Engaging with Bhimayana: An introduction to the life and work of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
This lesson idea invites a close reading of Bhimayana to open up constructive conversations towards critically understanding caste, and...
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Ranita Ray
- Apr 4, 2022
- 2 min
Thinking with Films: The historical film edition
If you are a social science teacher concerned about historical films being consumed by your students unquestioningly as 'historical...
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Tina Servaia
- Aug 5, 2020
- 1 min
Reading Propaganda
‘Only the mob and the elite can be attracted by the momentum of totalitarianism itself. The masses have to be won by propaganda.’
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Dr. Sreyashi Chatterjee
- Jan 28, 2020
- 1 min
History: Whose Story?
Things are not always as they appear! Mainstream society often uses hegemonic ideals to promote a mass-produced homogenised culture. This...
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History for Peace
- Jan 27, 2020
- 2 min
Gandhi and Non-Violence
Teaching History through a study of sources
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History for Peace
- Dec 18, 2019
- 1 min
Understanding Displacement : I
Historiana.edu, an excellent web resource for history and social science teachers, came up with a pertinent learning activity: using case...
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History for Peace
- Dec 11, 2019
- 3 min
Conference to Classroom: Chapter 2
Working on what they took away from the conference proceedings, the teachers of Modern High School created grade/class-specific lesson ideas
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History for Peace
- Sep 5, 2019
- 2 min
In the faraway land of Iratia…
Premise Iratia won independence from colonial rule over 70 years ago, to become a ‘sovereign, socialist, secular, democratic republic’....
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History for Peace
- Sep 5, 2019
- 2 min
What’s in a citizenship?
We’ve put together a lesson structure to help you draw students into a deeper critical engagement with the idea of citizenship.
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History for Peace
- Sep 5, 2019
- 2 min
Poetry and Citizenship
Explore the NRC through a poetry movement by the ‘char-chapori’ muslim community in Assam.
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Gulan Kripalani
- Sep 4, 2019
- 1 min
Exciting ways to start conversations in the classroom!
Screen these short videos for students and let them ask questions, share insights and discuss issues.
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History for Peace
- Oct 27, 2017
- 2 min
Conference to Classroom: Chapter One
‘Conference to Classroom'—a series of workshops aims at understanding how educators translate what is presented and take it to students.
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Sameer Shafi
- Jan 13, 2017
- 1 min
Hopscotch Video – Class Activity
Show students a short video on Youtube called Hopscotch (directed by Malik Sajad) Prior to having any discussion, have the students write...
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