Course: Ancient Civilizations
Description
Do you want to expand your understanding of ancient civilizations? Are you interested in investing your students in this topic of study? Complete this module to build an in-depth knowledge of ancient civilizations.
Objectives and Competencies
Knowledge
Mindset
Description
Do you want to expand your understanding of ancient civilizations? Are you interested in investing your students in this topic of study? Complete this module to build an in-depth knowledge of ancient civilizations.
Objectives and Competencies
Knowledge
- Locate or create a summative or formative assessment.
- Identify hotspots and common misconceptions in the unit; e.g. pacing (breadth v. depth), topics that are difficult to teach; e.g. the spread and influence of ideas across civilizations.
- Long term backwards plan from the assessment; e.g. year-long plans, unit plans.
- Short term backwards plan from assessments; e.g. lesson plans.
- Align instruction to Common Core or state standards.
- Incorporate regular literacy practice into instruction.
Mindset
- Invest students in ancient civilizations; e.g. understanding the foundations of modern society and government.
- Develop a culturally responsive approach to teaching this unit by including a broader perspective on the ancient world and incorporating information about civilizations in West Africa and Central/South America.