Using deliberative techniques to teach United States history / Eleanora von Dehsen, Nancy Claxton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dehsen, Eleanora von.

Contributor:

Claxton, Nancy.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States--History--Study and teaching.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (232 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : International Debate Education Association, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The second volume in IDEA's Deliberating Across the Curriculum Series, Using Deliberative Techniques to Teach Financial Literacy is written for busy teachers who want to bring innovation and participatory teaching techniques into their classroom. Using the methodologies of debate, role plays, simulations, and presentations, teachers can teach essential financial literacy objectives to secondary level students.

Contents:

""Contents""; ""Introduction""; ""How to Use This Manual""; ""Chapter 1 Deliberative Education""; ""Chapter 2 Colonial and Revolutionary Era""; ""1. In Columbus�s Words . . .""; ""2. The Colonies""; ""3. Revolution!""; ""4. Articles of Confederation""; ""5. Ratification""; ""Chapter 3 Expansion, Reform, and Unification""; ""6. Indian Removal""; ""7. Slavery""; ""8. Women and Abolition""; ""9. The Lincoln�Douglas Debates""; ""10. Reconstruction""; ""Chapter 4 Challenges of a Modern Nation""; ""11. Immigration""; ""12. Turn of the 20th Century Reform""; ""13. World War I""

""14. Women�s Suffrage""""15. The New Deal""; ""16. Truman and the Atom Bomb""; ""Chapter 5 Contemporary United States""; ""17. Rights Revolution""; ""18. Vietnam""; ""19. Rights in Wartime""; ""20. Past and Present""; ""United States Constitution""; ""Resources""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-61770-010-X

1-4416-1463-X

OCLC:

923146330