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Concept-Based History Classroom
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Mike Nov 11.
2 America's- Schooling in our Toughest Places!?!
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The Inadequacy of the traditional "core" curriculum
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Roger has posted a LOT on this topic and I believe the main gaming engine he is using could actually be used for all kinds of purposes. He just happens to be a Classics prof. but I am guessing in some ways it would be even easier to work with more...
P.S. Since the student doing the Heroes of the United Kingdom is in my class right now and I owed her an email this morning, I let her know that I bragged on her in this forum and she sent me back these very interesting thoughts from HER perspecti...
WOW!!
That's great!!
I'll pass it on!
Wonder if.. well, how, can you create immersive games for modern history or for such events like those Ed mentioned in his comment here.
YES!!! So much potential here. Roger Travis, a Classics prof. at Univ. of Connecticut has built a game for an ancient Greek history class, and he has been blogging about it in detail here:
Here's a hub for my posts about Operation KTHMA aka UConn...
I also think about ARGs. These can also be very powerful. Look at this link : http://www.thelostring.com/index.html
Hi Or-Tal, I had forgotten about the Time Tunnel!
For me, too, it is the creative engagement with history that is really powerful. I love reading historical novels (and even as a child I read many of them), and I watch lots and lots of history-ba...
Hi Daniel, one of the things that has worked for me is moving my teaching towards a creative-writing based approach. If your goal is to get the students more ENGAGED, that is something I have found to be really effective. Facts can be alienating, ...
Hi Ed, been missing this energetic, imaginative writing of yours.
History is one of my personal favorite topics, yet I have a bad memory for facts. It's easier for me to remember the processes or consequences.
What you wrote is so true, though, a...
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- Tell about your involvement in education, and your ideals for collegial sharing
- I am currently a teacher credential candidate in California looking for ways to bring education into the 21st century. My goals are to work with other teachers across the world to help create a world of global interdependence that goes beyond nationalist tendencies of one nation needing to be "better" than another.
- About Me:
- I have a beautiful girlfriend named Sarah.
I want to teach history, but I may end up teaching math instead. We'll see. Either way, I want to prepare students for the world by teaching them how to think instead of just teaching them content.
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- At 1:07pm on November 26, 2008,
Kyle Neal said… - Yes, Daniel I would appreciate you emailing me with attachments. Email me at hoofbox@yahoo.com
Thank you!
- At 6:21pm on November 25, 2008,
Skip Zilla said… - Daniel,
Don't be concerned that I've "ignored" your request for ning friendship. I've never understood what it means, other than a practical way to distribute group messages, which I don't do. I used to follow the the flock and mindlessly acquired many "friends" from several nings--until I chose to follow my own thinking and removed all I had.
Believe me, I'm glad you're here and look forward to many productive exchanges with you.
Thanks for joining this community of learners.
Skip
- At 10:33am on October 22, 2008,
Or-Tal Kiriati said…
- Hi Daniel, looks like we share some interests...
- At 4:05pm on October 21, 2008,
Connie Weber said…
- Hi Daniel,
Yes, let's create a positive global interdependence of educators... And share our learning about how to teach people to think. And become better thinkers ourselves, through the sharing.
Welcome!
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