Fareen WahidJul 1, 20221 minHis/HerStoryAn Industrial Revolution Shark TankAs they recreated the popular television show Shark Tank, Grade 8 History class consumed a flurry of historical knowledge. The students...
Fareen WahidFeb 21, 20222 minHis/HerStoryIndia at Home - An Augmented Reality ExperienceAugmented reality superimposes sounds, videos and graphics onto an existing environment. It uses four main components to superimpose...
Fareen WahidNov 23, 20212 minHis/HerStory‘Hexagonal Thinking’ for Long-Term LearningHexagonal thinking is a strategy for retrieving and connecting information. In this subtopic on the Great Depression in Canada, the goal...
Fareen WahidSep 29, 20211 minHis/HerStoryCounterfactual Thinking in History Classroom Supported by Living GraphCounterfactual thinking is a psychological concept that refers to the human tendency to imagine possible alternatives to life events that...
Fareen WahidSep 27, 20211 minHis/HerStoryAn Enlightened "Salon Party"The Age of Enlightenment (also known as the “Age of Reason”) was a period in history when intellectuals in late 17th and 18th-century...
Fareen WahidAug 19, 20211 minHis/HerStoryTeaching 'The Spirit of an Age' through ArtsAs a History facilitator, one of the goals is to make my students understand the relevance of the past in the present day. As learners,...
Fareen WahidMar 10, 20211 minHis/HerStoryMuralsThe word 'mural' derived from the Latin word 'murus' which means wall. It can be defined as any piece of artwork painted or applied...
Fareen WahidMar 1, 20211 minHis/HerStoryCuneiform into MakingCuneiform is a system of writing first developed by the ancient Sumerians of Mesopotamia c. 3500-3000 BCE. It is considered the most...