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"See attached.ARSWardwell-1.doc"
"I don't think that my students try to imagine history when they are only provided with text. They have been taught to find information within text, but they don't engage their imaginations and try to envision what it might have looked like, sounded…"
"My response:WardwellModernAge.doc"
"My response...Wardwell-GlobalConflict.doc"
"My response:
wardwell-civilwar.doc"
wardwell-civilwar.doc"
"My response...wardwell-col.rev..doc"
"I heard that Sarah Palin had been nominated as the republican choice for vice president. I received a text from a friend, verified online, and was still so shocked I walked down the hallway at school to try and find someone who had heard the same…"
"That sounds fair to me, and as I look at other people's ideas and the conversations that are taking place it looks like many people are having the same problem.
John-if you are reading (and if the ANUAH program continues) it would be really…"
John-if you are reading (and if the ANUAH program continues) it would be really…"
"I'm attaching the matrix so you don't have to go searching for it.8th grade matrix-ThematicUnits.pdf"
"The same wording issue exists with the technology lessons--what does "KNOW" mean and how do you measure it?
One of the important questions about technology is who are the winners and losers as a result of the introduction of new technology. Student…"
One of the important questions about technology is who are the winners and losers as a result of the introduction of new technology. Student…"
"Hi Alyssa
How do you propose to measure "knowing?" Knowing could mean finding some thing in a list or writing a 5 page essay--VERY different levels of knowing. Which one would satisfy you that your students "got it?" : The verbs you used in an…"
How do you propose to measure "knowing?" Knowing could mean finding some thing in a list or writing a 5 page essay--VERY different levels of knowing. Which one would satisfy you that your students "got it?" : The verbs you used in an…"
I actually posted it as a comment to my original post but it's hard to find so I thought I would point people in the right direction. Click on my earlier post (2 down) to see the unit. Or, I guess I can add it here…
"I've uploaded the revised version of these unit pieces.
Dale, I guess I'm still unclear what your expectation level is for the final project. I'm still not able to include many of the actual handouts because they are filed away on my work…"
Dale, I guess I'm still unclear what your expectation level is for the final project. I'm still not able to include many of the actual handouts because they are filed away on my work…"
Parts of a unit on 3 worlds meet for 8th grade.I focused on the themes of technology in society and the quest for economic opportunity and material security. Definitely still a work in progress...
"Initial thoughts on 8th grade American HistoryHuman-environment interactions-native Americans pre-Europeans; English colonistsImpact of science and technology- European Exploration (caravel, astrolabes, etc), westward expansion period (cotton gin,…"
