Still Waters Posted August 7, 2010 Share Posted August 7, 2010 Hi! I came across this website and thought I'd pass it along. It offers free workbooks (with teacher's editions) for teaching ethics along with history at the jr. high/high school level. There's one for world and one for American. I haven't delved into them yet, but I hope they're useful to someone. http://www.ethicsineducation.com/ :DHave a great day! Rhonda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elizabeth Posted August 7, 2010 Share Posted August 7, 2010 What a fantastic resource. Thank you for sharing these and they are sorely needed in the hsing community . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corraleno Posted August 7, 2010 Share Posted August 7, 2010 Wow, great resource!!! The same program offers what they call "Movie Jigs" — sets of discussion questions for 30 films that incorporate important issues in American history (e.g. Last of the Mohicans, Grapes of Wrath, O Pioneers, etc): Movie Jigs for American History are teacher’s guides for what we have judged to be the 30 most useful movies for teaching American history. In designing the strategies, we selected the problem which was most relevant and central to the period presented in the film. These values laden issues are very appealing to students since they are invariably controversial, revolving around a perceived threat to the individual or society, to a cherished belief, or to an economic interest that can encourage fruitful discussion of ethical dilemmas. ....The lesson plans included in this manual combine the educational principles of Bloom’s taxonomy with the classroom strategies of the Socratic seminar. The basic beliefs which guided us were that genuine learning is active and not passive; involves the analytical mind not just the memory; and is a discovery process in which the student rather than the teacher is the focus of attention. Terrific resource, thanks so much for posting this! :thumbup: Jackie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephanier.1765 Posted August 7, 2010 Share Posted August 7, 2010 What a fantastic resource. Thank you for sharing these and they are sorely needed in the hsing community . :iagree: Rhonda, thank you so much! I really wanted to do ethics this year but hadn't found anything l liked. This looks like it will fit the bill perfectly. Yay! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephanier.1765 Posted August 8, 2010 Share Posted August 8, 2010 I just wanted to say thank you again. I've got it all printed out and ready to go for tomorrow. It will fold right in with our history. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted August 8, 2010 Share Posted August 8, 2010 Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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