What is History?
understanding of past to plan for future
Why study history?
"because we virtually must, gain access to the laboratory of the human experience." -Peter N. Stearns
Questions teachers should ask?
1) What are the big ideas I need to teach?- find answers on common core
2) How can the study of history pique students' interests?
3) How can I encourage students to ask important questions about what happened in the past?
4) What inaccurate conceptions do my students hold that keep them from completely understanding the objectives?
5) How can I help students understand the past?
Benefits of studying History?
1) Important to be culturally aware
"Those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it." -George Santayana
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