Post on 26-Dec-2015
WNED Buffalo-Toronto
War of 1812 Educator Resources
John Craig, Ph.D.Vice President,
Education & Outreach WNED
Ontario History & Social Science Teachers’ Association
2012 Conference – Niagara-on-the-Lake
WNED Buffalo-Toronto performs both broadcast and non-broadcast educational programming
Education projects that are tied to television program material use only those topics and subjects that are featured on the film
Teachable moments are then researched and aligned to subject matter content based on current and emerging national standards and classroom outcomes with content teachers and experts from the field.
Most, if not all, education content is free, downloadable, and extended to all educators, students, parents and community members.
PBS Educational Services & Outreach
Considerations for the Guide included…Must facilitate use of The War of 1812 program
content
Length (most U.S. teachers have limited time to teach the War)
Cross-border emphasis (worked with Canadian, U.S. and Native educators to hone format, style and content relevancy)
Depth & Breadth (care taken to select “universal” themes that will resonant with many teachers & have wide application)
Content knowledge (creating creative lessons that span many levels and correlate with learning standards and themes)
So, what exactly is in the Educator’s Guide?
Enough engaging lessons, creative activities, cool resources and lavish graphics to make everyone want to teach with the The War of 1812!
Classroom Plans that…are congruent with bi-national learning standards
historically accurate, relevant and useful
use program segments and broad thematic strands
integrate & honor diverse contributions
are grouped “elementary, intermediate and commencement” for organizational reasons only
Activities that are…
multidisciplinary (ELA, music, art, etc.) look for icons
linked to specific quotes from either the program or noted authorities
correlated to specific segments of the program
technology-rich
Each lesson contains…
suggested level
time needed to teach
NCSS standards & themes (U.S.)
curriculum concepts & expectations (Canada)
focus questions, performance indicators, assessment tasks
key concepts
list of instructional resources
In the back, you’ll find…
supplementary online and print resources
various teaching tools
handouts to be copied (look for the green edged pages)
technology ideas
a really cool bi-national matrix of learning standards, concepts and expectations
“What happened to Alexander Hanson was a lesson in how you should not subdue dissent even in the time of warfare because a mob can get out of control and destroy the very values you are trying to uphold.”
http://www.pbs.org/wned/war-of-1812/classroom/intermediate/dissent/
Caustic Causes
Poster, Website, Mobile Application
Questions? Comments?Thank you for coming!
Enjoy the conference:Contact info:
John Craig, Ph.D.jcraig@wned.org
716.845.7000 ext 311