Big History Project is 10 years old! To celebrate, we’re sharing several new videos that have been added to the OER Project this year. Check them out in our 10-year anniversary video series below, and read more about this milestone here:
Why teach world history? Here’s one teacher’s take: “World history connects us as a human race. We must be knowledgeable about each other in order to be our best self.”
Why do you teach world history?
“Education is like getting familiar with a landscape. Sometimes you have to climb as high as possbile to see it all. That’s what Big History does, as it moves between different scales.” -
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Now introducing our new course, World History Project!
This free, online course is full of the articles, videos, and activities that you need to help your students connect more deeply to history.
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Learn more here:
Big History's founder David Christian has written a new book, "Origin Story," that will be published on May 22. Fans of the Big History Project get an extra-special sneak peek and can download an entire chapter for free here:
Without a shared definition system, psychology will continue to be a “collection of studies."
Dr. Gregg Henriques explains what a "Big History" view of psychology looks like.
History is an attempt to understand both our insignificance and our significance. To study history is to better understand the world and your place in it.