Teaching History With Big Ideas - Cases of Ambitious Teachers

Informationen zum Autor Edited by S. G. Grant and Jill M. Gradwell - Contributions by Andrew Beiter; Mary Beth Bruce; Trish Davis; Julie Doyle; Sarah Foels; S G. Grant; Joseph Karb; Michael Meyer and Megan Sampson Klappentext In the case studies that make up the bulk of this book, middle and high school history teachers describe the decisions and plans and the problems and possibilities they encountered as they ratcheted up their instruction through the use of big ideas. Framing a teaching unit around a question such as "Why don't we know anything about Africa?" offers both teacher and students opportunities to explore historical actors, ideas, and events in ways both rich and engaging. Such an approach exemplifies the construct of ambitious teaching, whereby teachers demonstrate their ability to marry their deep knowledge of subject matter, students, and the school context in ways that fundamentally challenge the claim that history is "boring." Zusammenfassung The case studies in this book describe the decisions and plans and the problems and possibilities middle and high school history teachers encountered as they ratcheted up their instruction through the use of big ideas! which offered both teacher and students opportunities to explore historical actors! ideas! and events in rich and engaging ways. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 The Evolution of a Big Idea: Why Don't We Know Anything About Africa? Chapter 3 Defining Success with Big Ideas: A New Teacher's Growth and Challenges Chapter 4 From the Holocaust to Darfur: A Recipe for Genocide Chapter 5 How I Learned To Stop Worrying about the Test and to Love Teaching Students to Write Well Chapter 6 Big Expectations: Big Ideas in Honors and Inclusion Chapter 7 Big Ideas: A Methodology to Engage Students Chapter 8 Reconstructing Reconstruction and History Chapter 9 Big Ideas and Ambitious Teaching: A Cross-Case Analysis Chapter 10 Implications

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: S. G. Grant, S. G. Gradwell Grant, S. G./ Gradwell Grant, S.g. Gradwell Grant
• Collaboration: Jill M. Gradwell (Editeur), S G. Grant (Editeur), S. G. Grant (Editeur), Grant S. G. (Editeur)
• Edition: Rowman and Littlefield
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 16.07.2010
• EAN: 9781607097655
• ISBN: 978-1-60709-765-5
• Pages: 180
• Catégories: Ecole et pédagogie > Préparation de l'enseignement > Matériel d'enseignement; Sciences humaines, art, musique > Pédagogie > Enseignement; JUVENILE NONFICTION / History / General, Teaching of a specific subject, Educational: History, Primary & middle schools, Primary and middle schools, EDUCATION / Schools / Levels / Elementary, EDUCATION / Teaching / Subjects / General