#  Brett Flehinger 

 



##  Brett Flehinger 

**Lecturer on History**  
**Harvard College**

Brett Flehinger is a Lecturer in History and Associate Dean of Academic Integrity and Student Conduct at Harvard College. His featured course traces the concept of populism from the early 19th century to the current day. In this video Brett discusses how he approaches the broader goal of teaching his students to think and act like historians. Students discuss the positive impact of Brett’s teaching methods on their understanding of history and their participation in the course.



 

 

 

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  [### Acknowledging Publicly and Precisely What Students Do Well

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   ![Student speaking in class](/sites/g/files/omnuum10466/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/instructionalmoves/files/2.2.3.jpg?itok=_JL1L194) 

 



 

 

   [### Breaking up lecture with frequent questions

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   ![Student answering question](/sites/g/files/omnuum10466/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/instructionalmoves/files/2.1.6.jpg?itok=eDceLcEV) 

 



 

 

   [### Dedicating class time to repeated practice with key skills

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   ![Students studying a handout](/sites/g/files/omnuum10466/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/instructionalmoves/files/2.3.2.jpg?itok=3_zpVeMB) 

 



 

 

   [### Encouraging Students to Put Each Class in Context with the Broader Course

 ](/encouraging-students-put-each-class-context-broader-course) 

   ![Professor Flehinger teaching in class](/sites/g/files/omnuum10466/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/instructionalmoves/files/2.2.5.jpg?itok=ghzE_sGx) 

 



 

 

   [### Fostering a culture of valuing different ways of thinking

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   ![Student speaking in class](/sites/g/files/omnuum10466/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/instructionalmoves/files/1.0.5.jpg?itok=l94EyAEd) 

 



 

 

   [### Making adjustments on the fly to keep lectures “organic” 

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   ![Brett Flehinger flipping through lesson plan](/sites/g/files/omnuum10466/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/instructionalmoves/files/2.1.11.jpg?itok=W999yaSq) 

 



 

 

   [### Requiring evidence-based comments in class

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   ![Professor Flehinger teaching in class](/sites/g/files/omnuum10466/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/instructionalmoves/files/2.2.7.jpg?itok=-dHKRhqm) 

 



 

 

   [### Warming Up the Class With Foundational Questions

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   ![Professor Flehinger teaching in class](/sites/g/files/omnuum10466/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/instructionalmoves/files/2.2.6.jpg?itok=mzxoJH9j) 

 



 

 

  

 

 

 

 

##  Full Class Session 

Watch the full class session featured in this instructor’s move videos to observe and reflect on teaching practices as they unfold. Click below to find a breakdown of all the class activities, with accompanying timestamps and descriptions. The video is also chaptered according to featured instructional moves, allowing you to see how these vignettes fit into the larger context of the session.

[Class Activity Breakdown](/file_url/834)



 



 

 

 



 

 

 

##  Course Documents 

 



 book 

 [### American Populisms Syllabus

 ](/resource/history1433-16syllabuspdf) 

 

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 [### American Populisms Handout

 ](/resource/americanpopulismshandoutpdf)