For this assignment, I chose Debra Henderson’s class. After reading the summary, her class seems to be an engaging place for students to learn. With her students completing their “country assignment”, she had them meet all of the NCSS thematic strands:
1. Culture
2. Time, continuity, and changes
3. People, places, and environments
4. Individual development and identity
5. Individuals, groups, and institutions
6. Power, authority, and governance
7. Production, distribution, and consumption
8. Science, technology, and society
9. Global connections
10. Civic ideals and practices.
The assignment made the students think critically, problem solve, communicate, collaborate, and execute creativity within Mrs. Henderson’s classroom. Students were
1. Culture
2. Time, continuity, and changes
3. People, places, and environments
4. Individual development and identity
5. Individuals, groups, and institutions
6. Power, authority, and governance
7. Production, distribution, and consumption
8. Science, technology, and society
9. Global connections
10. Civic ideals and practices.
The assignment made the students think critically, problem solve, communicate, collaborate, and execute creativity within Mrs. Henderson’s classroom. Students were