Historical Investigation

If you were to do a Historical Investigation exercise with your students, what would it be? Be specific.


You do NOT need to respond to a peer on this one.

Historical Investigation

Review the Historical Investigation strategy as presented by Marzano et. al. What is your opinion of this strategy, and why? Would you use it in your classroom. (Feel free to say no...as long as you explain your reasoning!)

Respond to at least one peer here as well!

Practice

Marzano argues that "one of the most significant decisions a teacher makes is to identify what skills are important enough to practice". What do you think the 3 most important specific skills are in social studies, and why? (Be specific; avoid generalizations like "critical thinking" or "literacy").

Remember, you must respond to at least one of your peers as well.

Note taking Strategies

Marzano et. al. present several types of note taking strategies, including informal outline, web, combination notes, and teacher-prepared notes. Rank them in terms of how likely you would be to use them. Provide an explanation of your ranking.

NOTE: You do NOT need to respond to a peer on this one.

Note taking Strategies: Other Approaches

Think about other approaches to note taking have you encountered in your own educational career. What have you found to be the most effective as a student, and why? What was the least effective, and why? (describe these even if Marzano already hit them).

NOTE: You do NOT need to respond to a peer on this one.

Discussions

Look at some of the student responses at http://ehsestworldhistory.blogspot.com/. How would you evaluate the quality of the discussion? Try to be as specific as possible.

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Using Blogs?

How would you choose to use blogs in your classroom, and why? (if you would not use them, that is fine; just explain why)

Remember, you must respond to one of your peers as well.

What would you blog about?

What would you blog about?

• Tell us briefly (a couple of sentences at the most what the topic would be.
• Provide at least one prompt or question that you would post.

NOTE: YOU MUST RESPOND TO ONE PROMPTS POSTED BY A PEER AS IF YOU WERE THEIR STUDENT.