“But should people be free,” the teacher asked? “Remember, this is what I wanted you to think about throughout the Cornerstones.” I saw several students’ hands in the air as I sat in the back of Mr. Ramsey’s 8th grade U.S. history class at Cardozo education campus in northeast D.C .
It has been a year since my last post Do We Always Have to March on Washington and wow, time has flown. The C3 has really taken root in DCPS and in future posts I will share these exciting transformations. Since the election, there has been a lot of coverage
One of the highlights of my job as a social studies curriculum manager is going to schools in D.C. and seeing teachers and students doing their work firsthand in the classroom. Just last week I had the pleasure of judging students in the Soapbox competition of the Mikva Challenge.
As I stared at the white box which held all the files for my undergraduate social studies methods course, I silently asked it, “What went wrong?” Well, perhaps I am overstating the problem. There was nothing “wrong” with the course, per se, but as I finished grading the students’ last
Donna Phillips January 2, 2015 We C3 Teachers have been busy at work since this time last year. C3 Teachers all over the country have been blogging and participating in webinars focusing on the four dimensions of the C3. The webinar series has allowed participants to explore in depth each
August 7, 2014 By Donna Phillips I love criteria and always have, but I didn’t always know it. Why do I know now? Let me begin with a story about a recent unit. I was starting my last unit of the semester in my government class on public policy and
My experience thus far teaching with C3 Framework has been very comfortable. I recognize a lot of what I see in the C3 and, for me, that’s a good thing. One of the first things that struck me was the way the content in history, economics, civics, and geography is
I am failing forward. I have failed. But forward. Face first. Let me explain. Back in May, at a faculty meeting, I heard a presentation from one of our assistant principals on our participation in the PARCC assessment program. We all listened carefully, making notes on our printed PowerPoint slides
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If you are interested in offering more professional development opportunities, rethinking or redesigning your social studies curriculum, we’d love to talk.
