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5th Workshop Survey
February 20, 2010
Sue Leeson Presentation
February 20, 2010
Here is Sue Leeson’s presentation on the Declaration of Independence from Weekend Workshop 3
Sue Leeson's Power Point on the DOI (6)
Historiography and Texas
February 19, 2010
Here are some more resources on the fight brewing over history standards in Texas:
- How Christian Were the Founders?
- The Tea Party and the Constitution
- Texas State History Standards - History Lessened
Weekend 3 Resources
February 19, 2010
Here are the backwards design lesson planning resources for weekend three:
The Thirteen Colonies - Unit with standards (36)Road to the revolution links:
http://www.masshist.org/revolution/topics.php
The coming of the American Revolution, a good brief explanation of events
http://www.kidport.com/RefLib/USAHistory/AmericanRevolution/AmerRevolution.htm#Timeline
A kid friendly timeline of the coming of the American Revolution
http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/chronicle_timeline.html
A brief timeline of the coming of the American Revolution
http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/chronicle_subject.html#pivotal
A PBS subject index of the colonial and revolutionary era
Texas State History Standards Video
January 23, 2010
Watch and share an animation of the Texas State School Board’s amending of their state history standards.