In 1858, the race for the Illinois seat of the United States Senate was between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas. They held a series of seven debates throughout the state, but the fifth one is considered by many scholars to be the turning point in Lincoln’s political career. Using a combination of colorful storyboards, along…
Category: Online Learning
Online learning offers a variety of live sessions and on demand video courses. Details are in each course description.
John Chapman, Beyond the Legend of Johnny Appleseed
True or false: Johnny Appleseed was a real person. Well, the answer is both. It is true there was a man who was called Johnny Appleseed, but his real name was John Chapman. It is false because the story of Johnny Appleseed has grown into a legend, and in some important ways that legend is…
The Spinning Wheel and the Daughters of Liberty
It was the 1770s, and the Daughters of Liberty were determined to make their political viewpoints clearly understood. With this online course, you’ll discover what they did and how they did it. There’s a lot in here! Full color storyboards with voice-over narration give students the opportunity to read along with the compelling story. Videos…
Finding the Fun in History Class
Nuggets of history teaching gold await you in this on-demand video course for educators (homeschool or classroom). This isn’t a simplified list of how to make history fun. It is a course about exploring and discovering resources and ideas that are already a part of history so that your classes will be fun and engaging…
Interested in Music Lessons?
We’ve got options! If you want individual instruction with each lesson personalized for you, this is the place to be. (We’re not talking about pre-recorded one-size-fits-all lesson.) Online lessons are right for you if: want to take lessons on your own instrument appreciate the convenience of lessons from your own home are on the lookout…
Gail Masinda (History Heights & Maestro Heights) 