The Projector

Amusements & Useful Devices from K. A. Wisniewski

America’s First Polish Immigrants: Another Look at Jamestown

Continuing this thread on Jamestown, at the end of class I offered an example of brainstorming research topics. The example I used built from our reading of John Smith’s General … Continue reading

March 26, 2019 · Leave a comment

The “Other” Residents of Jamestown

In the last post, I noted two trends in my American History survey classes: (1)  Students arrive to the class unaware of what was once popular narratives in the story … Continue reading

March 21, 2019 · Leave a comment

Teaching Jamestown, Virginia … Again and Again

One of the ongoing challenges in teaching a survey class in American history is making decisions on what to cover in the limited amount of time 14 weeks and 3 … Continue reading

March 19, 2019 · 1 Comment