Teaching History with Big Ideas Cases of Ambitious Teachers

by Grant, S. G.; Gradwell, Jill M.; Beiter, Andrew; Bruce, Mary Beth; Davis, Trish; Doyle, Julie; Foels, Sarah; Grant, S G.; Karb, Joseph; Meyer, Michael; Sampson, Megan

• ISBN13: 9781607097662
• ISBN10: 1607097664
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-07-16
• Publisher: R&L Education

Summary

The case studies in this book describe the decisions and plans and the problems and possibilities middle and high school history teachers encountered as they ratcheted up their instruction through the use of big ideas, which offered both teacher and students the opportunities to explore historical actors, ideas, and events in rich and engaging ways.

Author Biography

S.G. Grant is the founding dean of the School of Education at Binghamton University. His research interests include the intersection of curriculum and assessment policy.
Jill M. Gradwell is assistant professor and coordinator of social studies education in the Department of History and Social Studies at Buffalo State College. State University of New York. Her research centers on teaching learning and assessing history.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. v
Teaching History with Big Ideas	p. 1
The Evolution of a Big Idea: Why Don't we Know Anything About Africa?	p. 21
Defining Success with Big Ideas: A New Teacher's Growth and Challenges	p. 39
From the Holocaust to Darfur: Teaching About Genocide	p. 55
How I Learned to Stop Worrying About the Test and Love Teaching Students to Write Well	p. 77
Big Expectations: Big Ideas in Honors and Inclusion Classes	p. 105
Big Ideas and Technology: A Methodology to Engage Students	p. 125
Reconstructing Reconstruction and History	p. 141
Big Ideas and Ambitious Teaching: A Cross-Case Analysis	p. 167
Implications: A Road Map for Ambitious Teaching with Big Ideas	p. 197
Index	p. 211
About the Editors and Contributors	p. 217
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