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The Fish, Croatia 2010. Less is more.". Think before you post. Vanderbilt university's - center for teaching. Mr behm's math videos. See the annotations for these resources in diigo.
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Skagway to Haines Ferry, Alaska 2010. What lies behind is simply a step to what happens next.". Varsity Basketball and Golf Coach. Class Policies and Routines. Office Hours: 7:50am - 3:25pm (GMT) Monday to Friday. Except for U.S. holidays, Winter break, and Summer break. The best method for contacting me is. In the case of an emergency, please take care of yourself, family, and friends first. Bachelor of Science (1985) - Secondary Mathematics Education, Louisiana State University.
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Marmaris Bay, Turkey 2007. Adventure is the fuel for imagination.". As teachers we make significant decisions that impact learning. Preparation, creativity, and energy are critical to these decisions. Our best teaching is in front of us. Enjoy the people and the journey.
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Race, Space, and Privilege « Learning, Online
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Reflections on teaching history. August 25, 2014. Race, Space, and Privilege. Or what could be called the non-violence card. As Adam Serwer reports violent elements adjacent to non-violent actions. Are nothing new in civil. Pew poll showing the racial gap in feelings about the events in Ferguson. The “separation of neighborhoods” is an important factor in the separation of perspectives. Racial Segregation in Urban America, post-WWII America. The racialized divisions of thought and circumstance so tragica...
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Curriculum « Learning, Online
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Reflections on teaching history. Archive for the ‘Curriculum’ Category. February 21, 2017. Beyond Cause and Effect: Assessing Colonialism, Part III. Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window). Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window). Click to print (Opens in new window). Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window). Click to share on Google (Opens in new window). Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window). Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window). January 2, 2017.
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Reading in between sources « Learning, Online
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Reflections on teaching history. July 17, 2014. Reading in between sources. Image courtesy of W. W. Norton. As part of my summer reading program I recently finished Alan Taylor’s. Internal Enemy: Slavery and War in Virginia,. The winner of this year’s Pulitzer Prize. Fits into the World History courses that I will be teaching next year. Now I’m looking for engaging works of World History that explicitly model the critical use of sources. Suggestions? Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window).
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E-Learning « Learning, Online
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Reflections on teaching history. Archive for the ‘E-Learning’ Category. April 13, 2014. In February with time running down in the second, and final, trimester of AP Euro I did something that I should have done long before: I devoted two class periods to student textbook reading. This seems to fly in the face of my embrace of constructivism, my desire for students to meaningfully engage in […]. Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window). Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window). Differe...
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Uncovering Truman’s Decision to Fire McArthur « Learning, Online
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Reflections on teaching history. July 17, 2014. Uncovering Truman’s Decision to Fire McArthur. The following was originally posted elsewhere on 5/19/2012. Students picked up on the goal of understanding Truman’s decision as opposed to judging. I found this to be true of the Atomic Bomb activity as well [SHEG’s lesson on remembering the atomic bombings of Japan. Why Won’t You Just Tell Us the Answer? Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window). Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window).
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Comparing Textbook Treatments of the Iranian Revolution « Learning, Online
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Reflections on teaching history. July 21, 2015. Comparing Textbook Treatments of the Iranian Revolution. All of this has brought the work of Kyle Ward into greater prominence. Kyle has mentored several of the St. Cloud State University student teachers with whom I have worked and has written or co-written books comparing textbook narratives from different times and different places. Ward and Dana Lindman’s History Lessons. In order to get in on this action, I used. Nor the World History book mention this...
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Epistemic Shifts Are Hard « Learning, Online
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Reflections on teaching history. July 17, 2014. Epistemic Shifts Are Hard. A couple of years ago I secured a small grant that paid for books and staff time for US History teaching colleagues and I to discuss Bruce Lesh’s. Why Won’t You Just Tell Us the Answer? And our experiences in putting his history lab ideas into practice. We also read Lendol Calder’s seminal article. Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window). Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window). Laquo; Learning, Online.
