70 Maps That Explain America

by | Sep 7, 2016 | American History, Transatlantic Cable

Mapping is much more than just plotting out routes from here to there.  Maps can explain both the past and present (and future) by visualizing themes and topics which explain who we are, where we have been and where we are going.  Check out the 70 maps here that dig deeper into American and provide an understanding we might not arrive at solely by reading the textbook.

Monuments & Memorials 1

by | May 9, 2016 | American History

Listen to this 30 minute podcast about the Sinti-Roma camp in Maxglan.

The gipsy camp at Salzburg-Maxglan (1939-1943)

In 1939 the national socialist authorities created a so-called gipsy camp in Salzburg. About 230 Sinti and Romanies werde imprisoned there. Men, women and children were forced into hard labour. Later on, they were deported to extermination camps. The existence of the gipsy camp faded from public memory after the end of war.

Redaktion/Gestaltung: Georg Wimmer

AP Psychology Spring Break Review

by | Mar 17, 2016 | AP Psychology

With the extra time over your spring break and the AP Exam quickly approaching we will need to start our review.  On Monday, April 4th you will have a quiz on the most important people we have learned about (or will learn about) this year.  Go to Quizlet via this link.  There you will find a quiz set called “AP Psychology Important People.”  Study these and be prepared for some matching questions.

You should also review previous units over the break with the aid of a AP Exam study guide.  If you do not have a guide then review your notes and our textbook’s unit-based study guides.  You can also find notes on the Myers textbook here.  If you want to refresh your memory on all of the key terms of the course click here.

Want some practice questions?  Try here.

What textbook are you using?

by | Oct 14, 2015 | American History

The South Korean government has made a decision to re-write its mandatory school history textbook.  Click here to read more and listen to a radio report.  Does this make you wonder about the textbook you are reading: who wrote it, what political agenda does the publisher have, what story does it tell?