How Current Events Classes Support Historical Understanding
I have encountered so many students who come into my classes hating history. They don't understand why they have to take it, and come to...
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darbymkennedy
Feb 173 min read
The How and Why of Thematic History
February tends to be the start of planning for homeschoolers for the next year. Some will make concrete plans, purchasing curriculum or...
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darbymkennedy
Feb 32 min read
The Year of Elections
2024 is the year of elections. Or, it's the year to test democracy. Or, it's the year democracy dies. Or.... you see where this goes,...
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darbymkennedy
Nov 30, 20232 min read
Thinking Of The Months Ahead
For local homeschoolers, I've got space available in the classes I am offering as part of the FreeSpace Learning Pod. We're a small group...
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darbymkennedy
Nov 19, 20232 min read
The Art of Curation
As we approach the celebrations that mark the end of the calendar year, the internet is full of top 10 gifts/desserts/excursions/ways to...
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darbymkennedy
Sep 28, 20232 min read
Crazy History Dinner Party
When I teach world history, I do it by topic rather than by sequence. Yes, I follow the general sequence of the years, but we go through...
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darbymkennedy
Jul 1, 20231 min read
Much Appreciated Feedback
When I teach, I put my whole self out there. I love what I do, and believe strongly in my subject matter. I'm writing the curriculum, and...
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darbymkennedy
Jun 1, 20232 min read
Reflecting On 3 Years On Outschool
Three years ago this week, I taught my first learner on Outschool. We were only a few months into the pandemic, and I had no idea if this...
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darbymkennedy
May 8, 20232 min read
Reflecting On Thematic World History
I’ve just finished up with my third “round” of teaching World History from a thematic perspective (as opposed to sequential), and I’m...
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darbymkennedy
Apr 10, 20232 min read
The More Things Change.... Or Don't?
I am almost at the end of semester 2 of my new Thematic US History class. Teaching this has been such an incredible experience - not only...
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darbymkennedy
Aug 16, 20221 min read
America is Advanced Citizenship
While I've been teaching Current Events classes all summer (and what a summer of news events this has been!) I started back to my...
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darbymkennedy
Jun 9, 20222 min read
How Primary Sources Can Make A Difference
I have to admit something. When I was in high school, and even college, I was never thrilled to do what instructors called "primary...
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darbymkennedy
May 22, 20222 min read
Seeing it all come together...
Back in March of 2021, I wrote a blog post about creating a Thematic World History class. I'm now on the other side of that class. I...
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darbymkennedy
May 16, 20222 min read
Diplomacy is more than foreign policy
I'm a big fan of using simulations in my classroom for several reasons. The biggest reason is that it allows learners the opportunity to...
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darbymkennedy
Apr 14, 20223 min read
Noodling New Classes
I've been mulling over two new class ideas for the last several months. By writing about them here, I hope to create a "must do" sort of...
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darbymkennedy
Feb 8, 20223 min read
Learning About All of Humanity
One of the top reasons I love teaching is because I get to keep learning. And, I love the opportunity to approach the study of history...
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darbymkennedy
Dec 15, 20211 min read
Four Months Later....
Time flies when you're having fun, right? That is my only excuse for neglecting this blog. But today is the last meeting of my final...
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darbymkennedy
Aug 26, 20212 min read
A New School Year Awaits
I have not been physically in front of a class of students since March 11, 2020. Next week, thanks to the overwhelming amount of work and...
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darbymkennedy
Jul 19, 20212 min read
The Connections Are Everything
Let's me be completely honest here.... I'm a total history nerd, and I'm proud of that. My fascination with history started with my...
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darbymkennedy
Jun 18, 20212 min read
What I'm Reading... And Why
I recently started reading The World: A Brief Introduction by Richard Haass, who serves as the President of the Council on Foreign...
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