{"data":{"ID":1398,"Class":"Conversation","Created":1754916155,"CreatorID":79,"RevisionID":null,"Status":"Accepted","Title":"Change History: Thematic Instruction","Handle":"change_history--thematic_instruction","ShortDescription":"This workshop explores the use of thematic instruction to intentionally make history classrooms more thoughtful places.","Description":"History is most often taught in a strictly chronological and linear manner. History is also an area of weakness for Americans.  Thematic instruction of history may offer a key pedagogical approach to intentionally shift a social studies classroom to emphasize critical thinking skills and engage a new generation of students. Based on research of Clark County Nevada, the fifth largest district in the country with over 300,000 students, this session explores how schools can intentionally support a thematic transformation of history classrooms to make them more thoughtful.","Link":[],"Audience":["High School","Middle School"],"Practice":"Participants will build a thematic unit for their own schools based on a topic of interest, leaving the workshop with a clear idea of how to adapt to using thematic instruction.","Presenter":["Adam Gold"],"PresenterAffiliation":[],"PresenterEmail":["Adamgold@rutgers.edu"],"ScheduleSlotID":188,"ScheduleLocationID":32,"SubmitterID":79,"AdditionalComments":"I completed my doctoral research on this topic and I was initially inspire by the work being done at SLA. I\u2019d like to credit SLA, share my research, and then offer an interactive and productive workshop building a thematic classroom unit. Thanks!","LiveChannel":null,"Hashtag":null,"VokleID":null,"RecordingURL":null,"ConferenceID":13}}