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Rachel Marie Kohl replied to Chip Abolafia's discussion Choosing the right image... in Bethel - Using Art and Photography as a Primary Source
"We like to suprise our students to get an emotional respose. We do this with photos, paintings, and music. We need to know our students before we try this. We need to know when to try and be very aware of the age group we are presenting too. It's…"
Mar 8, 2013
Rachel Marie Kohl replied to Stephanie Campbell's discussion Final Projects in Bethel - Using Art and Photography as a Primary Source
"This is the powerpoint Kristen Hendrickson and I put together to introduce the Revolutionary War to 6th graders and high school students.
Intro Rev War Pri-source class post.pdf"
Mar 8, 2013
Rachel Marie Kohl replied to Stephanie Campbell's discussion Final Projects in Bethel - Using Art and Photography as a Primary Source
"Kristen and I worked on this powerpoint project to introduce the Revolutionary War to students in both the 6th grade and in high school."
Mar 8, 2013
Rachel Marie Kohl replied to Chip Abolafia's discussion Post 1 - How would you use... in Bethel - Using Art and Photography as a Primary Source
"I loved working on the projects during the morning to have something to use in my class. One thing that really came to my attention was how difficult it was to authenticate an image. Kristen and I really had to spend some time looking for the names…"
Feb 18, 2013
Rachel Marie Kohl replied to Chip Abolafia's discussion Post 2 in Bethel - Using Art and Photography as a Primary Source
"An image is always a primary source. It's always telling us some thing about the time period it represents, the people it's recording, and the person taking the photo. Bias occurs in all primary sources. Take journals, newspapers, and letters--all…"
Feb 17, 2013
Rachel Marie Kohl replied to Chip Abolafia's discussion Post 1 - How would you use... in Bethel - Using Art and Photography as a Primary Source
"My current reflections:
Wow, I can use so much of this in my classes. I currently teach US History and World History and know that I can easily intertwine this within my class setting. Our students often struggle with the text and this is a way to…"
Feb 16, 2013
Rachel Marie Kohl replied to Stephanie Campbell's discussion Introductions in Bethel - Using Art and Photography as a Primary Source
"Howdy Ya'll,
I am Rachel Kohl and I have been teaching social studies in Kuiggluk for 8 years now. I signed up for a year in Alaska because teaching positions were so hard to find in Michigan. Now my family wonders if I'll ever move back. I teach…"
Feb 2, 2013