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Recurring Dynamics of History:
additional learning resources
from Maxwell Learning
List of 22 Recurring Dynamics of History
Hand-held version of the large poster shown below, suitable for copying and distributing to students. (For best results, choose high quality/photo printing for the master copy.)
Black & white, 8.5" x 11"
RDH lesson plan with grading rubric
Suitable for copying and distributing to students. Student presentations may be scheduled to coincide with coverage of historical topics during the course or as a capstone project. (For best results, choose high quality/photo printing for the master copy.)
Black & white, 8.5" x 11"
RDH classroom poster
Large, high-quality poster lists twenty-two important Recurring Dynamics of History. Color, 24" x 36"
"Don't Repeat History" classroom poster
Depicts the kinds of human-created tragedies that a knowledge of history's dynamics might help us to avoid repeating in the future. A fitting companion to the RDH poster above. This poster offers a powerful response to the question: "Why do we need to study history?" 11" x 17"
Video:
"Can Recurring Dynamics of History Rescue History Education?" Presentation to the National Council for Social Studies. 30 min.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aucFp9SmS4k&t=1s
Video:
"Six Things Every History Teacher Needs to Know...but Isn't Told" Includes a discussion of Recurring Dynamics of History. 16 min.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8yAMCAt5w8
Book: Future-Focused History Teaching
Describes the conceptual framework and educational research that support teaching about Recurring Dynamics of History and other useful historical knowledge.
Teacher tools:
Resources that can assist with teaching history in general and teaching with the Student's Friend Concise World History in particular.
