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If I was teaching Social Studies today…

Dangerously Irrelevant

Without a doubt we would be living on Pinterest since it has dozens of pinboards – and tens of thousands of pins – related to history , including awesome resource sets from the Stanford History Education Group. I could utilize the Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media software tools for historical research.

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The Week That Was In 505

Moler's Musing

After contemplating options, I decided to put together some lessons on local history. For the lesson, I posed the question “What do the different social, political, and economic stories in this early newspaper suggest about life in Cincinnati in 1794?” Finally, the assessment was a Thick Slide.

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The Week That Was In 234

Moler's Musing

We even tied in local history by exploring Clermont Countys own Gold Rush in 1868. Each of these protocols ensured that students werent just memorizing factsthey were actively engaging, thinking, and making connections across history. Mexican War through layered activities that encouraged critical thinking.