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In History and Imagination, elementary school social studies
teachers will learn how to help their students break down the walls
of their schools, more personally engage with history, and define
democratic citizenship. By collaborating together in meaningful
investigations into the past and reenacting history, students will
become experts who interpret their findings, teach their peers, and
relate their experiences to those of older students, neighbors,
parents, and grandparents. The byproduct of this collaborative,
intergenerational learning is that schools become community
learning centers, just like museums and libraries, where families
can go together in order to find out more about the topics that
interest them. There is an incredible value in the shared and lived
experiences of reenacting the past, of meeting people from
different places and times: an authority and reality that textbooks
cannot rival. By engaging elementary social studies students in
living history, whether in the classroom, after school, or in
partnership with local historical institutions, teachers are
guaranteed to impress upon the students a special, desired
understanding of place and time.
Imagine a Founding Father visiting a classroom today, or a sailor
from the War of 1812, an Amish man, a 19th century pioneer, or even
a Civil War veteran. Ronald Morris has spent more than 25 years
bringing these characters into classrooms and inspiring other
educators to do the same. In this book he synthesizes his vast
knowledge and experience into a resource for all types of educators
who help elementary and middle school children develop a love of
history. Pre-service teachers can use this book as a model for
developing their own styles of teaching social studies. Museum
educators can use Bringing History to Life to enliven their
presentations with students. Teachers in the classroom can use this
resource to help their students develop first person presentations
by reading about many examples across the grades. This resource is
especially important as school districts reduce their budgets for
field trips to popular museums that interpret history using this
popular method. With this book as inspiration, educators can
continue Bringing History to Life for their students.
Imagine a Founding Father visiting a classroom today, or a sailor
from the War of 1812, an Amish man, a 19th century pioneer, or even
a Civil War veteran. Ronald Morris has spent more than 25 years
bringing these characters into classrooms and inspiring other
educators to do the same. In this book he synthesizes his vast
knowledge and experience into a resource for all types of educators
who help elementary and middle school children develop a love of
history. Pre-service teachers can use this book as a model for
developing their own styles of teaching social studies. Museum
educators can use Bringing History to Life to enliven their
presentations with students. Teachers in the classroom can use this
resource to help their students develop first person presentations
by reading about many examples across the grades. This resource is
especially important as school districts reduce their budgets for
field trips to popular museums that interpret history using this
popular method. With this book as inspiration, educators can
continue Bringing History to Life for their students.
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