https://padlet.com/10690266/ckf6h1neki8e Made with a warm hug en-us 2019-11-08 17:36:41 UTC 2019-11-08 18:25:55 UTC hello@padlet.com 10690266 https://padlet.com/10690266/ckf6h1neki8e/wish/408775432 Constructivism's focus is on the learner not just acquiring new knowledge but the learner being able to construct the knowledge themselves. In history, students will be able to construct and analyze historical arguments. Many history students have been taught to simply recall facts, but by modeling the complexity of constructing an historical interpretation can helps students develop their own historical interpretations. ]]> 2019-11-08 17:39:25 UTC https://padlet.com/10690266/ckf6h1neki8e/wish/408775432 10690266 https://padlet.com/10690266/ckf6h1neki8e/wish/408776325 https://teachinghistory.org/teaching-materials/ask-a-master-teacher/23896

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https://www.ericdigests.org/pre-923/cooperative.htm]]> 2019-11-08 17:41:01 UTC https://padlet.com/10690266/ckf6h1neki8e/wish/408776325 10690266 https://padlet.com/10690266/ckf6h1neki8e/wish/408778971 Have the students identify some problems in their community that they have noticed. Then have the students research the problem and come up with more information about it and then come up with an action plan. Assign students to write to their government representatives with their facts and their action plans. ]]> 2019-11-08 17:45:16 UTC https://padlet.com/10690266/ckf6h1neki8e/wish/408778971 10690266 https://padlet.com/10690266/ckf6h1neki8e/wish/408783318 Have students learn more about civil right issues by having them interview people or groups that are involved or work with civil rights issues and talk to them about the impact on their lives. Students will then come together and share what they found in their research with each other. ]]> 2019-11-08 17:51:52 UTC https://padlet.com/10690266/ckf6h1neki8e/wish/408783318 10690266 https://padlet.com/10690266/ckf6h1neki8e/wish/408790284 Ask the students "Did the attack on Pearl Harbor unify America?" They will conduct their own research on the topic and once they have their own research they will communicate their findings as writing, a project, a multimedia project or some other form. ]]> 2019-11-08 18:03:25 UTC https://padlet.com/10690266/ckf6h1neki8e/wish/408790284 10690266 https://padlet.com/10690266/ckf6h1neki8e/wish/408794408 After the class has discussed how the judicial system works the class can then do a mock trial to get a better idea of how it really works. Each student will have a different role to play in the mock trial. ]]> 2019-11-08 18:10:51 UTC https://padlet.com/10690266/ckf6h1neki8e/wish/408794408 10690266 https://padlet.com/10690266/ckf6h1neki8e/wish/408798732 Students will be put in groups and each group will be given one of the three branches of government to study. Each group will then study their topic and then create a multimedia project (powerpoint etc.) or a poster if media is not available. Each group will then present their work to the rest of the class. ]]> 2019-11-08 18:18:09 UTC https://padlet.com/10690266/ckf6h1neki8e/wish/408798732 10690266 https://padlet.com/10690266/ckf6h1neki8e/wish/408802917 Students will learn about the Great Depression and how many people lived in poverty during this time. Students will then do more research about poverty in America today. After the students have done their research, they will then spend some time outside of class doing volunteer work stocking food pantries, cleaning or other services that help serve those who are living in poverty. ]]> 2019-11-08 18:25:20 UTC https://padlet.com/10690266/ckf6h1neki8e/wish/408802917