Devin Hess

Thank you all for participating. The stakes are high now, and our students deserve the opportunity and skills to look at the world and make well-informed choices that will impact their future! Keep up the good work!! #sschat @ucbhssp @santaclaracivics

Here's an example of student action on immigration. 2nd bubble of #doublebubble #sschat @ucbhssp @santaclaracivics

Here's an example of connecting post WWII to contemporary issues. i.e. the first of the 2 #doublebubble lesson plan: ucbhssp.berkeley.edu/sites/d… #sschat @ucbhssp @santaclaracivics

Integrated Action Civics - We're working with teachers to connect content to student activism. Teaching connections and empowerment skills. #doublebubble #sschat @ucbhssp @santaclaracivics

Interesting way to introduce concept of Continuity and Change docs.google.com/document/d/1… #sschat @ucbhssp @santaclaracivics

And here's a lesson example using Continuity and Change to teach immigration history: ucbhssp.berkeley.edu/sites/d… #sschat

We need to explicitly teach historical thinking. Peter Seixas's The 6 Big Historical Thinking Concepts informs our work: drive.google.com/file/d/0B4z… #sschat @ucbhssp @santaclaracivics

Check out the book by Diana Hess that @SantillanOlivia posted. Good discussion about not opening conversations on closed historical issues (e.g. 'was the Holocaust real") and ones not supportable by evidence. #sschat

In debate, students listen in order to refute. In deliberative discourse, students listen to understand. #sschat

Here’s a structured approach to controversial conversations: Students research then discuss in groups to explore perspectives of 3 stakeholders to better understand an issue. Then reflect on own position drive.google.com/open?id=1CW… #sschat @ucbhssp @CivicSantaClara

Teachers need to draw a line and not permit certain hurtful or hateful conversations. Check out Shifting Out Of Neutral - Jonathan Gold, Teaching Tolerance drive.google.com/open?id=0B4… #sschat

Maps also help reveal bias in the choices of what to distort since all flat maps distort a spherical reality. #sschat

Need to help students see there are many perspectives. Interesting site: "AllSides.com" allsides.com/unbiased-balanc… #sschat

Agree with Angela re: Reconstruction. Needs to emphasize agency of the former enslaved people. See Rethinking Schools materials

Students are doing it. We need to support them or get out of their way.

Hi. I'm Devin Hess from the UC Berkeley History-Social Studies Project. Olivia and I are helping develop a model for Integrated Action Civics. #sschat @ucbhssp @santaclaracivics

"UnConference-Teaching Contemporary Issues K-12" - UC Berkeley History-Social Science Project #Equitybydesign ucbhssp.berkeley.edu/events/…

"UnConference-Teaching Contemporary Issues K-12" hosted by UC Berkeley History-Social Science Project #sschat #k12 ucbhssp.berkeley.edu/events/…

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Create dynamic interactive infographics at #FallCUE #edtech #edtechchat like this: docs.google.com/presentation… Info: edtechsplore.com/edtech-trai…