US+History

__Overview/Philosophy Statements__
[|The Lawrenceville School] [|History Department Overview] [|History Department Courses] [|Religion and Philosophy Department Overview] [|Religion and Philosophy Courses]

Handout on defining depth of knowledge.

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[|Discovery Education Lesson Plan Format] (//All Quiet on the Western Front//) And, click [|here] on a lesson about Plato's //The Republic//.=====

Val Forster's approach to unit and lesson planning.
__Informative Assessment__

The Latin root word of //assessment// is //asidere// "to sit beside." Articles:
 * 1) //Assessing What Matters// -Worthy assessments should reflect the broader capabilities that students need to thrive in the 21st century.
 * 2) //The Rest of the Story// -The power of formative assessment depends on how you use the results.
 * 3) //Changing Classroom Practice// -Meeting regularly in teacher learning communities is one of the best ways for teachers to develop their skill in using formative assessment.

__Refresher: Teaching Strategies__

//Cooperative Learning//

 * =====[|Concept to Classroom: Cooperative and Collaborative Learning]=====
 * =====Kennesaw State University[| Cooperative Learning Why use cooperative learning? Elements of cooperative learning. Activities using cooperative learning.]=====
 * =====There are several different approaches or designs used in cooperative learning. [|The Jigsaw Approach] is one of them;[|read this] on how a sixth grade teacher used the jigsaw approach in teaching about fairytales.=====

Reading Groups or Reading Circles

[|Literature Circles@Web English Teacher] Incredible resources here! [|Reading Circles--Kentucky Style] Excellent resource--rationale, roles, rubrics, etc. [|Using Reading Circles in a Graduate Seminar]

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[|From Thirteen.org]'"The inquiry approach is more focused on using and learning content as a means to develop information-processing and problem-solving skills. The system is more student centered, with the teacher as a facilitator of learning. There is more emphasis on "how we come to know" and less on "what we know."'=====

//Reading Strategies// [|One Size Does Not Fit All] Ways to make reading assignments more engaging for all levels of students.

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[|California School Site] Resources on teaching strategies, including the use of graphic organizers. Click [|here] for more graphic organizers.=====

(I will add more resources on portfolio development.)
__Rubrics__