S3 E4: Humanities in High School: Making History Relevant with Heather Roberts and Tom Bateson

Are you dreaming about creating a humanities course for students in your high school? Learn from teachers Heather Roberts and Tom Bateson how to turn that dream into reality! Heather and Tom describe their first-year step-by-step process for designing their co-taught humanities course. They offer detailed strategies alongside struggles and successes to support colleagues in beginning their journey to making history engaging and relevant for learners.

• Episode Mentions:
  • Holland Patent Central School District
  • Cris Tovani
  • Sam Bennett
  • Enduring Issues
  • Syracuse University's Project Advanced (S.U.P.A.) courses
  • Utica University 
  • Declaration of Independence 
  • Declaration of the Rights of Man 
  • U.N.’s Declaration of Human Rights
  • Letter to My Future Self 
• Connect and Learn with Heather:
  • at her email:  HeatherRoberts045@gmail.com
  • on Instagram
  • on Facebook
• Connect and Learn with Tom:
  • at his email: thomasbateson@yahoo.com
  • on Facebook

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