This July, I will facilitate and present for a teacher seminar with the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History. The title of the seminar is American Environmental History. I guess I'll have to do some preparatory studying. I am the master teacher for this session, and I will work with scholar and author Dr. Catherine McNeur of Portland State University. What a privilege and honor!
Dr. McNeur has already recorded 12 lectures on the subject, but in July, she will present live virtually. Following her presentation, I will interview her and relay questions from participants. Once the first hour is finished, I will present a second hour specifically for pedagogy. In other words, she will teach the history, and I will relay methods for teaching environmental history.
Right now, I am beginning to look for GLI lessons that might fit with this topic. The first three below were suggested as possibilities:
I can relate to the hurricane topic by sharing photos from the 2011 EF5 tornado that swept through our hometown of Joplin, Missouri. I can also speak to earthquakes by talking about my own Earthquake! simulation unit.
Additionally, I've identified four more possible lessons that might fit. Depending on the contents of these, they may also be applied:
I really only need a couple of lessons to present to teachers in July, so I need to get started in finding something that fits comfortably.
Dr. McNeur has already recorded 12 lectures on the subject, but in July, she will present live virtually. Following her presentation, I will interview her and relay questions from participants. Once the first hour is finished, I will present a second hour specifically for pedagogy. In other words, she will teach the history, and I will relay methods for teaching environmental history.
Right now, I am beginning to look for GLI lessons that might fit with this topic. The first three below were suggested as possibilities:
- Weather: Hurricanes Past and Present
- Geology and Earthquakes
- The Love Canal Hazardous Waste Disaster
I can relate to the hurricane topic by sharing photos from the 2011 EF5 tornado that swept through our hometown of Joplin, Missouri. I can also speak to earthquakes by talking about my own Earthquake! simulation unit.
Additionally, I've identified four more possible lessons that might fit. Depending on the contents of these, they may also be applied:
- The Lewis and Clark Expedition: Exploring the Louisiana Purchase, 1804-1806
- Ask Me about My Life as a Pioneer: The Goals, Results, and Legacy of the Homestead Act of 1862
- Interviewing Mount Rushmore
- Visions of New York City
I really only need a couple of lessons to present to teachers in July, so I need to get started in finding something that fits comfortably.
