Teaching with Historians At The Movies

I’ve had a lot of requests recently to write about how to use Historians At The Movies in history classrooms and I think now is a good time to talk about how we can use public history and film medium as a way of engaging our students. http:// Ok, let’s try this again. Fans of…

Always Be Teaching: Historical Advocacy Outside the Classroom

You know the scene. It’s Alec Baldwin’s only scene. In just over seven minutes, Alec Baldwin’s “Blake” harangues four hapless real estate salesmen to Always Be Closing. The film, of course, is Glengarry Glen Ross, and its language should probably be kept out of your classroom. But there is an essential message to Baldwin’s diatribe: Go and…