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Sara Koester left a comment on Supreme Court Decisions. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. ASDSA 2013
"Hello,
Please add me to group 3- Slavery and Civil Rights"
May 20, 2013
Sara Koester replied to Thomas Rushford's discussion Lesson Plan in Breathing Life into the Constitution
"Here's the lesson plan.  It could take anywhere from 4 days to two weeks depending on how in-depth you want to go with the cases.Koester-FirstAmendment.doc"
Jun 5, 2012
Sara Koester replied to Neva A. Reece's discussion Readings Reflections in Teaching with Primary Sources (LoC)
"These two articles were great. They made me stop and think about how I viewed “historical thinking’ and if that was what I was actually teaching. I loved the article What Does it mean to Think Historically? by Andrews and Burke. The break down of…"
Jun 1, 2012
Sara Koester replied to Neva A. Reece's discussion Submit your projects here! in Teaching with Primary Sources (LoC)
"ARS Koester
Early Westward MovementARS_Koester.doc"
Jun 1, 2012
Sara Koester replied to Neva A. Reece's discussion FInal Class Reflections in Teaching with Primary Sources (LoC)
"My purpose for taking this class was to explore new ways of incorporating primary sources into the curriculum. I feel it is important for students to analyze, evaluate, and interpret history through documents created by the people who actually lived…"
Jun 1, 2012
Sara Koester replied to Stephanie Campbell's discussion Reflections on Inquiry-Based Learning in Teaching with Primary Sources (LoC)
"Have you integrated Inquiry Method into your teaching? Yes, but not as much as I’d like to.  With the level I teach, inquiry takes a good deal of front loading and I found the Stripling Model a bit cumbersome. I also struggle with finding usable…"
May 23, 2012
Sara Koester replied to Stephanie Campbell's discussion Responses to Dr. Rushford's introduction in Breathing Life into the Constitution
"Hello,
 my name is Sara Koester and I teach 8th grade at Wendler Middle School. Teaching the Constitution is one of my favorite units of the year and with this being a presidential election year, I wanted to find new ways of looking at and teaching…"
May 22, 2012
Sara Koester replied to Neva A. Reece's discussion Intros and Interests! in Teaching with Primary Sources (LoC)
"Hello, 
My name is Sara Koester and I teach 8th grade at Wendler Middle School. We focus on early American history from contact to the events leading to the Civil War... along with Government/ Civics and Constitution. I like using primary sources,…"
May 22, 2012
G. Dale Greenawald replied to Sara Koester's discussion Colonization and Settlement: Economics- final...i think in ASDSA 2011 Teaching Thematic History
"Hi Sara
 
This is actually quite good.  I still have problems with the word "know" as it is essentially impossible to define what "know" means. You could ask 7 different experts and get7 different responses to what students who "know" would do to…"
Jun 30, 2011
Sara Koester posted a discussion in ASDSA 2011 Teaching Thematic History
I reworked some of the lessons. My lesson plans tend to be on the basic open ended side as I tend to grow on the move.  I'm still struggling with "did I hit the goal I was aiming at". Any suggestions would be…
Jun 30, 2011
G. Dale Greenawald replied to Sara Koester's discussion 8th Grade - Colonization and Settlement - Economics- Sara in ASDSA 2011 Teaching Thematic History
"HI Sara:
 
I think part of  the trick is to consider that essential question have to be both debatable--they are questions for which they may not be a CORRECT  single answer  AND they have to cut across time and place AND they should be engaging for…"
Jun 29, 2011
Toni Shannon replied to Sara Koester's discussion 8th Grade - Colonization and Settlement - Economics- Sara in ASDSA 2011 Teaching Thematic History
"Thanks Sara! This is FABULOUS!"
Jun 1, 2011
Sara Koester posted discussions in ASDSA 2011 Teaching Thematic History
Jun 1, 2011
Sara Koester replied to John Trampush's discussion Universal Themes in ASDSA 2011 Teaching Thematic History
"The theme of Human - Enviro interaction is what we call a "big idea" theme that we look at all year. It ties in so well with the overall curr. of 8th grade."
May 27, 2011