Teachers enrolled in this course will...

Know

• how to examine and investigate documents to understand multiple perspectives.
• why it it is important for students to be able to interpret and analyze primary and secondary source documents.
• how to use close reading strategies to comprehend and analyze primary and secondary source documents.
• the role that bias and perspective plays in evaluating history.

Understand

• how to integrate and apply specific strategies to close reading primary and secondary source documents.
• the importance of analyzing multiple perspectives when reading primary and secondary source documents.
• how to use historical documents to motivate and intrigue students.

and Be Able To

• identify and understand the role of multiple perspectives.
• clearly identify biases and understand the impact that biases have on history.
• answer comprehension and analytical questions to form an in-depth understanding of documents.
• form their own opinions about primary and secondary source documents.
• apply their skills to the 21st century workplace.