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I am proposing a new course to be added at my high school that would be focused on students gathering local history and publishing/ displaying their work for the community, while developing historical think and writing skills.

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I am proposing a new course to be added at my high school that would be focused on students gathering local history and publishing/ displaying their work for the community, while developing historical think and writing skills.

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The course will be utilizing the Foxfire Method which is a problem based learning system that utilizes ethnography to gather oral histories from community members and produces student written articles for a yearly magazine.

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The course will be utilizing the Foxfire Method which is a problem based learning system that utilizes ethnography to gather oral histories from community members and produces student written articles for a yearly magazine.

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Experiential Education has been shown to develop higher levels of engagement and motivation in adolescents. 

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Experiential Education has been shown to develop higher levels of engagement and motivation in adolescents. 

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Opportunities for students to engage with community members and experience first hand historical accounts help students understand the complexity of history.

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Opportunities for students to engage with community members and experience first hand historical accounts help students understand the complexity of history.

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Research shows that emotional intelligence (often called soft skills) are most important for future career success and are best developed through problem based learning which is a research based method rooted in experiential education 

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Research shows that emotional intelligence (often called soft skills) are most important for future career success and are best developed through problem based learning which is a research based method rooted in experiential education 

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This course is scheduled to be proposed in August 2018 to the Thomas County Board of Education

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This course is scheduled to be proposed in August 2018 to the Thomas County Board of Education

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If approved, I and one co-worker will attend Foxfire Training in April and June of 2019 and the course will begin being offered in the 2019-2020 school year

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If approved, I and one co-worker will attend Foxfire Training in April and June of 2019 and the course will begin being offered in the 2019-2020 school year

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The course will begin with an exploration of how historians evaluate historical sources and utilize the method of ethnography.

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The course will begin with an exploration of how historians evaluate historical sources and utilize the method of ethnography.

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Students will develop an area of interest they would like to explore (all local history focused that has living first hand participants) and I will initiate contact with potential community members to be interviewed.

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Students will develop an area of interest they would like to explore (all local history focused that has living first hand participants) and I will initiate contact with potential community members to be interviewed.

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Students will work in pairs to interview participants and transcribe their oral accounts of the historical focus. Two participants will be interviewed by each student.

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Students will work in pairs to interview participants and transcribe their oral accounts of the historical focus. Two participants will be interviewed by each student.

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Students will write an article and include photography of primary sources provided by participants (yearbooks, artifacts etc.) and will peer edit and review other's work

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Students will write an article and include photography of primary sources provided by participants (yearbooks, artifacts etc.) and will peer edit and review other's work

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Work will be submitted for publication and printing in the summer.

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Work will be submitted for publication and printing in the summer.

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The course will be offered as a Social Studies elective for seniors who have completed all other required department courses. 

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The course will be offered as a Social Studies elective for seniors who have completed all other required department courses. 