Connecting the Dots in World History, A Teacher's Literacy Based Curriculum: From the Fall of the Western Roman Empire to Death of Genghis Khan, Volume 2

by Chris Edwards

In his previously written articles and books, Chris Edwards has argued that Teaching should be considered a field that is separate from both the field of Education and from the content area fields. Teaching is a field which synthesizes content and method for classroom application. All of the other major intellectual fields have a canon of works which practitioners can learn from and add to, but Teaching does not. The Connecting-the-Dots in World A Teacher’s Literacy-Based Curriculum series changes this by showing how effective a teacher-generated curriculum can be. These books can inspire other teachers to create their own curriculums and inspire a change in the way that the public views teachers and teaching.

180 pages, Hardcover

First published November 29, 2015

About the author

Chris made his advertising debut in 1993 as a copywriter at Arnold Worldwide, a high profile ad agency in Boston. There he used what he learned working in advertising along with his ever-present sense of humor to rebrand himself and orchestrate what was quite possibly the most widely accepted and embraced gender transition of its kind–at a time when the word “transgender” didn’t exist.

He eventually became more known for his creative talent than his transition. He was the first to use YouTube content in a TV spot with two guys rapping about McNuggets and is responsible for the earworm, Gimme back that Filet-O-Fish, gimme that fiiiiish. He was also part of the creative team on Truth, which was recently ranked one of the Top 15 Ad Campaigns of the 21st Century.

After building an award-winning career spanning nearly twenty years, Chris left his Arnold post as EVP, Group Creative Director to write his memoir, BALLS. Since then he’s become a sought-after speaker, inspiring audiences with his courageous story and compelling message that we actually have the power to control how others define us.

Reviews

[Jeffrey Rasley · Rating 5 out of 5]

"Connecting the Dots, Volume I" is written in a conversational style, which should be appealing to advanced high school students and any older demographic. I had intended to skim the book to provide a report about its appropriateness for use in a teacher summer institute funded by the Scientech Foundation. I'm on the Foundation's board. I found the book so engaging that I read it cover to cover. It was a wonderful refresher course, which did not tax me with excessive footnotes or citations. Important sources are mentioned and there is an extensive list of references for the serious student.

I was left with numerous questions that I would pursue further, if I was a student. I suspect that was the author's intent. Chris Edwards has created a tour of world history from the ancients through Constantine in Volume I. I look forward to Volume II.