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How to break up OER lessons into class periods?

Kevin Grinstead

Hi all,

I am a second year teacher and new to OER entirely. My grad professor at Notre Dame was a huge advocate of the resource, and I really like what I see. I already teaching American History and APUSH, and now I am taking on the extra load / opportunity of World History as well due to hiring trouble at my school... Does anyone have any advice on how to very practically break up the OER project resources into class periods (45 mins?) If anyone had any structure or plans regarding this that they were willing to share / provide insight on, I would be very appreciative. School year starts on Monday the 5th! 

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    Happy first day of school  ! I have the same course load as you (APUSH and World History), and its the same balancing act in both courses - so much to teach, so little classtime!

    I agree with everything that's been said here, as far a picking and choosing what to use each year. For some lessons I only use one resource, but for others I might use the whole thing over a few days.  

    One thing I have prioritized though all of this is the FUN. I would really encourage you to try to squeeze in those fun openers and closers when you see them, because student buy-in is everything (in my opinion).  The more curiosity you can spark, the easier it is to digest articles and videos afterward.

    My World History course is 1750-Present, and I start in September.  Please give a shout out when you reach 1750 I'd be happy to share some more specific plans if you want to throw ideas around.

  • 0 in reply to Julianne Horowitz

    Thank you! The balancing act has begun. Good luck with your year!

  • 0 in reply to Kevin Grinstead

    Hey there   just wanted to check in and see how your year is going so far with the Global & US courseload.  What is going well so far? And what just isn't working for you? I'm struggling a tad bit with pacing at the moment - trying to fit too many lessons into not-enough time. Where are you in the curriculum?

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