History is a story.
I teach it like one.历史是一个故事,
我就当故事来教。
I'm Aminah Yusof. For fifteen years I have taught Sejarah to thirteen- and fourteen-year-olds. Now I make a film, a song and a game for every unit, so my students can see the history I see.我是 Aminah Yusof,教中学历史十五年,学生是十三、十四岁的孩子。现在每个单元我都会自己做一部短片、一首歌和一个游戏,让学生看见我眼中的历史。
Who I teach, what I make, and how I make it.我教谁、我做什么,以及我怎么做。
- Form 2, five classes, about 180 students a year中二,五个班,每年大约 180 个学生
- Every unit opens with a 90-second film每个单元用一部 90 秒短片开场
- Every date that matters gets a chorus每个重要年份都有一句副歌
AI-generated video of a sample teacher persona.AI 生成的示例老师视频。
Who are you?你是谁?
Three kinds of people visit this site. Each has a different first page.来这个网站的人有三种,每一种有不同的第一页。
My students and their parents我的学生和家长
This week's class page: the film, the song, the notes, the quiz and the homework.本周的班级页:影片、歌、笔记、小测验和作业。
Go to the class page去班级页 →Fellow teachers其他老师
How I make a unit, what I check before anything reaches students, and prompt templates you can copy.我怎么做一个单元、给学生看之前我检查什么,还有可以直接复制的提示词模板。
Read the journal读文章 →Schools and organisers学校和主办方
Hands-on sessions for History panels and staff development days. Teachers leave with something finished.给历史科小组和教师培训日的实操课。老师离开时手上有做好的东西。
See workshops看工作坊 →One unit, nine materials一个单元,九件教材
Melaka: Pelabuhan Dunia
From a prince resting under a tree, to the busiest port in Asia, to Portuguese cannon. I made the whole unit in one Saturday afternoon and taught it to 2 Amanah in September.从一位在树下歇脚的王子,到亚洲最繁忙的港口,再到葡萄牙人的炮火。整个单元我在一个星期六下午做完,九月教给了 2 Amanah 班。
Press play on 600 years of Malaysia按下播放,看马来西亚六百年
Malaysia · History in Motion, 1400–2026马来西亚历史版图 · 1400—2026
A map player. Press play and watch the political map of the Peninsula and Borneo change, from the Melaka Sultanate to this year's state elections. Jump to any year. Every event lists its source.一个地图播放器。按下播放,看马来半岛和婆罗洲的政治版图怎么变,从马六甲王朝一直到今年的州选。可以跳到任何一年,每个事件都列出来源。
Real state boundaries from open data. Built with an AI coding assistant over two evenings, then every event checked against the archives. In English and Chinese; a Bahasa Melayu version is next.州界用的是真实的开放地理数据。我用 AI 编程助手花两个晚上做出来,然后逐个事件对照档案核对。有中文和英文版,马来文版接着做。
Story · Song · Play故事 · 歌 · 玩
Story故事Cerita
A 90-second film opens the unit. Nobody takes notes. They just watch.单元用一部 90 秒短片开场。不抄笔记,只看。
Song歌Lagu
The dates that come up in the exam go into a chorus the class shouts together.考试会考的年份写进副歌,全班一起喊。
Play玩Main
Cards, sorting games and a quick quiz. Students handle the facts instead of copying them.人物卡、排序游戏和小测验。学生动手用这些史实,而不是抄下来。
Check检查Semak
AI makes the pictures and the music. I check every date and every name before students see it.图和音乐由 AI 做。每个年份、每个名字,我在学生看到之前都亲自核对。
Notes for other teachers写给其他老师
Method方法Two dates, one chorus两个年份,一句副歌
Why I teach the only dates that matter with a song, and how I write the lyrics myself.为什么我用一首歌教最重要的两个年份,以及歌词我是怎么自己写的。
AI & ethicsAI 与伦理Five checks before any AI image reaches my studentsAI 图片给学生看之前,我做的五项检查
The list I run on every picture, film and song. It takes ten minutes and it has saved me twice.每张图、每段影片、每首歌我都会过一遍的清单。花十分钟,已经救过我两次。
Behind the scenes幕后One Saturday afternoon, nine materials一个星期六下午,九件教材
What I made, in what order, and how long each piece really took.我做了什么、按什么顺序、每一件实际花了多久。
From my classroom来自我的课堂
“I never remembered dates. Now I shout them.”“我以前从来记不住年份。现在我用喊的。”
“My daughter sang the Melaka song in the car for a week. Then she asked me who Tun Perak was.”“我女儿在车上唱了一个星期的马六甲歌,后来还问我敦霹雳是谁。”
“She played the film at a panel meeting. Three of us asked her to show us how that same week.”“她在科组会议上放了那部短片。当周就有三位老师请她教我们怎么做。”
Sample testimonials, written for this demonstration site.以上为示例评语,为这个示范网站而写。
One history story a month每月一个历史故事
A short story from Malaysian history, one free classroom resource, and what I tried in class that month. For teachers and curious parents.每月一个马来西亚历史小故事、一份免费课堂资源,以及我当月在课堂上试了什么。给老师,也给好奇的家长。