Please don't remove the old version of the course....

 Bridgette OConnor I was able to download the old version almost in its entirety, and I’m very glad I did. I also want to highlight that I have incorporated all of the new short videos—they are concise, extremely well illustrated, and do an excellent job supporting the explanations. From a pedagogical standpoint, they are simply fabulous and well suited to the 6–8 minute attention span of my students.

That said, next year my school will offer Big History as an Honors course, so many of the materials I’ve been using from the old version will be incorporated into this more advanced class.

I concur with Lorie Lucas that the older version of Big History aligns very well with a STEM approach. As my school is making a deliberate effort to strengthen STEM/Social Studies integration, the traditional version of Big History is an excellent fit. It would a plus if both versions are kept. 

Hi Laura Massa ! I'm so pleased to hear that you and your students are enjoying the new videos:) I totally understand that there will need to be some cobbling together of old and new for a Big History Honors course. 

And Lorie Lucas it sounds like you have a great approach to meshing together the old and the new for your STEM focus. 

And Joe Baginski , I get how it can be confusing and frustrating to have the middle school course featured prominently on the site but we do still have the high school version of the course on our site this year.

You can also still access all of the current (high school) course materials via Google Drive and save those to Google Classroom or your school's preferred LMS. These materials will always be available for teachers.

Hi Laura Massa ! I'm so pleased to hear that you and your students are enjoying the new videos:) I totally understand that there will need to be some cobbling together of old and new for a Big History Honors course. 

And Lorie Lucas it sounds like you have a great approach to meshing together the old and the new for your STEM focus. 

And Joe Baginski , I get how it can be confusing and frustrating to have the middle school course featured prominently on the site but we do still have the high school version of the course on our site this year.

You can also still access all of the current (high school) course materials via Google Drive and save those to Google Classroom or your school's preferred LMS. These materials will always be available for teachers.