Episode 1
with Shari Hills Conditt
A.P. teacher in a rural Washington high school, and methods teacher at Washington State University.
Through the iCivics Educator Network, the perspectives of teachers across the country contribute to the public conversation about civic education in the United States. Each contributor represents their own opinion and is not reflective of iCivics. We welcome this diversity of perspectives.
We talk about... drawing on desks, backward planning, the power of adjectives, and (somehow) the gold standard and bi-metalism!
Magdalena Mata is a National Board Certified Teacher and Instructional Coach in San Antonio
Andrew Swan teaches 8th grade Civics at a public school in Newton, Massachusetts
Links & Resources from This Episode
Here is Shari's letter to parents for her 2023-24 AP Government class that you might use as a model for communication before the start of school.
We also discuss making flowcharts to illustrate concepts or events. GoogleDocs are okay, but you can make decent ones with a Canva template, or dig a bit deeper into the weeds with Lucidchart, if you're into that kind of thing. (Note: Andrew is totally into that kind of thing)
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