Crash Course curriculum materials (2014)
project history · status: last documented in 2016 · last event: milestone (2016-09-06)
In July 2014 John proposed making essays, primary sources, worksheets and other non-video materials to go with Crash Course. Thanks to Bill Gates the team built curriculum materials, launched around VidCon in June 2016, and by early September 2016 released its first full curriculum, for AP World History.
Part of: Crash Course: launch of the brothers' educational channel (2011)
Told alongside: John asks viewers who value and can afford it to support Crash Course and SciShow on Patreon (2015)
About: Crash Course, Khan Academy, Bill Gates
| date | event | what | video |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-07-08 | proposed | John says they want to make much more non-video educational material (essays, primary sources, worksheets) to go with Crash Course in the coming year, building on help from Khan Academy. | The Future of Nerdfighteria 00:01:09 |
| 2015-05-26 | announced | John announces Crash Course curriculum materials (lesson plans, primary sources), made possible by Bill Gates, rolling out before the new school year. | Sixteen Parts 00:02:43 |
| 2016-07-01 (happened 2016-06) | launched | Hank says people at VidCon were very excited about the launch of the Crash Course curriculum materials. | So, I Ruptured Both my Eardrums! (Also, NerdCon: Nerdfighteria) 00:00:00 |
| 2016-09-06 | milestone | John announces Crash Course released its first full curriculum last week (week of 29 August 2016), covering AP World History with readings, primary sources and assessment tools for students and teachers. | How We're Spending Your Money: The Bank of Nerdfighteria's Quarterly Report 00:02:44 |
What is said about it
3 statements, by date (the events above are the turns of the thread; these are the details).
- 2014-07-08 · The Future of Nerdfighteria — announcement: John: Three: teachers and students want non-video materials - essays, primary sources, worksheets - to go with Crash Course; Khan Academy has helped some, and they want to do much more in the coming year. — 00:01:09
- 2016-09-06 · How We're Spending Your Money: The Bank of Nerdfighteria's Quarterly Report — John says Joe and Stan in their office have worked for over a year, with help and funding from Bill Gates' BGC3, to build educational materials around Crash Course videos. — 00:02:12
- 2016-09-06 · How We're Spending Your Money: The Bank of Nerdfighteria's Quarterly Report — announcement: John says this is only the first course and he hopes they will find funding to create more full courses. (hedged) — 00:03:16