Finding your future in History

1. Finding your future in History Fueling student enthusiasm through research and digital learning Emma Roach-Barrette, Menifee County High School Rebecca Roach, Morehead State University

2. Goal • This session will lead participants through the process of forming a thesis, collecting data from sources, creating a script and a digital documentary. A National History Day finalist will show her documentary and discuss how she found her career aspirations in her NHD project. Strategies for teachers who want to implement project based learning will be discussed.

3. Connecting to the Theme • 2012 Revolt, Revolution, Reformation • 2013 Turning Points • 2014 Rights & Responsibilities in History • 2015 Exploration, Encounter, Exchange in History • 2016 Migration & Movement in History: People, Places, Ideas • 2017 Taking a Stand in History

4. Find a Topic that Connects Reform-Dead Men Do Tell Tales: The Reformation of the Coroner System in New York during the Progressive Era Thesis: Dr. Charles Norris successfully reformed the medico-legal system by ending the coroner system and creating a scientific, medical examiner system to collect crime evidence.

5. Find a Topic that Connects Turning Point: The Dead Double Agent: A Turning Point for Italy Thesis: Operation Mincemeat Contributed to the fall of Mussolini by fooling Hitler into moving his troops from Sicily so that the Allies could invade.

6. Collecting Data From Sources • Books • Articles • Primary and Secondary Resources

7. Countless Hours of Reading • What supports my thesis?

8. Digital Research • Documentaries-Discovery • Library of Congress • New York Municipal Archives

9. Expert Interviews

10. Script Writing • Tell a good story • Keep the pace- not too fast or too slow • Stay consistent with the topic • You have lots to say in very little time • Choose the most important facts • Show analysis-how and why

11. Making the Movie • iMovie • Keynote • Garage Band • You Tube for tutorials!

12. My future in History • Critical thinking • Cause and Effect-How and why things happen • Meeting professionals in the field-FBI Agent; former CIA Agent • Networking • Public Speaking • Looks great on college and scholarship applications! • ACT Reading Scores-Informational Text

13. Common Core State Standards Initiative Dr. Laurie A. Henry Kentucky P20 Innovation Lab University of Kentucky Co-Director, College & Career Readiness Issues

14. Students who are college and career ready in reading, writing, speaking, listening,and language • Demonstrate independence • Build strong content knowledge • Respond to the varying demands of audience, task, purpose, and discipline • Comprehend as well as critique • Value evidence • Use technology and digital media strategically and capably • Come to understand other perspectives and cultures Common Core State Standards Initiative, CPE, Dr. Laurie A. Henry Kentucky P20 Innovation Lab University of Kentucky Co-Director, College & Career Readiness Issues

15. CCSS for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects

16. Design Principles • CCR anchor standards and grade-specific standards • Grade levels for K-8 and grade bands for 9-10/11-12 • Increased focus on results/mastery of content • Integrated model of literacy with emphasis on communication • Inclusion of research and media skills • Shared responsibility for students’ literacy development

17. But I have to teach content!

18. But I have to teach content!

19. 21stCentury • Collaboration • Creativity • Critical Thinking • Communication • Problem Solving • Decision Making