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Recently, I was in Calgary for a teachers’ workshop. This was the fourth day that I had met with the same group of teachers, who are participating in a series of five professional development days focused on integrating historical thinking into the new Alberta Social Studies curriculum. The series is based on my work with the Benchmarks of Historical Thinking Project . I am working on the same ...
by Carla Peck | comments (4) | March 31, 2009 2:02 PM
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During his “exit interview” broadcast on CNN, former US President George W. Bush said, “There is no such thing as short-term history. I mean people are -- people will look back and put this administration in perspective to those that have come before me and those that will come after me. And they will analyze whether or not decisions I made [made] the country safer and, you know, more secure.” ...
by Carla Peck | comments (2) | March 4, 2009 4:12 PM
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The times, they are a-changing. But how?
The election of Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States of America is one for the history books. If he accomplishes nothing else, he has already made history as the first African American elected to the highest office in his land. But, as he said in his victory speech on November 4th, the victory isn’t his alone. It belongs to, and is a result of, the actions of at least 53% of ...
by Carla Peck | comments (4) | November 12, 2008 1:38 PM
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Beginning thoughts, or a thoughtful beginning?
As a teacher and now teacher-educator, I strive to create opportunities where I confront students’ prior conceptions about history and history education with new ideas about the purpose of history and how to engage in historical inquiry. I challenge my students to question their assumptions about “what counts” in history.
by Carla Peck | comments (5) | October 30, 2008 7:20 PM
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