From My Blog
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Introducing The American Crisis: Teaching the Civil War Era
A five-part series on the Civil War era built for educators — thematic, primary-source-driven, and focused on the questions that connect 1861 to the present. Start here.
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What If: The Red Summer That Lasted
The post-World War I labor unrest in America, if effectively coordinated, could have led to a revolutionary movement, fundamentally changing society and politics.
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Geographic Renaming by Executive Order: Why Process Matters in the Classroom (and in History)
Renaming places matters; how you do it matters more. What New Zealand and Australia teach us about geographic justice and why the process shapes what students learn.
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Belonging Before Proving: How Ted Develops Leaders by Creating Space First
Ted Lasso’s real genius isn’t inspiration talks. It’s creating belonging first, then watching leadership emerge. Roy becomes a mentor. Jamie transforms. Nate spirals. Here’s what their arcs teach us about developing students.
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Beyond Proving: Women Athletes, Belonging, and the Fight Against Exploitation
What if women athletes didn’t have to grind themselves into nothing to prove women’s sports matter? Ted Lasso’s Season 3 asks this question. Keeley, Rebecca, and the team show what belonging-first leadership looks like.
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The Wisdom of Coach Beard: Creating Classroom Space for Growth Through Reading and Interconnection
#CoachBeard isn’t the obvious heart of #TedLasso. But his reading life—carefully built across multiple texts about systems, strategy, and interconnection—offers educators a philosophy for creating the conditions where students genuinely grow and learn.
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