We Hold These Truths

Why this class?

This was a class I needed for my concentration and I thought it would be a very valuable experience! I mentioned before that I've always loved history, and I loved the opportunity to learn how I can teach history in an inclusive and truthful way.

We read lots of impactful texts and the works of my extraordinary educators, historians and authors, these are some of my favorite!

Highlights

My professor and peers were all so open and there was clear interest so we were able to foster a community where it was safe to learn and grow both as students and future educators. We had many opportunities to apply our learning and challenge the master narrative as well as question how we experience learning history and dissect the why.

Educational Autobiography Assignment.pdf

Educational AutoBiography

Towards the beginning of the semester our professor asked us to write about our experience with social studies and history throughout our education. We then had to reflect on the areas that were lacking, this was so we could settle into an understanding of our experiences individually and as a class to find things in common and what we would wished could have been different.

Children's History Book Assignment MD (1).pdf

Children's Book

This was my favorite assignment to do! We were asked to find a diverse, inclusive children's book and present it to the class. During our discussion we had to explain why we chose it, what activities we could do and why we think it is important.

Final Project Slideshow_Libs 304 (1).pptx

Social Studies Unit

This was our final as a group project. This was a very rewarding experience and I was very happy with our final lesson plans! We were asked to design a full unit based on a social studies standard. A lot a love went into this project, I even went to my WGS professor for feedback and to see if she had any advice. It was she who recommended a film that is in the unit and that I included in the WGS section!

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