Presentation Strategies:
Political Cartoons. In this strategy, student groups will analyze a set of political cartoons then present their findings. Some groups will have historic cartoons, others will use contemporary political cartoons. The students will use a checklist to analyze each cartoon.
Learn more: http://teachinghistory.org/teaching-materials/teaching-guides/21733
Learn more: http://teachinghistory.org/teaching-materials/teaching-guides/21733
Podcasts. This strategy allows students to present their findings or debate issues in the course. Individual students or student groups can record their podcast using recording devices on computers or phones then edit the material using free software. The podcasts allow students to use their oral presentation skills without the pressure of a live audience.
Learn more: http://www.readwritethink.org/professional-development/strategy-guides/teaching-with-podcasts-30109.html
Learn more: http://www.readwritethink.org/professional-development/strategy-guides/teaching-with-podcasts-30109.html
Communication Strategies:
Four Corners. This class activity allows students to communicate their position on a given issue. Students walk to different corners of the room based on whether they “strongly agree”, “agree”, “disagree” or “strongly disagree”. This is a good warm-up activity because it forces each student to participate and it allows the class to see the different opinions in the room.
Learn more https://www.facinghistory.org/for-educators/educator-resources/teaching-strategy/four-corners
Learn more https://www.facinghistory.org/for-educators/educator-resources/teaching-strategy/four-corners
Think-Pair-Share. In this strategy, every students spend a few minutes writing down a response to a question or issue as they “think” about the topic. Next, students “pair” up and discuss their answers with a partner. Finally, the partners “share” their responses with the class.
Learn more: https://www.facinghistory.org/for-educators/educator-resources/teaching-strategies/think-pair-share-facilitating
Learn more: https://www.facinghistory.org/for-educators/educator-resources/teaching-strategies/think-pair-share-facilitating
Organization Strategies:
Timeline. This strategy is a good way to organize a series of events in a visual and interactive design. Students pick a subject or person then picks milestones to highlight. For instance, the life of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Learn more: http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/strategy/strategy033.shtml
Learn more: http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/strategy/strategy033.shtml
Ranking. This is another way for students to organize information in a visual way that helps makes sense of information. Students use a visual diagram to prioritize and items on a list while providing criteria for their decisions.
Learn more: http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/education/k12/thinking-tools/visual-ranking.html
Learn more: http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/education/k12/thinking-tools/visual-ranking.html
Collection Strategies:
Finding Primary Resources. Using the Internet and the library, students collect original documents, pictures, diaries, newspaper articles, videos and other artifacts. These items come directly from the historic figure or time period the student is studying, giving them an unfiltered link to the past.
Learn more: http://www.ala.org/rusa/sections/history/resources/pubs/usingprimarysources
Learn more: http://www.ala.org/rusa/sections/history/resources/pubs/usingprimarysources
Living Images. Student groups analyze several pictures from an era in history. Each group has a different set of pictures and their task is to decide when the picture was taken, what the context was at the time and what the people in the picture might be thinking at that moment. Next, each group recreates the picture before the class with each student creating a life-like “living image” of various people from the picture. Students write down their reactions and the class shares their responses after all the groups are done.
Learn more: https://www.facinghistory.org/for-educators/educator-resources/teaching-strategies/living-images-bringing-histor
Learn more: https://www.facinghistory.org/for-educators/educator-resources/teaching-strategies/living-images-bringing-histor