Sunday, August 31, 2014
Research Source
Since my Senior topic is on, "Teaching History" it is actually a bit hard to find research and articles on the topic. Most of what i find while digging through books and articles are either sources about, "History" or sources about, "Teaching," never both. Ive only been able to find a few articles that focus on, "Teaching History." However, while searching the bookstore on my Amazon Kindle I was able to find a book that will surely help me with my Senior Project. Its called, "Teaching What Really Happened, How to avoid the Tyranny of Textbooks & Get Students Excited About Doing History," by James W. Loewen. This book will surely help because the reason why I chose to do "Teaching History," for my Senior Project because History is my absolute favorite subject in school and I feel that students nowadays find History to be boring and not really as an important subject in school. I want to prove to people that History can be exciting and is actually important to one's education.
Wednesday, August 27, 2014
Blog 4: Interview Preperation
1. I plan to interview my mentor Britt Linke. She is a History Teacher at Walnut Grove Intermediate School and has been teaching for almost 10 years. As my topic is focused on "Teaching History," she is a reliable choice to interview.
2. Some additional questions I am going to ask are, "Why did you decide to become a History teacher, and were there any influences that inspired you to pursue this career?." "How do you engage your students to learn a subject such as History." "Do you believe History is an important school subject to learn in school, and Why?"
2. Some additional questions I am going to ask are, "Why did you decide to become a History teacher, and were there any influences that inspired you to pursue this career?." "How do you engage your students to learn a subject such as History." "Do you believe History is an important school subject to learn in school, and Why?"
Thursday, August 21, 2014
Blog 3: Topic Choice and Working EQ
1. For my Senior Project my topic is going to be, "Teaching History."
2. The question I chose to help focus my research this month will be, "Why is it important to learn and study history, especially when it is often overlooked?"
3. My WB(Working Bibliography) is located on the right.
2. The question I chose to help focus my research this month will be, "Why is it important to learn and study history, especially when it is often overlooked?"
3. My WB(Working Bibliography) is located on the right.
Summer Mentorship Component
1. My Mentorship log is right here
2. My Mentorship was with Britt Linke at Walnut Grove Intermediate School: (626) 919-7018
3. Some questions that were raised during my summer mentorship were, "How do you get your students interested and excited about learning history everyday?" and "Whats the best way to motivate your students into coming to school?" It really saddens me that some students don't see the educational value that history class offers. History was and still is one of my favorite subjects in school, but to here one of the student's flat out say to my mentor, "I don't want to be in this class. History is boring." This really saddens me and I hope that one day that student will take back what he said about learning history.
4. The most important thing I gained from this experience was the amount of patience and dedication teachers have to give to teach their students. It can really get stressful at times, and I respect all the hard work they put in.
5. My senior topic is going to be, "Teaching History Class." My mentorship really helped solidify this idea because a lot of students don't view history class as essential to one's education as compared to subjects like Math, English, and Science. It is a subject that is often overlooked and I aim to change that misbelief and teach people that History is just as important as say Math or English to your education.
2. My Mentorship was with Britt Linke at Walnut Grove Intermediate School: (626) 919-7018
3. Some questions that were raised during my summer mentorship were, "How do you get your students interested and excited about learning history everyday?" and "Whats the best way to motivate your students into coming to school?" It really saddens me that some students don't see the educational value that history class offers. History was and still is one of my favorite subjects in school, but to here one of the student's flat out say to my mentor, "I don't want to be in this class. History is boring." This really saddens me and I hope that one day that student will take back what he said about learning history.
4. The most important thing I gained from this experience was the amount of patience and dedication teachers have to give to teach their students. It can really get stressful at times, and I respect all the hard work they put in.
5. My senior topic is going to be, "Teaching History Class." My mentorship really helped solidify this idea because a lot of students don't view history class as essential to one's education as compared to subjects like Math, English, and Science. It is a subject that is often overlooked and I aim to change that misbelief and teach people that History is just as important as say Math or English to your education.
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