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Civil War Unit Ready to Pilot!

Originally posted on January 19, 2012 by Shennan Hutton

I am totally thrilled to announce: THE HISTORY BLUEPRINT CIVIL WAR UNIT IS READY! Click on this link, and see it all for yourself: History Blueprint

We have just finished with our third round of revisions to the unit, and we will revise it once again after 8th-grade teachers field test it in their classes this spring.

Blueprint at the American Historical Association Conference

Originally posted on January 14, 2012 by Shennan Hutton

Last Saturday, Karen Halttunen, Kristi Peckham, Amy Hale and I gave a presentation about the History Blueprint and the new Civil War unit at the American Historical Association (AHA) Conference in Chicago.  It was a good opportunity for us to take stock of our efforts and reflect on the progress that we’ve made in the past year.

Teaching Civil War Battles

Originally posted on December 1, 2011 by Shennan Hutton

Although many 8th-graders can appreciate the blood-and-guts movie/video game aspect of the Civil War, teaching them about the strategy and battles of the war can be a difficult challenge. For the Blueprint Civil War unit, we took two approaches: a lesson on the strategy and crucial battles, and another lesson on the effects of the war. This blog is devoted to the Strategy and Battles lesson.

Focus Group Feedback

Originally posted on November 1, 2011 by Shennan Hutton

Last week we held the last of our focus group meetings at the Mt. Diablo Unified School District. We were especially honored that Linda Hutcherson, the SASS and SS History Coordinator for the district, came to give us feedback, despite her busy schedule. In addition to her input, the 25 teachers who attended gave us quite valuable feedback. 

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