Secondary Level-High School
Asian and Abrahamic Religions, a Divine Encounter in America
Submitted by TimDaly on Thu, 08/02/2012 - 1:03pmHow do eastern religions continually influence American society? This session provides teachers with an opportunity to determine how to share and discuss comparative beliefs and practices from seven religious traditions.
Helping Hands: Digital Engagement and Multiple Sclerosis
Submitted by TimDaly on Thu, 08/02/2012 - 1:03pmEngaging freshman World History students is hard enough without the challenges of multiple sclerosis. Teacher Kate Hooks shares how she used in-role drama and digital video as her "helping hands."
Equity and Stonewall: A Document-Based Approach to Civil Rights
Submitted by TimDaly on Thu, 08/02/2012 - 1:03pmParticipants will examine the equal rights of LGBT citizens through historical documents; and engage in the critical thinking and effective communication techniques that are used in answering document based questions.
The Rainbow Revolution: Resistance to Apartheid in South Africa
Submitted by TimDaly on Thu, 08/02/2012 - 1:03pmWith one of the most diverse revolutions in history, resistance to apartheid South Africa offers opportunities to learn about how people can effectively change a system of oppression and injustice.
I Spy Exhibition Evening: Student Immersion in Historical Thinking
Submitted by TimDaly on Thu, 08/02/2012 - 1:03pmYoung historians will increase critical thinking skills while engaged in historical discovery that culminates in an evening of student presentations. Learn how to challenge students and increase participation and results.
Literacy and Technology Greet the Common Core
Submitted by TimDaly on Thu, 08/02/2012 - 1:03pmHow do you implement the Common Core Standards with in Social Studies instruction for grades 6-12? Learn how to implement these standards by using literature and technology to engage students.
Integrating the Common Core Literacy Standards into the History Classroom
Submitted by TimDaly on Thu, 08/02/2012 - 1:03pmSeamlessly integrate the Common Core into the history classroom without sacrificing content. Using age-appropriate DBQs students hone their evidence-based writing and close reading of complex text while tackling essential content.
OUTRAGEOUS Teaching: U.S. History Edition
Submitted by TimDaly on Thu, 08/02/2012 - 1:03pmA high-energy, entertaining session filled with magic, mayhem, and most importantly, methods to capture and engage your hard-to-motivate students through interactive and creative approaches to teaching history.
"Did Chief Seattle Really Say That?"
Submitted by TimDaly on Thu, 08/02/2012 - 1:03pmExplore versions of Seattle's speech in an active hands-on exercise to learn how to use American Indian primary documents to enhance learning. Participants will leave with lesson plans and resources.
Occupy Jamestown! Economic Stratification in the American Colonies
Submitted by TimDaly on Thu, 08/02/2012 - 1:03pmThis lesson connects the past to the present by teaching economic unrest in Colonial America by comparing it to the Occupy Wall Street Movement.
