New Course - Google Drive and the Common Core and more New Course - Google Drive and the Common Core Over the last few months I have had the good fortune to introduce many educators to using Google Drive to help their students meet Common Core Standards in English Language Arts. All of those introductions have come in the form of in-person workshops. After many requests for this and after much planning I am now offering Google Drive and the Common Core as a three hour webinar series. While the webinar series is not free it is significantly less than cost of flying me to your school for the day. Course Highlights Creating and sharing documents, presentations, and spreadsheets. This course is designed for educators who: *Are new to using Google Drive/ Documents. Course Schedule Google Drive and the Common Core is a three hour webinar series. Cost The cost to register for either the December or January course is $87 USD per student. Google Drive and Common Core Flyer Manifest Destiny in 141 Interactive Maps More Recent Articles
Mapping History | DocsTeach: Activities: Create Choose a set of documents to locate on a historic or outline map. Plot primary sources around the map and ask students to form geographic conclusions; ask students to analyze documents and position them on the map; or use the drawing tools to visualize geographic or manmade features. Learning Objectives and Historical Thinking Skills Mapping History activities teach students to use geographic information and information gleaned from primary sources to formulate historical conclusions. Create activities using the Mapping History template to help students understand geographic themes and the impact of distance, location, landforms or waterways, and other geographic features on society and history. Mapping History activities teach students to use geographic information and information gleaned from primary sources to formulate historical conclusions. Mapping History activities can help students visualize geography and understand the themes of place and location.
Conflict Resolution and Peace Teachers can use these quotes from famous individuals to facilitate student reflection on the importance of conflict resolution. Objectives Students will read and interpret quotes to their peers Students will learn to paraphrase Students will grow more comfortable sharing with their peers Students will increase their listening, summarizing and paraphrasing skills Materials Teacher cuts quotes into individual strips of paper Step One When students enter the room, have these quotes cut into slips of paper and placed on individual desks. Step Two Have students stand and say, "In 30 seconds, when I say ‘go,' take five steps and share with a classmate what your quote is and then tell them what it means to you." Step Three To increase listening skills, a major component of culturally responsive conflict mediation, after one student shares their peace quote with another student, the second student then paraphrases back what they believe they have heard.
World History for Us All: Key Theme Home > The Three Essential Questions The Seven Key Themes The Three Essential Questions World History for Us All introduces three overarching thematic questions as guides for organizing classroom activities and discussions: Humans and the Environment Humans and Other Humans Humans and Ideas Ideas related to the Three Essential Questions appear in the curriculum in three places: Study of each of the nine Big Eras of world history begins with an introductory essay titled "This Big Era and the Three Essenial Questions." Humans and the Environment How has the changing relationship between human beings and the physical and natural environment affected human life from early times to the present? Humans and Other Humans Why have relations among humans become so complex since early times? Humans and Ideas How have human views of the world, nature, and the cosmos changed? The Seven Key Themes A brief essay introduces each of the Key Themes. Educators use the word "theme" in several different ways.
Manifest Destiny - The Story of The US Told In 141 Maps The United States Constitution came into effect, forming the new nation. Note that the states ratified at different times, but to simplify the map, the final result is shown here. The United States achieved independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain with the Treaty of Paris on September 3, 1783, which established that the thirteen colonies were sovereign and independent states. The borders were established by Article 2 of the treaty, but with a couple of issues. Some peculiarities to point out to those familiar only with the current borders: Many states had sea-to-sea grants from the British crown that they would not give up easily, so prior to this date, they ceded this land to the federal government in exchange for their Revolutionary War debts. West Florida claimed a border further north than what the United States said it had. The Wedge, disputed since the 17th century, remained a point of contention between Delaware and Pennsylvania.
ConnectED – Déjà vu All Over Again Earlier this week, I was fortunate to have an invitation to the White House to attend the President Obama’s announcement of the Future Ready Schools Initiative as part of the administration’s ConnectED program. One hundred school superintendents were also in the audience as part of the first-ever Superintendents’ Summit at the White House, which served as the kickoff to the initiative. During the ceremony the superintendents signed a pledge – on their tablets – that proclaimed their commitment to ensuring their districts were Future Ready with broadband connections to the classroom, digital content for their students, devices to support the curriculum materials and professional development for their teachers so they are supported in using technology effectively for teaching and learning activities. What this part of the administration’s ConnectED initiative recognizes is that leadership counts when change is happening. Image by K.W. Barrett, via Flickr (CC By 2.0)
Compromise of 1850 (1850) The Compromise was actually a series of bills passed mainly to address issues related to slavery. The bills provided for slavery to be decided by popular sovereignty in the admission of new states, prohibited the slave trade in the District of Columbia, settled a Texas boundary dispute, and established a stricter fugitive slave act. This featured document is Henry Clay's handwritten draft. By 1850 sectional disagreements centering on slavery were straining the bonds of union between the North and South. Because everyone looked to the Senate to defuse the growing crisis, Senator Henry Clay of Kentucky proposed a series of resolutions designed to "Adjust amicably all existing questions of controversy . . . arising out of the institution of slavery." In one of the most famous congressional debates in American history, the Senate discussed Clay’s solution for 7 months. The Compromise of 1850 is composed of five statues enacted in September of 1850.
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