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How is the internet like the library at alexandria?

How is the internet like the library at alexandria?. How can we get students interested in history?. Better thinking through History. Teaching historical inquiry. Eric Lampkin. overview. Problems history teachers face a few possible remedies What is historical inquiry?

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How is the internet like the library at alexandria?

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  1. How is the internet like the library at alexandria?

  2. How can we get students interested in history?

  3. Better thinking through History Teaching historical inquiry Eric Lampkin

  4. overview • Problems history teachers face • a few possible remedies • What is historical inquiry? • How do we get students started? • Shall we “gather”…? • the classroom and beyond

  5. The 3r’s Reluctance Rote recitation

  6. The 3 e ’s Enrichment Engagement enlightenment

  7. What is historical inquiry? • TO SIMPLIFY, IT CAN BE SEEN AS THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD APPLIED TO THE STUDY OF HISTORY. • START WITH A QUESTION, ISSUE, OR PROBLEM. • FORMULATE A HYPOTHESIS. • TEST THAT HYPOTHESIS. • GATHER EVIDENCE WITH A FOCUS ON PRIMARY SOURCES . • analyze the evidence. • reexamine the hypothesis. • formulate a conclusion. • present the findings.

  8. All about the jeffersons

  9. How to get the students started • narrow the scope. • let them ask the big questions. • help them whittle the big questions down. • bring a friend.

  10. A virtual peripatos • begin by having the students suggest topics. • do an online search for these topics. • have the students pose questions about their topic. • do a search for answers to those questions. • guide students to safe, reliable sites. • emphasize scholarly writings over popular ones.

  11. The “gather” model Get an overview. Ask a probing question. Triangulate the data. Hypothesize a tentative answer. Explore and interpret the data. Record and support your conclusions. Lynne anderson-inman, phil kessinger

  12. Places to go www.nps.gov www.archives.gov www.memory.loc.gov/ammem www.edsitement.neh.gov

  13. The classroom and beyond • students become “producers” rather than just “consumers” of History. • the skills can transfer to other classes. • could lead to improved test scores. • equips students to become better, more Informed, And more active citizens.

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