Who Did It First? History Makers Across the Curriculum

About the Course
In this online course, students will participate in the use of implementing primary sources, visual thinking strategies, timelines and mapping skills as they support CLD students. Participants will connect to individuals in history coming from different cultural and linguistic backgrounds and find ways to incorporate these stories within their classrooms with all students sharing the importance of all individuals within our communities. Individuals being studied will include Emily Warren Roebling, Barnum Brown, Nikola Tesla, Jane Goodall, and Temple Grandin.
Required Text:
- Who Did It First? 50 Scientists, Artists, and Mathematicians Who Revolutionized the World by Julie Leung
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Implement See-Think-Wonder Visual Thinking Strategy and apply it to multiple types of primary sources.
- Analyze two different timelines used as graphic organizers and discuss the information that can be gathered by the graphical representations.
- Use Google Earth to support geographic mapping strategies.
- Create set of lessons centered on one individual utilizing primary sources, Visual Thinking Strategies, timelines and Google Earth.
Reviews
Betty Morrow-Simmons
I really liked the concepts that this course introduced. The resources will be very useful for my students.
Mary Powell
This was a packed course that helped introduce new resources for curriculum.
Shelley Falk
Great course! Interesting!