Category Archives: Student Post
Virginia History and Werowocomoco
I grew up in Michigan. When I moved to Virginia in 7th grade, I found it strange how Social Studies classes focused heavily on Virginia history, particularly Confederate generals. However, as I continue work on my 4th grade Digital Toolbox, … Continue reading
Helpful Teaching Practices: The Civil Rights Movement
In class, we discussed Rosa Parks. The Kohl excerpt (compiled from review of over 20 history textbooks) oversimplifies history while also painting Rosa in an overly emotional light using words such as “tired,” “angry,” and “stubborn.” Important figures including Ann … Continue reading
Why Is It So Hard to Pick Those Five Words??
There is so much content to teach but so little time. As we did the “George Washington, Spymaster” activity in class, I had difficulty picking only five words that I THOUGHT should be taught to a fourth-grade class. As Professor … Continue reading
Are we all biased?
“If you are human, you are biased.” Howard J. Ross Who writes the textbooks? Who edits the trade books? Who are the “fact checkers” for educational materials that teachers use to teach history? How do we know who we can … Continue reading