Historical Thinking in the Classroom A s a teacher, I want my - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Historical Thinking in the Classroom

A s a teacher, I want my students to…

× Not hate history × Understand how history is constructed, and participate in the construction × Engage in thoughtful dialogue as citizens about issues that matter to them

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nd di discus uss: × What might be challenges in doing this type of assessment? × What might be the advantages? × What historical thinking are these students demonstrating? × How is it similar to, or different from a traditional assessment? × How might it change your planning and assessment?

Interview as Exam

3 In Google Drive: Collishaw - Student Transcripts

Is Canada a country you can be proud of? 4

Students Construct History

Is Canada a better place now than it was before? How is Canada’s story, my story? Blue = shame/worse Pink = Pride/better Orange = related to MY story Beige = Neutral but still significant

Bring the attention of your audience over a key concept using icons or illustrations 5

Big concept

Unit Review: Building to the Essential Question

My Goals:

• Citizens able to

discuss issues that matter to them

• Participate in the

construction of history

• Not hate history =

involvement! Rank -2 = Most Shame Rank +2 = Most Pride

My 4 Rs of Significance

Rev evea eals the P e Past Resul ults i in C n Cha hang nge Resona

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Relevant nt to a

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Que uestion

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Co-constructing the criteria for

• ur question

7 How do we know if we can be proud? What makes a “better place?” What’s our criteria?

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Evidence in the Sandbox

• St. Eloi Craters, 1916

Probably the Second Battle of Ypres?

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Writing our storystory Writing our stories

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David Powell by Sarah Schmidt

Writing our stories

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He was the son of Socrates Adams. [...] Peter spoke English and Greek at home which leads me to believe he is Greek. His dad also had a Greek name;

• Socrates. It was very common for immigrants to

change their name into some more Canadian like Adams, but sometimes the sign up agent could not be able to spell their last name and just make one up. Training Adams continued to move around in British Columbia in different training camps and continued his behavior, getting drunk and more offenses, which probably was caused by stress.

Peter A dams

I am a great-grandnephew of WWII solider Peter Adams. Most of this information is accurate and

• excellent. I have more knowledge
• f his life. His father was Socrates

Adamakis who emigrated from Sparta and his mother was Stamatiki

• Apostolopoulos. My name is Randy

Adamakis of New York State. Socrates Adamakis and Stamatiki Apostolopoulos

12 Groesbeek War Cemetery, Netherlands -

• CWGC. Peter Anderson

HMCS Iroquois - Clifton Coughlin Amphibious landing, Battle of the Scheldt, 1944, Harold Fisher Air Gunner - Bomber Command Museum - James Blain Anderson Robert Stuart Butterworth, Junior Football EOSSA champions. Glebe Yearbook 1936

Course Overview

× Explicit practicing of HTCs × Content & skills anchor for the course

13 Prohibition: Cause and Consequence Task: Paragraph – most important cause

14 October Crisis: Significance Task: Design a museum exhibit

Course Overview

15 Task: Design a memorial Oka: Evidence, Ethical Dimension

Course Overview

“But Miss, I thought Canada was a nice e country!”

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17 Japanese Internment: Historical Perspectives Task: Write a bio-poem

Course Overview

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Course Overview

Cold War: Continuity and Change Task: Timeline with Attitude – Identify turning points, start, end

Thanks!

Any questions?

You can find me at: @rcollishaw rachel.collishaw@gmail.com Collishaw.pbworks.com www.reweavinghistory.ca

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Credits

Special thanks to all the people who made and released these awesome resources for free: × Presentation template by SlidesCarnival × Photographs by Unsplash × Watercolor textures by GraphicBurguer

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