Here’s the description:
Based on your classroom observations,categorize specific examples of good teaching and comment on why this worked. Categorize each example according to general category (classroom management, assessment, activity, student engagement etc.)
1. Does your paper answer the BIG Question:
Based on your observations, what are the qualities of good History/Social Science teaching?
2. Does your paper have good categories to evaluate the teaching you observed?
3. Does your paper include references to the articles we discussed in the first1/3 of the class about historical thinking and teaching skills?
We are learning and observing classes during remote instruction. While we cannot ignore this fact, we should not make that the main focus of our ideas about teaching. As the three presenters at the Teacher Symposium indicated, methods and assignments might change, but the focus on student engagement, teaching writing and teaching content have not changed.
4. Does your paper have a title that indicates something about your argument?
