1. Connect-the-Dots: Making Meaning from Historical Evidence.
- Author
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Edwards, Chris
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TEACHING methods , *HISTORY education , *HISTORY teachers , *HISTORY of education , *HISTORY students , *CRITICAL thinking , *EVALUATION , *HISTORIANS - Abstract
The article discusses about the "connect-the-dots method" used by the author in teaching history to middle school students. According to the article, the author thinks that his job as an eight grade history teacher is defined as a bridge between historical scholars and his students and through his method, he aims to make the study of history exciting. As an example, he would be giving his students the basic insights of the book "Guns, Germs and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared Diamond. His method of "connect-the-dots method" is introduced by presenting a puzzle on day 1, followed by an assessment while learning on day 2 and finally a reflection on day 3.
- Published
- 2008