Course: Pre-Civil War US History
Description
Do you want to build out your content knowledge of early American history? Are you interested in developing a culturally responsive approach to teaching students about early America? Complete this module to learn how to create a strong, cohesive instructional experience around pre Civil War US History.
Objectives and Competencies
Knowledge
Skills
Mindset
Description
Do you want to build out your content knowledge of early American history? Are you interested in developing a culturally responsive approach to teaching students about early America? Complete this module to learn how to create a strong, cohesive instructional experience around pre Civil War US History.
Objectives and Competencies
Knowledge
- Locate or create a summative or formative assessment.
- Identify hotspots and common misconceptions; e.g. pacing (breadth v. depth), topics that are difficult to teach; e.g. states’ rights and reasons for the Civil War.
Skills
- 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 pre-Civil war history; e.g. understanding the foundations of U.S. government and the constitution.
- Develop a culturally responsive approach to teaching this unit by addressing topics such as Native American genocide and slavery.
