by Monique Velazquez | Mar 20, 2019 | 11/12th Grade, Social Studies
This semester I was asked to teach a curriculum about 19th century Social Movements. The curriculum was designed by a retired teacher who worked hard to create materials and resources that were well developed and modified for all learners. I began my journey teaching...
by Monique Velazquez | Jan 9, 2019 | 9/10th Grade, Authenticity to the Discipline, Social Studies, Solutions
Thinking Like a Historian! As per my first blog post, I grappled with the question How might we teach the skills and strategies needed to analyze materials and think like a historian? Originally when I began my journey with my problem of...
by Monique Velazquez | Oct 16, 2018 | 9/10th Grade, Authenticity to the Discipline, Social Studies
In the essay “Examining the Reputation of Columbus” Jack Weatherford writes, “Christopher Columbus’ reputation has not survived the scrutiny of history, and today we know that he was no more the discoverer of America than Pocahontas was the...
