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For years, the federal government forced "white" values and education onto Native American children. This DBI utilizes both primary and secondary sources to explore how one Idaho reservation has dealt with this issue over the past 100+ years. Learners will identify successful steps that have been taken towards solving this problem.
Author: Heather Miller
Essential Question: How do you know something is worth fighting for? How does meaningful change happen?
This DBI centers on the often overlooked Human Rights Violation in the United States of the Executive Order 9066 after the Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor. After studying the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, this DBI leads students through an inquiry about how human rights violations have occurred close to home, but most importantly how survivors made a powerful difference in their situation and generations to come.
Author: Ambur Miller
Essential Question: When are human rights justifiable? By who? Is this okay?
This DBI will investigate the evolving nature of patriotism in America. Students will analyze primary sources throughout American history to assess what makes an American "patriot." Students will employ critical reading, discussion, and writing tools to evaluate their own beliefs on the idea of patriotism, while also accessing community building skills to learn from each other with empathy and solution based thinking.
Author: Nerissa Armstrong
Essential Question: How do historical events, gender bias and race influence how Americans define patriotism?
In three phases, participants will examine an assortment of images, artifacts, quotes, primary sources and documents to trace the intent, creation and function of libraries. They will grapple with the factors to be considered in proposing and purchasing books for public libraries and school libraries at multiple levels. The deliverable is a rubric for that selection process and understanding of the stakeholders who must be considered.
Author: Kellie March
Essential Question: What makes a book dangerous?
Changing your mind is one of the best ways of finding out whether or not you still have one. - Taylor Mali This DBI explores the importance of forming an opinion and why it's necessary to be able to change that opinion when you gain new perspectives and find more information. Geared toward 7th grade World Civilizations but highly applicable to many content areas.
Author: Sarah Rager
Essential Question: What does is mean to think like a historian?
The Holocaust was a complex web of events that together represent one of the largest breakdowns in human cooperation in history. One of the major roots feeding these events was a systematic attack on the education system in Nazi Germany. This exploration asks participants to examine the ways in which education was used to both advance Nazi ideologies and dehumanize targeted groups (notably, the Jewish population of Europe).
Author: Thomas Pirc
Essential Question: How did Nazi ideologies motivate the events of the Holocaust?
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