One of the hardest parts of this project was actually picking a topic. I was having a hard time thinking outside the box. Social Studies deals with primary and secondary sources, doing research, taking accounts of history, but what would be helpful to my students? One of the most important parts of my discipline is using evidence to explain perspectives. Students do this by looking at cultural aspects of a society or past events to explain how they correlate to what is going on currently. Therefore, I thought debating would be a good way to emphasize using evidence to explain perspective on current issues.
If I was to redo this project, it would be based on reflection from the students debates. What did they do well and what did they need to improve upon and could I make that more clear in their bookmark. I am also excited to hear what my colleagues think about my bookmark for improvement pointers. |