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An Inquiry Discussion Guide

C3 Teachers

But these old-school pedagogies seemed mechanical compared to what’s possible with inquiry. I have implemented this tool with my students in a high school World History classroom and feel good about the outcomes. It was just unnervingly quiet most days. So, why was my classroom so quiet?

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What I Learned From My Students Who Became Teachers

ED Surge

and World History teacher at Art in Motion School in Chicago. History class during the 2014-2015 academic year. Gariecia Rose: a current World History and Government/American Law teacher at Glenbard East High School in Lombard, Illinois. History class. Victoria was in my U.S.

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Our History Is Not Lost: Resources for Learning and Teaching the Fullness of Black History

ED Surge

From studying African and Black American history, I developed what Joyce E. King calls “ diaspora literacy ” to contend with the reflection of white supremacy in my paternal lineage and its connection to world history. My wife and I chose Aniefuna because in studying Black history, we learned that our land was never lost.

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