Facing History and Ourselves Today’s Objective

2. What is Facing History and Ourselves: We are an international educational organization whose mission is to work with students and teachers to: • promote academic engagement, motivation, and knowledge of history • promote social and moral development • promote civic knowledge, skills, and values • increase awareness of racism and antisemitism • foster interest in and tolerance of other ethnic groups • www.facinghistory.org

4. Facing History and Ourselves Today’s Objective • Our Goal: A Reflective Classroom Environment • How: By working together to create a Civilized Classroom Contract

5. Facing History Civilized Classroom Contract Step #1: Bell Work • Work silently and honestly • Complete part 1 of Have You Ever… • Share & Take Notice • Brainstorm and Share Part 2

6. Facing History Civilized Classroom Contract Step #2: Definitions Directions: Use the definitions below to rewrite the definition in your own words. • Civilized: [siv-uh-lahyzd] –adjective • having an advanced or humane society, • polite; well-bred; refined. • well organized or ordered

7. Facing History Civilized Classroom Contract Step #2: Definitions Directions: Use the definitions below to rewrite the definition in your own words. • Contract: [kon-trakt] –noun 1. An agreement between two or more parties for the doing or not doing of something specified. 2. A written agreement enforceable by law or consequences.

8. Facing History Civilized Classroom Contract Step #2: Definitions Directions: Use the definitions below to rewrite the definition in your own words. • Coexist: [koh-ig-zist] –verb 1. to peacefully exist together or at the same time.

9. Facing History Civilized Classroom Contract Step #2: Definitions Directions: Use the definitions below to rewrite the definition in your own words. • Reflective: [ri-flek-tiv] – adjective 1. Reflective thinkinginvolves personal consideration of one’s own learning. It considers personal achievements and failures and asks what worked, what didn’t, and what needs improvement (Given, 2002). It asks the learner to think about his or her own thinking.

10. Facing History Civilized Classroom Contract Step #2: Definitions Directions: Use the definitions below to rewrite the definition in your own words. • Norm: [nawrm] –noun • a standard, model, or pattern of achievement or behavior that is required, desired, or designated as normal

11. Facing History Civilized Classroom Contract Step #3 & 4: Brainstorm & Prioritize Brainstorm Directions: Work with a partner to list 5 norms you will need to create a civilized, reflective classroom environment. Prioritize Directions: Choose 2 norms from the list above that you think are the most important. Then under the Rationale – explain why you chose each.

12. Facing History Step #5: Civilized Classroom Contract Directions: Whole class share your norms to create a list for the Civilized Classroom Contract. • Class scribe volunteer to copy terms onto the white board as people say them. • While people are identifying norms- All class members should be recording this list into their notes.

13. Facing History Step #6: Civilized Classroom Contract After the list has been created • Are there any norms that can be combined or eliminated? • Copy final contract norms onto large sheet of paper for all to sign. • Refer to the contract regularly to make sure everyone is following the norms.