chapter 1. just tell stories active learning ask questions discuss the past make meaning of the past
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Chapter 1
Be aware of the cultural differences between Muslim countries and Western democracies
Be knowledgeable about the founding of Israel
Be knowledgeable about various Middle Eastern conflicts
Find out what people know and go from there.
Established by President Bush Touted to be the most important change
in government in half a century The department and laws stemming
from it have led to controversy regarding the values of liberty, order and justice.
Should we give up some liberties for security reasons?
It has been tried before.
Axis of evil Iraq Iran North Korea
Geneva ConventionsCoalition of the willing It is not about who is bad and who is
good.
What are the meanings of freedom in the U.S. and in the world?
What are the political conditions and social conditions that make freedom possible in the U.S. and in the world?
What are the boundaries of freedom in the U.S. and in the world and how have they been reduced as well as expanded?
Teach students to organize around major themes.
Use primary sources.Help students organize what they
find.
Pedagogical content knowledge should be critical for all teachers and is especially important for history teachers.
Multiple teaching strategies are also important.
Each new generation writes a history of the past.
New questions are asked.New primary sources are discovered Interpretations of the past can and
do change.Historians give new meaning to the
past.