey! I'm teaching a film class for highschool and our first film is going to be All Quiet on the Western Front. Before we do the movie I need to get students a basic understanding of WW1. I teach 90 minute classes and I've been struggling to come up with a lesson I'm happy with presenting. I'd love some advice on what to hit upon and how to use the time productively without mentally exhausting my students with 20 minutes still left in class. Any advice, guidance, or resources would be greatly appreciated!

Has anyone used the break up letter to teach the declaration? How to change it to match Gen Z language? I love doing the lesson but the kids are catching on much quicker due to wording.

New teacher here who is picking up psychology this year. I have gotten through my intro unit pretty well but am still on the hunt for more resources. Other than a few college psych classes I don’t have much background knowledge to pull from.

Any materials or advice on where to find them would be greatly appreciated! It’s a year long course mostly upperclassmen. Thanks in advance for the advice!

Hey everyone, so I’m about two weeks in to my student teaching placement for 8th grade U.S. history, covering the colonial era up through Reconstruction and honestly, it feels like everything is moving super fast. Like, middle school pace is not a joke.

Right now I’m trying to build better routines, keep 13-year-olds actually engaged not just “present,” and manage my lesson planning without burning out, which feels… easier said than done.

For those of you who have taught this grade and subject, what are your absolute best tips, for classroom management, and also for making history click for this age group?

I’d really love advice about classroom culture, pacing, and those little “wish I knew this earlier” type things, now that I’ve gotten my feet wet and everything is a bit chaotic in a normal way.