Moler's Musing

MARCH 21, 2025

Wednesday Wednesday, I wanted to mix things up and bring in local history. Its right on the river, barely noticeable, but packed with history. This lesson combined local history, critical thinking, and writing practice in a way that made students care about a little town they had never even heard of before.

Local History 52

Local History History Economics Critical Thinking 52

Dangerously Irrelevant

MAY 31, 2017

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. My class would be in YouTube heaven.

Social Studies 76

Social Studies Teaching Archiving Geography 76

Moler's Musing

DECEMBER 17, 2023

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?”

Local History 52

Local History Economics History Critical Thinking 52

Zinn Education Project

JANUARY 15, 2024

Students can be invited to share the local history of the respective site you select. Sojourn to the Past students shared the Jim Crow history of swimming pools in Youngstown. In Youngstown, students in a youth group shared the history of the local pool. Students as Historians.

Teaching 52

Teaching Historic Sites Archiving Museum 52

Moler's Musing

MARCH 14, 2025

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. A McGraw Hill textbook reading on the economic and social effects of the Gold Rush.

Primary Sources 98

Primary Sources Local History History Government 98

Zinn Education Project

JANUARY 2, 2025

Students can be invited to share the local history of the respective site you select. Sojourn to the Past students shared the Jim Crow history of swimming pools in Youngstown. In Youngstown, students in a youth group shared the history of the local pool. Students as Historians.

Teaching 52

Teaching Historic Sites Museum Archiving 52

Moler's Musing

MARCH 21, 2025

Wednesday Wednesday, I wanted to mix things up and bring in local history. Its right on the river, barely noticeable, but packed with history. This lesson combined local history, critical thinking, and writing practice in a way that made students care about a little town they had never even heard of before.

Local History 97

Local History History Economics Critical Thinking 97