Teaching History with Big Ideas: Cases of Ambitious Teachers - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1607097664 ISBN 13 : 9781607097662

Editeur : R&L Education, 2010

Synopsis

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.'

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Michael Meyer first went to China in 1995 with the Peace Corps. The winner of a Lowell Thomas Award for travel writing, Meyer has also won a Whiting Writers' Award for nonfiction and a Guggenheim Fellowship. His stories have appeared in the New York Times, Time, Smithsonian, Sports Illustrated, Slate, the Financial Times, the Los Angeles Times, and the Chicago Tribune. He is the author of The Last Days of Old Beijing, which became a bestseller in China, and he divides his time between Pittsburgh and Singapore.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: R&L Education
• Date d'édition: 2010
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1607097664
• ISBN 13: 9781607097662
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 234
• Éditeur: Gradwell Jill
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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