ETE 375

Library of Congress Sources in Lessons Big Question: What are some ways that I can get students thinking about the sources used in class other than discussion questions? (To get them to use both academic language and inquiry, without modeling this kind of thinking for them) ScreenCast Link Website : This site is a lesson plan I found through the Library of Congress site. It is on the concept of being an American. It allows students to use the American Memory site and see the vast amount of online resources that are available through the Library of Congress. 

Why is History Taught Like This?  Big Question: What can I do as a teacher to remove bias from textbooks used in my classroom? How does the textbook selection process actually work?  Screencast Link Website: This article outlines the influence of textbooks from the around the globe and the fact that they reflect national attitudes of the nation, instead of sparking debate for students. 

Big Question: How can I refresh geography lessons  for students by making them more interactive and less informative? Screencast Link Website:   This site provides birds eye view of both local and distant locations. It also provides information about the photos it contains. 

Economics Education Screencast Link Big Question: What kinds of tools can I use to make economics engaging and fun? Website : This is an iCivics game that gives students the opportunity to control the federal budget and learn about the use of taxes on a federal level.

Progress is Our Most Valued Product Big Question: How do we maintain a relatively positive tone, as a takeaway or charge for students, without only leaving them with the "happily ever after" mindset? Website : This site offers an analysis of the image I have chosen and the concept of Westward Expansion and how it was the idea of progress in the late 1800s. Screencast Link

Civic Standards ScreenCast Link Big Question: Considering this current political atmosphere, how has civic education changed?  Website: This is an interactive game for students to hear about the policy of Abraham Lincoln. It asks students engaging and higher order thinking questions.