Secondary Level-High School
Strengthening Your Instruction with Thoughtful, Engaging, Practical Teaching Strategies
Submitted by David Bailor on Fri, 10/19/2012 - 1:30pmMake every lesson an engaging lesson. In this clinic you will learn a dozen motivating and practical teaching strategies that will foster active engagement and enhanced thinking in your students.
Mass Removal and Incarceration of Japanese Americans During World War II
Submitted by David Bailor on Fri, 10/19/2012 - 1:23pmExamine a dark chapter in American history through first-person stories, historic photographs, and government documents with Tom Ikeda, Densho’s founding Executive Director who has conducted over 200 oral histories with Japanese Americans who were incarcerated during World War II. --> read more »
Outlines of Buddhism in East Asia
Submitted by David Bailor on Fri, 10/19/2012 - 12:56pmParticipants will interact with primary sources in Buddhist arts, literature, and history that connect to major themes in social studies, such as the transmission of ideas between cultures and their local adaptations, the expression of values and beliefs in art and literature, the impact of religion on local societies and economies, and the role of religion in the contemporary world. --> read more »
Using Visual Aids to Illustrate Key Concepts in Geography
Submitted by David Bailor on Thu, 10/11/2012 - 12:31pmTeachers will learn how to implement an interactive notebook, and use videos, audio clips, maps, and other graphic organizers to help illustrate and teach themes in geography.
Who was Thomas Jefferson?
Submitted by David Bailor on Thu, 10/11/2012 - 9:26amThe author will discuss reasons and research for writing Thomas Jefferson: Inquiry History for Daring Delvers. The volume follows presentations made relating to the historical fiction The Others at Monticello.
NYC Global Education Coalition: Non-Profits Building Globally Competent Students
Submitted by David Bailor on Thu, 10/11/2012 - 9:25amThis session will provide participants with resources and strategies to build global competency shared by non-profits in the NYC Global Education Coalition.
Civil War Curriculum Workshop
Submitted by David Bailor on Fri, 10/05/2012 - 8:55amStudy the Trust’s Civil War Curriculum. This free resource provides 9 standards-based goals covering the war from disunion to reconstruction; complete with lessons, materials, and assessment. Then work with colleagues to create your own.
Civil War Curriculum Workshop
Submitted by David Bailor on Fri, 10/05/2012 - 8:54amStudy the Trust’s Civil War Curriculum. This free resource provides 9 standards-based goals covering the war from disunion to reconstruction; complete with lessons, materials, and assessment. Then work with colleagues to create your own.
Travel Around the World without Leaving the Classroom
Submitted by David Bailor on Thu, 10/04/2012 - 9:28pmAwaken your student’s curiosity by bringing the world into their classroom and expanding their knowledge of world history, geography, and cultures as well as their skills in critical thinking, writing, research, and analysis through the use of various strategies. A CD with lesson plans and teaching materials tied to various K-12 history, geography, and language arts standards will be provided.
Others’ Lives: Using Current Non-Fiction Resources to Advance Global Understanding
Submitted by David Bailor on Thu, 10/04/2012 - 9:26pmEnrich your students’ views and understanding of historical events, cultural diversity, and global issues through the use of web-based strategies that utilize current non-fiction resources (e.g., memoirs, newspaper articles, etc.) to improve reading comprehension, content knowledge, and interdisciplinary writing skills.
