Civil War Aftermath and Reconstruction
april 2012, civil war, kerry wynn, mickey ebert, primary sources, reconstruction, simulation, slavery
Dr. Kerry Wynn from Washburn University and Mickey Ebert from the National Archives presented information and strategies to help teachers understand the impact of the war and Reconstruction on American society.
Immigration
8th grade, immigration, lori drouhard, refugee, simulation
Lori's lesson is designed for students to role-play using the Decisions, Decisions: Immigration software to help students generate informed discussion and decision-making in your classroom. The program can be used with one computer, whole class or with many computers. Lori found that the whole class discussion works best.