Tutoring+History

SITE DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:

Do you know the name and the person, **Shirley Chisholm**? Go to the website to see a film trailer and to read the film description about her. What do you know now that you did not know?
 * If you answer yes, describe how you knew of her.
 * If you answer no, why do you think you did not know who she is?


 * How do you rate, **Electing a President in Plain English**, for yourself as a learner and for use as a teaching tool in schools?


 * Write your **10 most famous people in history list** before looking at the results in the **USA Today** article.

//__Shirley Chisholm for President__ //
Shirley Chisholm is a name that was as recognizable in 1972 as Barack Obama and John McCain are today. Why was she a truly unique individual at the time?

Please see the link below and consider why you might never have heard this candidate’s name till now. As your journal entry, please write a synopsis–a few paragraphs in length–about how you think history is taught to students from elementary school through high school. []

//__Electing a President in Plain English__ //
The electoral process is unique in peoples’ experiences, unconnected to other important experiences, and occurs every four years, so remembering how it works is often difficult. Take a look at one video explanation and consider another confusing concept about government that might have been easier to learn if presented in this way. __http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ok_VQ8I7g6I__

 **__Who would you name as the 10 Most Famous People in History?__** Do you think that your choices would match those of your peers or of slightly older or slightly younger folks? Grab a pencil and list your 10. Then read and compare the results. http://www.usatoday.com/news/education/2008-02-03-most-famous-americans_N.htm?POE=click-refer

**For more resources for learning history go to resourcesforhistoryteachers wiki that has individual pages for each of the learning standards in the Massachusetts History & Social Science Curriculum Framework.**

// **Tutoring Science** //


**[|Neuroscience for Kids]** **I** nnovative puzzles, games and experiments to get students and teachers connected to the science behind neuroscience **.**

[|Engaging Girls in STEM]from THE Journal, September 2010, reports on a study that found the proportion of women pursuing science degrees has declined since the mid-1980s. This trend is also found in the workplace where men outnumber women (73 percent to 27 percent) in all sectors of employment for science and engineering.

Click here for more on the [|Women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math] study done by researchers from Florida Gulf Coast University and the University of Coloado at Boulder.