TEDxHONOLULU - Amy Burvall & Herb Mahelona - What I Learned from Napoleon and MTV

Amy
A Humanities teacher for 19 years on the island of Oahu, Amy is a leader in educational technology professional development programs. A full-time teacher at the Le Jardin Academy International Baccalaureate (IB) "world school" she has been referred to, along with Herb Mahelona, as one of those Crazy History Teachers. Amy's work in the History for Music Lovers project has appeared in Wired magazine, The Washington Post, The New Yorker, CBC, NPR, international blogs and media. The videos on Amy and Herb's YouTube channel - historyteachers - have been uploaded over 3.5 million times.
Herb
Born and raised in Honolulu, a graduate of Kamehameha Schools and University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, Herb has been a classroom educator for twenty years. He is a composer, arranger, musician, web designer, and filmmaker. A resident of the Big Island, Herb is Choir director of the Kamehameha Schools Hawai'i Campus, Alumni Chorus (Mamalahoa Chapter) and recently completed his third opera for the Hawai'i Youth Opera Chorus. Half of the YouTube duo sensation known as "historyteachers," he also plays cello in the Kamuela Philharmonic Orchestra at UH-Hilo and offers private music lessons.
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[PierreaSweedieCat]

@historyteachers Hah! Poor Mary! But your necklace, hat, dress, flounce, hiding behind pillars, facial expressions, and dance moves... WOW! ... and Mr.H's AWESOME RAP! ... WOW^2! You did her proud! And it's one of my favourites! Although, 40 some favourites is more music than my 56 year old brain can hold. WHEN ARE SOME NEW ONES COMING?????

[historyteachers]

@firepyro2 Hi, please check out the entire song on our channel. We sing about her whole life, and how she was from Scotland (not England)...but how some claimed she was the rightful ruler of England rather than Elizabeth I.

[firepyro2]

@3:14

You dare say that a SCOTTISH PERSON IS FROM ENGLAND!!!!!

Shame on you

[TechBearSeattle]

An amazing presentation. Thank you for speaking, and thank you for your videos and songs.

[PierreaSweedieCat]

Sadly the video crashes at "...a divorce. She promised Henry a male heir..." Something wrong with the TEDx feed..... Dec 08, 2011, 2am. 

[PierreaSweedieCat]

@historyteachers Oh, yeah: Even though I had nothing to do with any of the TEDx Success, for some odd reason, I am ungodly proud of You & Mr.H. And I KNOW I am not the only one! So all you fellow Real & Virtual students: Speak up! Tell the Teacherz if they did good (or not). Won't be any "nots", Gordian or otherwise!

[PierreaSweedieCat]

@historyteachers I loved the whole thing. There seem to be 2 versions: One with, and one wi/out "The Curtsy Heard Around the World**"... The only thing is that their putting in ALL of Henry 8, (wi/out ANY Beowulf !) was just too much. Even 5 of Henry's wives said the same thing in a Seance the other day! Either the TEDx editor fell asleep, or wanted some "filler". Unless you have a closet Henry/Abba freak! [** Unashamedly stolen from US History!] Either way:You did REAL GOOD! Thanks!

[jamiesharpe1]

Great Job, thank you for sharing and inspiring

[MegajasmineR]

@historyteachers Thank you for your history videos.History has now become a favorite subject with the kids. They want to find out more and are even trying to do their own history match ups with their favorite songs.

[apocolyptic122112]

YAYYYY!! yeah, mrs. burvall! :D