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| Lesson Plan Name |
Grades |
| Images of the Past: A Cave Art Activity |
K to 12 |
 (5.0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will understand how human beings have adapted, evolved, and utilized their environment through a Cave Art activity. They will also see how early man made the switch from food gatherers to food producers and what that did to the population. |
| Immigration and the Economy |
8 to 12 |
(5.0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will learn how immigration impacts the economy of small towns like ours. |
| Immigration in Early America (5th Grade) |
3 to 5 |
(5.0 stars, 1 ratings) This is a lesson that integrates American History into a typical 90-minute reading block. Reading strategies are integrated into informational non-fiction text that satisfy history standards. |
| Immigration Interview Podcast |
10 to 11 |
(5.0 stars, 1 ratings) For this project, students interview local immigrants in our community about their experiences and turn these interviews into podcasts to be submitted to our local NPR radio station. This project corresponds with an American history unit on immigration at the turn of the 20th century |
| Immigration to U.S. |
P-K to P-K |
(5.0 stars, 1 ratings) Students analyze a photograph from the early part of the 20th century to find underlying ideas popular at that time regarding immigration to the U.S. |
| In the Days of our People: Shageluk, Alaska |
K to 12 |
| Archiving Athabaskan Memories from Shageluk: Student projects |
| Inquiry Center New England Colonies |
7 to 7 |
(4.5 stars, 2 ratings) Students worked in pairs and shared a computer to analyze primary sources about New England, for lower leveled students, they watched a video and had to take notes. |
| Inspiring Change in Our World: One Photograph at a Time |
9 to 12 |
| Students will experience the power of images created by great photographers in history. They will document the destruction of their environment and communicate their values and beliefs with a community photography show at a local gallery. |
| Integrated Curriculum, student- led Environmental Project |
P-K to 12 |
(5.0 stars, 1 ratings) A student-led environmental project based on cooperative learning with a cross-curricular base in order to address many subject areas and work towards the goal of creating positive change. This is an amazing project that empowers the children, helps them to discover and utilize their gifts to create change in the world. |
| Internal Combustion Engine |
11 to 12 |
(5.0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will work in small groups as part of an overall team effort to design an internal combustion engine. They will design, virtually test, and print 3-D parts to assmeble for testing. |
| Interview with an Explorer! |
4 to 5 |
(5.0 stars, 1 ratings) The students will research the explorers, then report about it in an "interview" setting. The final phase includes "writing about the project" in a newspaper. All information is included on my website. |
| Interview with Benjamin Franklin |
7 to 12 |
(5.0 stars, 1 ratings) This is a cross curricular ELA / History lesson wherein students will create a mock-interview with Benjamin Franklin (and/or other historical figure from the American Revolution Era) and then post that podcast on to an established Google Classroom website. |
| Iowa History Television Broadcast |
9 to 12 |
(5.0 stars, 1 ratings) In this lesson, students are responsible for researching an event of their choosing from the history of Iowa. After choosing an event, they must then prepare a news broadcast to the class. |
| Island Adoption |
P-K to 12 |
(5.0 stars, 1 ratings) The Neari school has adopted a strip of land from the city in a very low socioeconomic area, and has begun a beautification project. We will be working on community awareness while using STEM work as our base. |
| It Was Like Being There |
3 to 8 |
(5.0 stars, 2 ratings) Students create a movie, introducing their city, their school, themselves to be shared via Skype with students around the world. |
| It's Fun to Learn! |
K to 6 |
(5.0 stars, 2 ratings) Learning should be fun, and nothing can be better than using Music and Technology together to enhance learning. |
| iTeach iLearn |
6 to 12 |
(5.0 stars, 1 ratings) The iTeach iLearn Project is the artful mixing of video, narratives, images, music, sound and special effects into a digital story teaching about any concept. These digital stories reflect the student’s understanding of the themes of science. Science is a way of learning about the natural world, science has built a vast body of changing and increasing knowledge described by physical, mathematical, and conceptual models, and science’s effect on technology and society. |
| Johnny Appleseed or John Chapman: Which Character is Your Favorite? |
2 to 3 |
(5.0 stars, 1 ratings) Johnny Appleseed or John Chapman: Which Character is Your Favorite? Students will learn about Johnny Appleseed's fictional character and real life character and write about it. |
| Keep Them Engage--Show What You Know |
3 to 12 |
(5.0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will create an interactive whiteboard notebook lesson that can be used for use to introduce academic concept. It can also be posted on google classroom for student and parent reference |
| L'Amitie pour Haiti (Friendship for Haiti) |
9 to 12 |
(5.0 stars, 1 ratings) My French IV class is undertaking a service learning project in which they correspond via video with a small art school in Haiti. |
| Las Vegas: We are just like you |
9 to 12 |
(5.0 stars, 1 ratings) What do you think of when you hear about Las Vegas? You think of Casinos, Theme Hotels, The Strip, CSI, and the bright lights. Our project will dispell the stereotypes and stigmas, by showing the world how similar we are to cities and towns everywhere. |
| Learning About Colonial Times |
5 to 6 |
(5.0 stars, 1 ratings) Learning About Colonial Times |
| Learning Character Concepts and Living With Character |
P-K to 5 |
(5.0 stars, 1 ratings) Military towns have plenty to be proud of particularly of the members of the community that have shown responsibility, trustworthiness, fairness, respect, caring and citizenship. Students will share fiction books they have read through their favorite characters and connect those characters to pillar character concepts for favorite people in their lives who have some connection to the military. |
| Learning for Justice Teaching Hard History |
4 to 8 |
(5.0 stars, 1 ratings) Meet and Greet! Cohort Community Building
- Educators will meet their THH Trainers and their other cohort members.
- Educators will begin to build a network of support for engaging in hard history.
- Educators will explore how their identities impact their approach to this work.
8/30/22
8/31/22
“Let’s Talk!” about Racism and Enslavement
- Educators will self-assess their comfortability discussing race and racism with their students.
- Educators will explain how racism and capitalism (greed) are the foundation of the institution of slavery.
- Educators will practice strategies to prepare their students to participate in challenging conversations.
9/13/22
9/14/22
Teaching Hard History 101
- Educators will reflect on language choices that make up THH’s framework and resources.
- Educators will gain the skills to critically analyze resources and practices they use in their classrooms.
- Educators will learn to navigate the resources available through the Learning for Justice website.
9/27/22
9/28/22
The Forgotten Slavery of Our Ancestors: Illuminating Native History
- Educators will reflect on how their curriculum can contribute to the humanity of enslaved peoples.
- Educators will plan for conversations around the histories of Indigenous peoples with their students.
10/11/22
10/12/22
The Cultural Legacies of Enslaved and Free People of African Descent
- Educators will describe the ways in which enslaved people resisted enslavement.
- Educators will understand the cultural legacies created by African Americans as a foundation of American culture.
- Educators will be prepared to help students connect American culture today with the contributions of enslaved and free people of African descent.
10/25/22
10/26/22
Using the Inquiry Design Model to Teach Hard History
- Educators will reflect on the experience of participating in a THH Inquiry Design Model lesson.
- Educators will begin to plan their own Inquiry Design Model using the THH framework.
11/9/22 (Wednesday due to Election Day)
11/9/22
Independent Work Period
- Educators will prepare for their final showcase project and presentation. (Optional office hours will still be available.)
No synchronous meetings during this period.
Giving Light: Disrupting the Continuum of Hard History
- Educators will make connections between the legacy of enslavement and current events and climate.
- Educators will workshop their showcase presentations with one another.
- Educators will reflect on and celebrate their overall experience as a part of the THH cohort.
12/6/22
12/7/22
Showcase
Wednesday 1/11/23
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| Learning for Justice Teaching Hard History |
4 to 8 |
(5.0 stars, 1 ratings) Meet and Greet! Cohort Community Building
- Educators will meet their THH Trainers and their other cohort members.
- Educators will begin to build a network of support for engaging in hard history.
- Educators will explore how their identities impact their approach to this work.
8/30/22
8/31/22
“Let’s Talk!” about Racism and Enslavement
- Educators will self-assess their comfortability discussing race and racism with their students.
- Educators will explain how racism and capitalism (greed) are the foundation of the institution of slavery.
- Educators will practice strategies to prepare their students to participate in challenging conversations.
9/13/22
9/14/22
Teaching Hard History 101
- Educators will reflect on language choices that make up THH’s framework and resources.
- Educators will gain the skills to critically analyze resources and practices they use in their classrooms.
- Educators will learn to navigate the resources available through the Learning for Justice website.
9/27/22
9/28/22
The Forgotten Slavery of Our Ancestors: Illuminating Native History
- Educators will reflect on how their curriculum can contribute to the humanity of enslaved peoples.
- Educators will plan for conversations around the histories of Indigenous peoples with their students.
10/11/22
10/12/22
The Cultural Legacies of Enslaved and Free People of African Descent
- Educators will describe the ways in which enslaved people resisted enslavement.
- Educators will understand the cultural legacies created by African Americans as a foundation of American culture.
- Educators will be prepared to help students connect American culture today with the contributions of enslaved and free people of African descent.
10/25/22
10/26/22
Using the Inquiry Design Model to Teach Hard History
- Educators will reflect on the experience of participating in a THH Inquiry Design Model lesson.
- Educators will begin to plan their own Inquiry Design Model using the THH framework.
11/9/22 (Wednesday due to Election Day)
11/9/22
Independent Work Period
- Educators will prepare for their final showcase project and presentation. (Optional office hours will still be available.)
No synchronous meetings during this period.
Giving Light: Disrupting the Continuum of Hard History
- Educators will make connections between the legacy of enslavement and current events and climate.
- Educators will workshop their showcase presentations with one another.
- Educators will reflect on and celebrate their overall experience as a part of the THH cohort.
12/6/22
12/7/22
Showcase
Wednesday 1/11/23
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