The best historical inquiry - and teacher professional development - leads to laughter.
Earlier this month, I had the pleasure of working with high school teachers and coordinators from Vancouver and Evergreen Public Schools in a workshop led and funded by the Library of Congress Teaching With Primary Sources Western Region Program. Through the workshop, teachers learned about the immense resources available through the Library of Congress website and discussed ways to guide student historical inquiry using primary sources, including the development of Annotated Resource Sets. Using a quick version of the lesson study cycle, teacher teams designed lessons that will serve as the basis for demonstration lessons and debriefs throughout February (for which we’ll use this debrief protocol.) After the demonstration lessons and debriefs, teachers will share their new insights with their school-based Professional Learning Communities.
The agenda wiki, filled with fantastic links, is posted here. I’m looking forward to attending all the lessons in February!
