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INTRODUCTION

One of the great tragedies of history was the treatment of Africans and African Americans. African slavery had existed well before Africans arrived with some of the earliest European settlers.

Another tragedy is the attempt to educate children about slavery by isolating and excluding pertinent facts. Many politicians and other organizations have opted to exclude the teaching of slavery from any other viewpoint than those outlined in the present textbooks and school board approved curriculum. Teachers, parents, and students can use this WebQuest so that children can do the research and formulate their own opinions about slavery.

TASK

Your task is to research about slavery and then develop a plan for teaching children about the facts of slavery. You will research slavery and then working in your group recommend a plan of action.

THE PROCESS

The teacher will divide the students into cooperative learning groups of four. Each student is assigned a job within the group to ensure the success of the group.   

• Each group will research slavery.
• Each group will create a research paper about slavery, the history of slave owners, and the history of slaves
• Each group will create a PowerPoint presentation about slavery

RESOURCES

African Americans – Slavery in the United States | Britannica

The myths about slavery that still hold America captive – CNN

THOMAS SOWELL – THE REAL HISTORY OF SLAVERY – YouTube

Historical Context: Myths and Misconceptions: Slavery and the Slave Trade | Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History

Slavery myths: Seven lies, half-truths, and irrelevancies people trot out about slavery—debunked. (slate.com)

Africa to America: The Odyssey of Slavery – YouTube

How Many Slaves Landed in the U.S.? | The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross | PBS

Common misconceptions about slavery, according to historians – The Washington Post

Slavery and the North: what you didn’t learn in history class | Christopher Lehman | TEDxStCloud – YouTube

The Truth About Slavery – Progressive.org

Myths About Slavery – Slavery Facts – HISTORY

The 1619 anniversary: 5 things people still get wrong about slavery – Vox

The 1619 Project details the legacy of slavery in America | PBS NewsHour Weekend

American slavery: Separating fact from myth (theconversation.com)

Critical race theory – Wikipedia

A Brief History of Slavery That You Didn’t Learn in School – The New York Times (nytimes.com)

What is a disturbing fact about slavery that isn’t taught in school? – Quora

Reginald Moore & Samuel Collins III: ‘Unearthing the Truth of Slavery By Another Name’ | The Hutchins Center for African & African American Research (harvard.edu)

Evaluation

WebQuest Rubric

Conclusion

Now that you have completed the Slavery WebQuest you are better equipped to speak about incidents related to slavery.

INTRODUCTION

Geometric figures on a flat surface, such as circles, triangles, squares, and rectangles have two dimensions. For example, a rectangle has length and width. Items that are solid like building blocks and rectangular erasers or hold something such as game box, or crayons have a third dimension called height. Height is also called depth or thickness.

There are many three-dimensional shapes hat occupy space and have surface area. The amount of space a three-dimensional (or solid) shape occupies is called volume. Volume also refers to how much a container can hold. Another word for the amount that a container can hold is also called its capacity.

TASK

Your task is to present to the class recommendations for a furniture plan for your bedroom. Your bedroom must have at least one bed, one dresser, one lamp stand, and one cylinder lamp. You will submit a 2D and 3D sketch of your plan

THE PROCESS

1. Determine the surface area of your bedroom
2. Determine the volume of your bedroom
3. Determine the surface area and volume of your bed(s)
4. Determine the surface area and volume of your dresser(s)
5. Determine the surface area and volume of your lamp stand(s)
6. Determine the surface area and volume of your cylinder lamp(s)
7. Sketch your 2D and 3D plans

RESOURCES

EVALUATION

WebQuest Rubric

CONCLUSION

Now that you have completed the Working with Shapes in Three Dimensions Webquest you are equipped to design the different rooms in your home, school, or workplace.

School administrators can reduce student disciplinary infractions by using the left-hand column professional development activity during disciplinary hearings. Many disciplinary hearings result in consequences for the students without providing professional development that will reduce the reoccurring resistant behavior. Reducing the resistant behavior decreases student suspension rates which impacts standardized test scores, student attendance, and student graduation rates.

In many instances, differences in values and beliefs lead to disciplinary infractions. The left-hand column activity provides an opportunity to evaluate student thinking and the dialogue that corresponds to involvement in disciplinary infractions. Businesses and educational organizations have successfully used the left-hand column professional development activity which Argyris and Schon developed in 1974.

Frequently, classroom disruptions result from the dialogue between teachers and students or students and students. During the dialogue each participant is involved in a thought process. If the thought process is refined, then the dialogue between the participants will not lead to disciplinary infractions.

School administrators must provide students with professional development by using the left-hand column activity (Figure 1). Student involvement in this activity can reduce reoccurring disciplinary infractions as well as providing school leadership an opportunity to evaluate the student’s values and beliefs which could determine future educational strategies that reduce student disciplinary infractions. Incorporate the left-hand column activity as follows:

• The activity begins with identifying a specific challenge that a student has had which may warrant a consequence for a disciplinary infraction
• The student prepares a dialogue script in the right column
• In the matching rows, the student writes down what they were thinking on the left-hand column
• Use additional rows if needed
• The administrator and student determine the turning point that would have prevented the disciplinary infraction
• The administrator recommends future alternatives for the student

Figure 1

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INTRODUCTION

One of the great tragedies of history was the treatment of Africans and African Americans. African slavery had existed well before Africans arrived with some of the earliest European settlers.

Another tragedy is the attempt to educate children about slavery by isolating and excluding pertinent facts. Many politicians and other organizations have opted to exclude the teaching of slavery from any other viewpoint than those outlined in the present textbooks and school board approved curriculum. Teachers, parents, and students can use this WebQuest so that children can do the research and formulate their own opinions about slavery.

TASK

Your task is to research about slavery and then develop a plan for teaching children about the facts of slavery. You will research slavery and then working in your group recommend a plan of action.

THE PROCESS

The teacher will divide the students into cooperative learning groups of four. Each student is assigned a job within the group to ensure the success of the group.   

• Each group will research the slavery.
• Each group will create a research paper about slavery
• Each group will create a PowerPoint presentation about avoiding slavery

RESOURCES

African Americans – Slavery in the United States | Britannica

The myths about slavery that still hold America captive – CNN

THOMAS SOWELL – THE REAL HISTORY OF SLAVERY – YouTube

Historical Context: Myths and Misconceptions: Slavery and the Slave Trade | Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History

Slavery myths: Seven lies, half-truths, and irrelevancies people trot out about slavery—debunked. (slate.com)

Africa to America: The Odyssey of Slavery – YouTube

How Many Slaves Landed in the U.S.? | The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross | PBS

Common misconceptions about slavery, according to historians – The Washington Post

Slavery and the North: what you didn’t learn in history class | Christopher Lehman | TEDxStCloud – YouTube

The Truth About Slavery – Progressive.org

Myths About Slavery – Slavery Facts – HISTORY

The 1619 anniversary: 5 things people still get wrong about slavery – Vox

The 1619 Project details the legacy of slavery in America | PBS NewsHour Weekend

American slavery: Separating fact from myth (theconversation.com)

Critical race theory – Wikipedia

A Brief History of Slavery That You Didn’t Learn in School – The New York Times (nytimes.com)

What is a disturbing fact about slavery that isn’t taught in school? – Quora

Reginald Moore & Samuel Collins III: ‘Unearthing the Truth of Slavery By Another Name’ | The Hutchins Center for African & African American Research (harvard.edu)

Evaluation

WebQuest Rubric

Conclusion

Now that you have completed the Slavery WebQuest you are better equipped to speak about incidents related to slavery.

Dr. Campbell and special guest panelist discuss the best strategies that teachers can use to teach slavery lessons. Also included in the discussion are the challenges that White teachers will face by teaching slavery lessons.

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Dr. Campbell and panelist Lauran Hanna- Denver Colorado, Jessica Broesche – Atlanta Georgia, and Courtney Washing – New Jersey, provide an assortment of remote learning tips for teachers. The range of tips are for teachers from early childhood to high schools as well as tips for school administrators.

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