THE ROOSEVELTS: AN INTIMATE HISTORY chronicles the lives of Theodore, Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, three members of the most prominent
Category: Lesson plans
The UK election 2015 and the European Parliament
Preparing for the UK election 2015 Watch this video from the Houses of Parliament To do: The House of Commons
Teaching Language Features and Language Devices
English exams in Norway All three years in secondary high school, this will be a question in the exam. Write
Transformational Six
I recently read the article Clearing the Confusion between Technology Rich and Innovative Poor: Six Questions, by Alan November . Even if
Teaching how to discuss language features and literary devices in the exam
Norwegian exam questions Grading exam papers I’m puzzled by some of the students’ answers to task 1. Even if you
Global education conference
Happy to have participated in the global education conference! My session was one of the first and I had a
The Great American Tune Out: Interest in Midterm Elections Drops
What if a nation held an election, and most of the country didn’t care or participate? That’s the stark reality
The U.S. Electoral College and the Election Process
Recount Is a chronicle of the weeks after the 2000 U.S. presidential election and the subsequent recounts in Florida. Before
How To Detect Bias In News Media
http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/169808021 Media have tremendous power in setting cultural guidelines and in shaping political discourse. It is essential that news media,
Leonardo DiCaprio and Obama’s UN speech on climate change
At the opening of Climate Summit 2014 The actor opens with a 4 minute appeal that starts like this: As an
Heforshe
A Solidarity Movement for Gender Equality Now it’s time to unify our efforts. HeForShe is a solidarity movement for gender
Voting in the UK
Our competency goal: “Drøfte politiske forhold og system i den engelskspråklige verden med vekt på Storbritannia.” competancy goals Lessonplan: Preparation
American values – political system
Electing a US President 1. Watch this video and write a blogpost explaining the election in the US. http://www.commoncraft.com/video/electing-us-president Write a
Using Google hangout in class
Scotland’s Referendum Working with my class of Social Studies this year the natural starting point had to be the Scottish
Connected educators month Norway
Helping connected Norwegian educators thrive in a connected world! My goal for this year is to get more educators and
