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Teaching History with Big Ideas
Cases of Ambitious Teachers
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2010
Summary
In the case studies that make up the bulk of this book, middle and high school history teachers describe the decisions and plans and the problems and possibilities they encountered as they ratcheted up their instruction through the use of big ideas. Framing a teaching unit around a question such as 'Why don't we know anything about Africa?' offers both teacher and students opportunities to explore historical actors, ideas, and events in ways both rich and engaging. Such an approach exemplifies the construct of ambitious teaching, whereby teachers demonstrate their ability to marry their deep knowledge of subject matter, students, and the school context in ways that fundamentally challenge the claim that history is 'boring.'
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Bibliographic data
Copyright year
2010
ISBN-Print
978-1-60709-765-5
ISBN-Online
978-1-60709-767-9
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
220
Product type
Edited Book
Table of contents
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Contents No access
Preface No access
Chapter 01. Teaching History with Big Ideas No access Pages 1 - 20
Chapter 02. The Evolution of a Big Idea: Why Don't We Know Anything about Africa? No access Pages 21 - 38
Chapter 03. Defining Success with Big Ideas: A New Teacher's Groeth and Challenges No access Pages 39 - 54
Chapter 04. From the Holocaust to Darfur: Teaching about Genocide No access Pages 55 - 76
Chapter 05. How I Learned to Stop Worrying about the Test and Love Teaching Students to Write Well No access Pages 77 - 104
Chapter 06. Big Expectations: Big Ideas in Honors and Inclusion Classes No access Pages 105 - 124
Chapter 07. Big Ideas and Technology: A Methodology to Engage Students No access Pages 125 - 140
Chapter 08. Reconstructing Reconstruction and History No access Pages 141 - 166
Chapter 09. Big Ideas and Ambitious Teaching: A Cross-Case Analysis No access Pages 167 - 196
Chapter 10. Implications: A Road Map for Ambitious Teaching with Big Ideas No access Pages 197 - 210
Index No access Pages 211 - 216
About the Editors and Contributors No access Pages 217 - 220
