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Foundations of the U.S. Political System Choice Board
This choice board invites students to: Explore the foundational features of democracy and evaluate whether social media platforms uphold these features in their community guidelines.Write a script for a TV show or movie that portrays Native Americans accurately and explores how Native American government shaped the U.S. government.Write an opinion piece about whether the Internet would have been a public utility in the Roman Empire.Compare how women Enlightenment thinkers are presented online to how women in science and politics today are presented online.And explore many more topics that are included in Critical Media Literacy and Civic Learning Foundations of the U.S. Political System Topic.https://scholarworks.umass.edu/tecs_ed_materials/1009/thumbnail.jp
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Asia in Global History Choice Board
This choice board invites students to: Construct and augmented reality exhibit of the Indus Valley Civilization. Design a 3D model of an ancient Chinese invention. Create a jamboard about the impacts and influences of Gandhi\u27s doctrine of nonviolence. And explore many more topics that are presented in the resourcesforhistoryteachers wiki.
Go here to make your own Google Doc copy of this choice board to remix.https://scholarworks.umass.edu/tecs_ed_materials/1023/thumbnail.jp
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Black Lives Matter Choice Board
This choice board explores how to: Learn about protest songs and write a protest song for the Black Lives Matter movement.Create a video exploring the history of Black athletes who have engaged in protests.Learn about Zelda Jackie Ormes, the first African American woman cartoonist, and create a cartoon about her life.Explore the contributions of Benjamin Banneker and George Washington Carver to math, science, and politics, and create 3D digital artifacts that represent these contributions.And explore many more topics that are covered in Building Democracy for All Black Lives Matter Learning Pathway.https://scholarworks.umass.edu/tecs_ed_materials/1005/thumbnail.jp
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Civil Rights Transportation Protests Digital Choice Board
This choice board invites students to: Write an online blog post about Elizabeth Jennings Graham and the end of racial segregation on New York City streetcars. Create a video, book, or movie trailer about Jackie Robinson\u27s 1944 court matrial trial for refusing to give up his seat on a military bus. Build a 3D monument - with hand materials or a 3D modeling tool (e.g., Tinkercad) - for John Lewis, James L. Farmer and the Freedom Riders. And explore many more topics in The Role of Political Protest in the Building Democracy for All eBook.
Go here to make your own Google Doc copy of this choice board to remix.https://scholarworks.umass.edu/tecs_ed_materials/1037/thumbnail.jp
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Women Discoverers: A STEM History Digital Choice Board
This choice board invites students and teachers to: Design an interactive timeline about Emmy Noether\u27s achievements in STEM. Code a story about Grace Hopper with Scratch or Pencil Code. Compose a tweet about Mae Jemison\u27s impact on women in STEM. Complete many more activities about women, STEM and change.https://scholarworks.umass.edu/tecs_ed_materials/1047/thumbnail.jp
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Women and the Wars: Uncovering Hidden Histories and Untold Stories from the Homefront to the Battlefield
How do teachers integrate the experiences -- the herstories -- of women into elementary, middle and high school history and social studies curriculum frameworks? Throughout U.S. history, women have struggled to own and control property, to vote, to have the same protections given to men in workplaces, to control their own bodies, and to choose the jobs and careers they want for themselves and their families. Still the stories of women are only marginally present in state curriculum frameworks
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U.S. Women and the Wars Choice Board
This choice board explores how to: Write and draw a picture book about women\u27s many roles during the American Revolution.Create an interactive StoryMap about the all-Black Women\u27s 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion in World War II.Design a TV series about Anna Strong and other women in espionage during wartimes.Code a story in Scratch about the life of Jeanette Rankin who worked for peace during war.Compare and contrast the roles of women during the American Revolution, the Civil War, World Wars I & II, the Cold War, and the American War in Vietnam.And explore many more topics that are included in Building Democracy for All Influential Women Learning Pathway.https://scholarworks.umass.edu/tecs_ed_materials/1018/thumbnail.jp
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The Congress in U.S. Government Choice Board
This choice board explores how to: Explore the American with Disabilities Act of 1990 and propose legislation to improve the school experiences of every student.Design a game that explores Congress\u27s role in the checks and balances of the U.S. government.Explore the websites of various Congress members and design their own Congressional websites.Propose a new amendment to the Constitution.And explore many other topics that are covered in Building Democracy for All The Roles of the Congress, the President, and the Courts Topic.https://scholarworks.umass.edu/tecs_ed_materials/1006/thumbnail.jp
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Olympics 2022 Digital Choice Board
This choice board invites students to: Sketch a gold medal for the 2024, 2026, 2028, or 2030 games representing the host country\u27s history and culture. Create a political cartoon about the freedom of the press rankings for the upcoming and previous host countries of the winter and summer games. write a song about how and why athletes have engaged in political protests throughout Olympics history. And explore many more activities where studetns students explore the history and impacts of the Olympics throughout the world.
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Science & Technology in U.S.History Digital Choice Board
This choice board invites students to: Construct an augmented reality exhibit of First American cities. Write an interactive digital story about automobile innovation from the Duryea brothers to self-driving cars. Create 3D digital artifacts representing the work of 19th century African American inventors. And explore many more topics presented in resourcesforhistoryteachers wiki & Building Democracy for All eBook.
Go here to make your own Google Doc copy of this choice board to remix.https://scholarworks.umass.edu/tecs_ed_materials/1041/thumbnail.jp
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