| Course Number: | EDU 5515 C06 |
| Instructor: | Sarah Rooker |
| Location: | Grafton Inn, Grafton |
| Dates and Times: | June 22-25, 2020 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.June 22, 23, 24 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. (reading and prep time) In-Person; independent work to be completed by August 15, 2020. |
| Credits: | 3 Graduate Credits |
| Tuition: | Residential registration: $1,325; Commuter registration: $1,025Limited scholarships available. Email flowofhistory@gmail.com to inquire. |
Note: Course payment is payable and due to Flow of History. Please register directly with Flow of History. Flow of History will then give you the link to Castleton's online registration form.
The Institute is offered by the Flow of History. It uses reading/discussion, discussion protocols, and historical inquiry as entry points to courageous conversations about race, class, and gender in the past and the present. It is a methods course for teachers in grades 5 - 12 to introduce the use of cross-curricular readings and investigations. The institute will follow a C3 Inquiry Framework and model doing Social Studies inquiry with students, with workshops on developing compelling questions, identifying and investigating primary sources, applying disciplinary concepts and tools, and sharing new understandings. Content will include the responsibilities of citizenship, social welfare, and women’s activism. Participants reflect on classroom practice and develop an inquiry project for their students as a final assignment.
Course Goals:
To use nearby history to prompt discussions about social inequities and civic engagement.
Course Objectives:
(Flow of History provides all reading materials)
You will also receive photocopies of these in your notebook. Please read them ahead of time if possible. If you can only read some ahead of time, please read “Demystifying the Safe Space” before you arrive.
Supplementary readings for morning discussion practice and historical background will be provided in an institute notebook on the first day.
Course Schedule:Monday: Engaging Students in Inquiry and Asking Questions
Demystifying the Safe Space: Developing Norms for our Week
Model Inquiry: Citizens and Responsibilities
Community Asset Mapping
Developing Compelling Questions: Case Study: Caring for the Poor
Independent Work: Topic Development
Tuesday: Historical Thinking Skills and Tools
Morning Reading Discussion
Model Inquiry: How can I make change? Norwich Female Abolition Society Inquiry
Social Justice Walking Tour
Finding local sources online and in your community
Wednesday: Evaluating Sources and Using Evidence
Morning Reading Discussion
Model Inquiry: How do you talk the talk and walk the walk?: Women’s Suffrage in VT/NH
Develop summative and formative assessments for your inquiry
Thursday: Taking Action
Morning Reading Discussion
Finding resources in your community to support student initiatives
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