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Integrating Original Documents into the US History Survey Course Moderators: Friday, February 15, 2013 New Ideas in Teaching Nancy A. Hewitt Steven F. Lawson Both of Rutgers University

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Integrating Original Documents into the US History Survey Course

Moderators:

Friday, February 15, 2013New Ideas in Teaching

“ ”

Nancy A. Hewitt Steven F. LawsonBoth of Rutgers University

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Nancy Hewitt and Steven Lawson are long-time teachers who have taught at a wide variety of schools, namely…

•Kingsborough Community College (Brooklyn)•Philadelphia Community College•City College of New York•Stockton State (New Jersey) College•University of South Florida•Duke University•University of North Carolina, Greensboro•Rutgers University

Meet the Moderators

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Two Challenges1. Getting students to critically

engage primary sources2. Introducing multiple

perspectives and voices

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Maria Vik and Beryl LassinOur grandparents

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Annotated Document

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Annotated

Document

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Comparative Views

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Comparative Views

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Document Project

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Document Project

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Document Project

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Document Project

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DocumentProject

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Interpret the EvidencePut it in Context

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Document Projects

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Ways to Use Document Projects

•Large classes• In class discussions• Integrate documents into lecture• Focus of discussion sections

•Small and Medium classes• Small group projects• Panel discussions or debates• In class writing assignment

•All classes• Take home essays• Exam questions

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Questions?Conversation?

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