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This podcast was developed as part of an elementary-level Clark County School District Teaching American History Grant. The three-year grant will fund six modules per year with each module focusing on a different era of American history and a different pedagogical theme. This podcast focuses on the the 1930s: Depression, Dust Bowl, and Deals and Arts Education. Participants in the grant are third, fourth, and fifth grade teachers in Clark County (the greater Las Vegas area), Nevada. Teaching ...
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Lecture: DeAnna Beachley - The New Deal and MinoritiesChristy G. Keeler, Ph.D.
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During one class session, students chose cards with simple headings related to artistic expression of the 1930s (e.g., mural painters, photojournalists, sculpture artists). After selecting the cards and choosing group members with similar interests, they turned over their cards to learn their assignments. Below is a video of a group given the follo…
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Singers and Songwriters Write lyrics using the tune for “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot.” The song must tell about one of the 1930s New Deal agencies and must contain at least two verses. You will sing the song with your group to the class.Christy G. Keeler, Ph.D.
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Lecture: DeAnna Beachley, Ph.D. — The 1930s IIChristy G. Keeler, Ph.D.
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Lecture: Michael Green, Ph.D. — " The 1930s II"Christy G. Keeler, Ph.D.
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Ways to integrate the arts to develop and retain historical content knowledge can be combined with arts education. Instead of simply using artistic products to motivate students in the history classroom, teach artistic concepts alongside requiring arts-based assessment of historical content. To learn art concepts appropriate for given grade levels …
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Lecture: DeAnna Beachley, Ph.D. — "The 1930s"Christy G. Keeler, Ph.D.
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Lecture: Christy G. Keeler, Ph.D. — "Creativity Theory and Using Creative Composition to Learn Historical Content"
Lecture: Christy G. Keeler, Ph.D. — "Creativity Theory and Using Creative Composition to Learn Historical Content"Christy G. Keeler, Ph.D.
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Click here to access the PowerPoint slides presented during the first session of this module in downloadable format. Click here to access the slides in web format.Christy G. Keeler, Ph.D.
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