Writing in the Social Studies: A Course Proposal by Caitlin Muse https://padlet.com/cmuse1/3ldmnhqr8fxf Kennesaw State University- Capstone Project Ed.S en-us 2018-07-20 01:17:02 UTC 2018-07-20 01:39:58 UTC hello@padlet.com 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. cmuse1 https://padlet.com/cmuse1/3ldmnhqr8fxf/wish/270669455 2018-07-20 01:19:37 UTC https://padlet.com/cmuse1/3ldmnhqr8fxf/wish/270669455 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. cmuse1 https://padlet.com/cmuse1/3ldmnhqr8fxf/wish/270669515 2018-07-20 01:20:41 UTC https://padlet.com/cmuse1/3ldmnhqr8fxf/wish/270669515 Experiential Education has been shown to develop higher levels of engagement and motivation in adolescents. cmuse1 https://padlet.com/cmuse1/3ldmnhqr8fxf/wish/270669567 2018-07-20 01:21:46 UTC https://padlet.com/cmuse1/3ldmnhqr8fxf/wish/270669567 Opportunities for students to engage with community members and experience first hand historical accounts help students understand the complexity of history. cmuse1 https://padlet.com/cmuse1/3ldmnhqr8fxf/wish/270669613 2018-07-20 01:22:29 UTC https://padlet.com/cmuse1/3ldmnhqr8fxf/wish/270669613 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 cmuse1 https://padlet.com/cmuse1/3ldmnhqr8fxf/wish/270669668 2018-07-20 01:23:35 UTC https://padlet.com/cmuse1/3ldmnhqr8fxf/wish/270669668 This course is scheduled to be proposed in August 2018 to the Thomas County Board of Education cmuse1 https://padlet.com/cmuse1/3ldmnhqr8fxf/wish/270669732 2018-07-20 01:24:44 UTC https://padlet.com/cmuse1/3ldmnhqr8fxf/wish/270669732 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 cmuse1 https://padlet.com/cmuse1/3ldmnhqr8fxf/wish/270669753 2018-07-20 01:25:06 UTC https://padlet.com/cmuse1/3ldmnhqr8fxf/wish/270669753 The course will begin with an exploration of how historians evaluate historical sources and utilize the method of ethnography. cmuse1 https://padlet.com/cmuse1/3ldmnhqr8fxf/wish/270669819 2018-07-20 01:26:15 UTC https://padlet.com/cmuse1/3ldmnhqr8fxf/wish/270669819 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. cmuse1 https://padlet.com/cmuse1/3ldmnhqr8fxf/wish/270669913 2018-07-20 01:27:39 UTC https://padlet.com/cmuse1/3ldmnhqr8fxf/wish/270669913 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. cmuse1 https://padlet.com/cmuse1/3ldmnhqr8fxf/wish/270670032 2018-07-20 01:29:13 UTC https://padlet.com/cmuse1/3ldmnhqr8fxf/wish/270670032 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 cmuse1 https://padlet.com/cmuse1/3ldmnhqr8fxf/wish/270670115 2018-07-20 01:30:16 UTC https://padlet.com/cmuse1/3ldmnhqr8fxf/wish/270670115 Work will be submitted for publication and printing in the summer. cmuse1 https://padlet.com/cmuse1/3ldmnhqr8fxf/wish/270670185 2018-07-20 01:31:15 UTC https://padlet.com/cmuse1/3ldmnhqr8fxf/wish/270670185 The course will be offered as a Social Studies elective for seniors who have completed all other required department courses. cmuse1 https://padlet.com/cmuse1/3ldmnhqr8fxf/wish/270670233 2018-07-20 01:32:14 UTC https://padlet.com/cmuse1/3ldmnhqr8fxf/wish/270670233 cmuse1 https://padlet.com/cmuse1/3ldmnhqr8fxf/wish/270670395 2018-07-20 01:34:23 UTC https://padlet.com/cmuse1/3ldmnhqr8fxf/wish/270670395 cmuse1 https://padlet.com/cmuse1/3ldmnhqr8fxf/wish/270670445 2018-07-20 01:35:22 UTC https://padlet.com/cmuse1/3ldmnhqr8fxf/wish/270670445 cmuse1 https://padlet.com/cmuse1/3ldmnhqr8fxf/wish/270670510 2018-07-20 01:36:15 UTC https://padlet.com/cmuse1/3ldmnhqr8fxf/wish/270670510 cmuse1 https://padlet.com/cmuse1/3ldmnhqr8fxf/wish/270670578 2018-07-20 01:37:21 UTC https://padlet.com/cmuse1/3ldmnhqr8fxf/wish/270670578