Bob Bain
@bain_bob
Associate Professor, History/Social Science Education and History at the University of Michigan; Big History Project & World History Project
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http://oerproject.com 08-08-2012 21:18:24
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Impt piece by Daniel Willingham in today's NYT oped, tho the online version has links to peer reviewed studies (evidence that reading for evidence matters). Thanks, Dan. Am adding "Better Ways to Study" to syllabi in my history & teacher ed courses. nyti.ms/3LbKAGJ
Not the best inning called by Tom Hamilton. The top of 3rd Tom spent more time promotomg a financial planner than promotomg all the action in the game. Plz keep commercials between innings Tom Hamilton .
Wonderful historiographic talk by Elizabeth A. Pollard, PhD Beth Pollard abt how 2 1950s comic bk publishers responded to political pressure frm comic codes. Great ex of nuanced contextualizing/ corroborating comics as primary sources to illuminate post WW2 & Cold War era. I learned lots.
Informative, important The Atlantic essay written by Yael Grauer Yael @[email protected]. Well worth a read. Smart, sobering argument. (amazing feeling, btw, when reading a piece, like this, from a former ( over 30 years ago) high school student of mine, like yael) theatlantic.com/technology/arc…
.@DetroitPublicTV recently aired a documentary on the The School at Marygrove featuring Principal Lisa Williams, members of the first graduating class, teachers, and U-M Marsal Family School of Education Dean Elizabeth Moje. myumi.ch/ez5q2 PBS
Professor @Deborah_Ball has been appointed the Jessie Jean Storey-Fry Distinguished University Professor, one of the most prestigious honors conferred by University of Michigan, for her exceptional scholarly achievements & significant teaching contributions. myumi.ch/qVmkm
Bravo Arthur Chapman @arthurjchapman.bksy.social a very valuable "go to"site in the making. Looks great.
Brilliant investment of time & resources by UM-Dearborn faculty in choosing to VERIFIED BY Sam Wineburg & Mike Caulfield as a community-wide reading activity. Great activities umdearborn.edu/news/get-verif…