Reading & Professional Development Opportunities for History Teachers
Posted by Mrs. Torrise on September 19, 2011
Chicago, IL
American Historical Association, What We’re Reading. A great resource for historical perspective on current events. My favorite link, The Jackie Kennedy Tapes (September 15, 2011).
126th Annual Meeting of the American Historical Association, January 5-8, 2012, Chicago IL. One of many interesting sessions include Teaching the Past in a Digital World: New Perspectives for History Education.
An American Studies. A Blog published by two New Trier teachers, Spiro Bolos (Social Studies) and John S. O’Connor (English). I was fortunate to have attended one of Bolos’s professional development workshops at the 2010 ICE conference, where he presented on copyright. Bolos and O’Connor’s Blog exemplifies best practices in teaching and integrating media literacy, critical thinking, and problem solving. Also, don’t miss Bolos’s Modern World History Blog. Notice how the students are actively communicating on the blogs–an indicator of best practices in tech integration.
