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History Investigations: Voices from the Past
As I have begun to mentor an aspiring educator, I’ve been thinking about my various roles as a teacher. At any given moment I am a mentor, a guide, a sources of knowledge, a hero, a villain, a supporting player, a taskmaster, … Continue reading
Posted in History
Tagged education, Franz Ferdinand, History, Lewis and Clark, Mexican War, Social Studies, Teaching, World History, World War I
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Interactive Self-Paced Presentations with Google Slides
With Google Slides, you can create activities that allow students to move at their own pace! Utilizing the “link to different page” in Google Slides, you can create a little “choose your own adventure” for your students. I made this … Continue reading
Posted in History
Tagged 1:1, 21st Century, American Revolution, Social Studies, Technology
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Going Meta: Cataloguing My Past Two Years of Blogging
As my blog turned two this past week, I felt it would be a good time to look back at one of the things I have worked on in my spare time these past few years. Over the past two … Continue reading
“We’re not gonna take it. No, we ain’t gonna take it. Oh, we’re not gonna take it anymoooore.” While preparing for the upcoming school year, Twisted Sister’s epic protest song began playing as I read the Declaration of Independence. Obviously … Continue reading
American Vision Dating Game: Hamilton, Jefferson, and the Importance of Sharing
Sometimes you put an idea out “there” and the world amazes you. That is absolutely what happened in this case. As many know, I am involved in a historical improv show called An Improvised People’s History. In order to learn more … Continue reading
Posted in History, Reflection
Tagged education, History, Social Studies, Technology, US History
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Law and Order: French Revolution [The Importance of Using Evidence!]
Over the summer, it occurred to me that History class should be like the hit television show Law and Order. Law – Investigate, Corroborate, Develop Case Order – Develop Case, Create and Defend Argument So after noticing that many of my … Continue reading
Posted in Common Core, History
Tagged education, History, Law and Order, Robespierre, Social Studies
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Teaching the Constitution: Bill of Rights Marketing Campaign (an improv-inspired activity)
What happens when you mix an improv game with history? Answer – a magical long period! This activity is based on an improv game called Ad Game. In Ad Game players invent something to market, a slogan for the item/service, a … Continue reading
Posted in History
Tagged Bill of Rights, education, History, Improv, marketing campaign, Social Studies
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Teaching the Constitution: Superheroes and the Branches of Government
As a new teacher to both the US History I curriculum and to teaching 9th graders, I was struggling teaching students about the difference in the branches of governments. I tried a variety of ways to do this: I gave … Continue reading
Common Core State Standard Rubric for History/Social Studies 11-12
For the past few weeks, my colleague Todd Whitten and I have been sharing some work that we have done with the Common Core State Standards for History/Social Studies. During this process, we created rubrics based upon the 9-10th Grade … Continue reading
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