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Jake Peterson replied to Elizabeth Hunt's discussion Final Projects - ARS - live here in History through the senses
"I hope everyone has a wonderful summer.!!!! Thank you for the wonderful class.

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Jun 14, 2014
Jake Peterson replied to Elizabeth Hunt's discussion Final Projects - ARS - live here in History through the senses
"I hope everyone has a wonderful summer.!!!! Thank you for the wonderful class.

Jake"
Jun 14, 2014
Jake Peterson replied to Elizabeth Hunt's discussion Final Projects - ARS - live here in History through the senses
"I hope everyone has a wonderful summer.!!!! Thank you for the wonderful class.

Jake"
Jun 14, 2014
Jake Peterson replied to Elizabeth Hunt's discussion Final Papers (not the ARS) go here in History through the senses
"History through the Senses Final Paper
       In the span of four days we were able to participate in various dances, quality history lessons, vocal lyrics and video presentations, historical fashions, and edible delights. All of these experiences…"
Jun 13, 2014
Jake Peterson replied to Elizabeth Hunt's discussion Day 4 Afternoon Reflection in History through the senses
"I really enjoyed the afternoon the dances were more known by myself which made it easier to participate in. The 9/11 information was powerful with images I had never seen nor heard about until today. Dancing with Gabe was a great experience and…"
May 30, 2014
Jake Peterson replied to Elizabeth Hunt's discussion Day 4 Morning Reflection in History through the senses
"I enjoyed looking at the various pictures around the classroom. Since I was not born in the era and do not remember a lot that has happened. I kept asking why on all of the pictures and why people could treat others in that specific way. I had never…"
May 30, 2014
Jake Peterson replied to Elizabeth Hunt's discussion Article #2 Response in History through the senses
"http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/live-in-concert/201303/music-el... By Robert H. Woody “Music as an Elixir for Your Brain” – Psychology Today.com

I really enjoyed this article and how it spoke to the hopes that if students started playing…"
May 29, 2014
Jake Peterson replied to Elizabeth Hunt's discussion Day 3 Afternoon in Review in History through the senses
"I really enjoyed the afternoon. The dances and the era information from 1900-1950's was great. I was surprised to see so many frequent changes take place in music, food and fashion. I was surprised to see the 1942 poster of the woman looking tough…"
May 29, 2014
Gabrielle Whitfield replied to Jake Peterson's discussion Morning reflection in History through the senses
"I really enjoyed the "numbers" mixer game we played this morning. I am terrified of free-form dancing around other adults, but Elizabeth made it very non-threatening by providing parameters and structure. It would even be a fun mixer activity for…"
May 29, 2014
Jake Peterson replied to Elizabeth Hunt's discussion Day 3 Morning Review in History through the senses
"I really enjoyed the various dances we learned today. They were very engaging and non-threatening while being entertaining. Gobble gobble gobble:)
The small to larger group activity was challenging since much of the information I had learned years…"
May 29, 2014
Jake Peterson replied to Stephanie Campbell's discussion Day 2 -Afternoon - Negro Spirituals / Civil War in History through the senses
"I really enjoyed the dances they were both whole group and partnerized at the same time. There were engaging and could be fun for all ages.
The proprganda that was distributed in many aspects was quite disturbing, especially the slavery ads. The…"
May 28, 2014
Jake Peterson replied to Stephanie Campbell's discussion Day 2 Morning - Colonialism and Revolution in History through the senses
"I loved talking about the currency, I love currency I wish I could afford to buy more of the first currencies but they are fairly pricy. We looked at details, descriptions, concepts, and ideas from each bill that we saw.
The dancing has become less…"
May 28, 2014
Kathryn Hoffer replied to Jake Peterson's discussion Morning reflection in History through the senses
"I enjoyed all of the morning activities!   The magazine activity was a good reminder to be careful in the classroom not to share our own bias (and prejudice?).  I was in the partnership that looked at "Men's Health" and realized after the discussion…"
May 27, 2014
Teri Jensen replied to Jake Peterson's discussion Morning reflection in History through the senses
"I really enjoyed the media bias lesson. Very engaging and thought provoking. This is an easy lesson that I can use in any of my high school classes. This can be enlightening for students to see just what is being pushed by the media. It's easy to…"
May 27, 2014
Jake Peterson replied to Elizabeth Hunt's discussion Day 1 Article Review in History through the senses
"You reach more kids when you use the Arts, by John Swartz, was a wonderful article to see how simple it was for him to use everyday music and break it down so that students can learn while singing and playing along with plastic flutes. I loved how…"
May 27, 2014
cynthia a.kalfas-cox replied to Jake Peterson's discussion Morning reflection in History through the senses
"I enjoyed the icebreakers this morning, I feel my class group & I share a lot of similar interests. I am teaching a class next week with students ages 12-15 & will adapt this activity to use with my group.
The dancing was great fun! The first  dance…"
May 27, 2014
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