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Nate Merrill

American Experience.Eyes on the Prize.For Teachers - 0 views

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c20th civil rights history US History usa modern resources rights experience eyes prize pbs

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  • Nate Merrill on 27 Apr 14
     
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mslanak

thebigview.com - Table of Contents - 0 views

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shared by mslanak on 17 Feb 09 - Cached
  • mslanak on 17 Feb 09
     
    Table of Contents - thebigview.com takes a bird's eye view on issues such as philosophy, religion, science and human life.
Jonathon Gordon

Watergate and the Constitution - 2 views

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shared by Jonathon Gordon on 15 Sep 10 - No Cached
  • a memo to the Watergate Special Prosecutor Leon Jaworski, was written by Jaworski's staff as he was considering whether or not to indict Nixon.
    • Jonathon Gordon
      Jonathon Gordon on 15 Sep 10
       
      The lesson plan gets its direct information from a document that was used in the Nixon hearings
  • This lesson would likely work best after an introductory lesson on Watergate.
    • Jonathon Gordon
      Jonathon Gordon on 15 Sep 10
       
      Important that the writer of this lesson suggests that students will need prior knowledge on Watergate
  • The lesson is centered around a primary document from the Watergate scandal, and requires students to read the Constitution.
    • Jonathon Gordon
      Jonathon Gordon on 15 Sep 10
       
      The lesson uses primary source documents which help students learn to read with a historical eye. 
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  • Historical background is detailed and accurate. The document is from The National Archives.
    • Jonathon Gordon
      Jonathon Gordon on 15 Sep 10
       
      All historical documents come from the National Archive making them historically accurate 
  • Yes The lesson is clearly presented and is easily adapted to emphasize either History or Civic standards.
    • Jonathon Gordon
      Jonathon Gordon on 15 Sep 10
       
      This website is very useful for social studies teachers, especially those teaching history, because it helps teachers design valuable lesson plans with accurate information. 
  • One of the suggested activities asks students to identify the specific role each branch of government played in the Watergate affair. Another activity asks students to apply specific sections of the Constitution and determine the role particular constitutional powers and rights played in the Watergate affair.
  • Jonathon Gordon on 15 Sep 10
     
    This site provides history teachers with information for helping with their classes. This part of the site includes lesson plans with this one specifically on "Watergate and the Constitution." 
Joellen Kriss

'Race to the Top' - we expected better - 0 views

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Reforms Race to the Top Obama Policy

shared by Joellen Kriss on 18 Sep 09 - Cached
    • Joellen Kriss
      Joellen Kriss on 18 Sep 09
       
      Strong start, right out of the gate!
  • From the perspective of a classroom teacher, reform must be rooted in classroom practice and supported by research.
  • Public education faces complex problems and won't be fixed by simplistic solutions. Standardized tests can be a useful tool among others to assess student learning. But it is too narrow of a measure on which to base a student's grade, let alone gauge a teacher's performance.
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  • States must enact a laundry list of federally mandated "reforms" to qualify for the competition. Duncan and Obama call this initiative "Race to the Top."
    • Joellen Kriss
      Joellen Kriss on 18 Sep 09
       
      Hittleman talks about how they'd looked forward to education law that helped, and race to the top doesn't look that much different from NCLB
  • funding mandates are controversial because they have never been shown to improve student learning.
    • Joellen Kriss
      Joellen Kriss on 18 Sep 09
       
      Totally on target with the fact that there's so much more to education than tests and standards.
  • No Child Left Behind, an education law that focused on one-size-fits-all standardized testing.
  • A portfolio that includes multiple-choice tests but also essays, research projects, homework and classroom presentations gives a much more complete picture of student achievement.
    • Joellen Kriss
      Joellen Kriss on 18 Sep 09
       
      A very well rounded argument, bringing in all of the factors outside of the classroom that affect learning.
  • Likewise, to judge teacher effectiveness solely on student test scores ignores a range of factors outside a teacher's control, including support (or lack of it) in the home, changes in the student's situation from year to year, or even whether the student happened to be sick on the day of the test.
    • Joellen Kriss
      Joellen Kriss on 18 Sep 09
       
      At the end of the day, teachers want reforms that WORK, made by people who know about teaching from first hand experience.
  • We are for reforms that work, which include standards-based and common curricula that have multiple source assessments; student data available for classroom teacher use based on a comprehensive approach; smaller class sizes; new teacher mentoring; and peer assistance and review. What we oppose are reforms based on the latest bright idea that has caught the eye of a politician or pundit with no experience teaching.
  • Joellen Kriss on 18 Sep 09
     
    Marty Hittelman offers one of the most comprehensive, well rounded opinions on the current policy reforms being enacted. It covers everything, which might be something I think because I agree with it all, but just read it. It's pretty good.
Joellen Kriss

EyeWitness to History - history through the eyes of those who lived it - 2 views

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shared by Joellen Kriss on 09 Oct 09 - Cached
    • Joellen Kriss
      Joellen Kriss on 09 Oct 09
       
      Easy to search for time periods to find first hand accounts of the time periods.
    • Joellen Kriss
      Joellen Kriss on 09 Oct 09
       
      Gives historical photos as well
    • Joellen Kriss
      Joellen Kriss on 09 Oct 09
       
      AND sounds...very wide appeal
    • Adrea Lawrence
      Adrea Lawrence on 11 Oct 09
       
      How are you thinking about using these resources?
futuristspeaker

10 Unanswerable Questions that Neither Science nor Religion can Answer - Futurist Speaker - 2 views

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questions that cannot be answered unanswerable questions my future self future of technology future of education future of business questions without answers impossible questions to answer

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  • futuristspeaker on 21 Nov 18
     
    A few years ago I was taking a tour of a dome shaped house, and the architect explained to me that domes are an optical illusion. Whenever someone enters a room, their eyes inadvertently glance up at the corners of the room to give them the contextual dimensions of the space they're in.
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