Greetings! My name is Naomi Randt. I have one more year of studies before I graduate with a double major in History and Social Studies and a Secondary Social Studies teaching license….
Category: In the Classroom
Essays on connecting Social Studies content and pedagogy in the classroom.
Protest Voices: Activist Oral Histories in Cleveland
Mark Souther and I are excited to announce our second collaboration sponsored by the CSU Office of Research Undergraduate Summer Research Program (USRA): “Protest Voices: Using Activist Oral Histories to Teach Historical Thinking.”…
April 28: Map Walk in SC Atrium
All CSU students and community members are invited to Dr. Stephen Cory’s annual Map Walk in the SC Atrium on April 28 from 8:30 am-8 pm. The Map Walk features over 500…
October 14: Migration Gallery Walk with Beth Noren
Please join us for our first Migration in Global Context public event this fall! On October 14 from 4-6 pm CSU Alum and Westlake High School Master Teacher Beth Noren will lead…
Oral History Meets Pedagogy In the Classroom
Each summer Social Studies @ CSU features an “In the Classroom” series highlighting different strategies to connect Social Studies content with pedagogy. In 2013 the Mapwalk Journeys series focused on Professor Stephen…
History Speaks: Empowering Teachers to Incorporate Oral History
When Professor Shelley Rose broached the idea of developing an Undergraduate Summer Research Award (USRA) proposal around the practice of utilizing oral history in K-12 classrooms, I knew it meshed with one of…
History Speaks: Reflections from Victoria McDonough
Over the course of this summer, Chris Morris and I have had the opportunity and privilege to explore oral history methods and resources for the purpose of making them more accessible to…
History Speaks: Reflection from Naomi Randt
The experience of working with Tori McDonough under the guidance of Dr. Shelley Rose and Dr. Mark Souther has been nothing short of invaluable. I have learned a wealth of new information…
Nationalism and World Geography
As we saw with Tori McDonough’s previous post on Gender Equality, there are a number of different ways in which to utilize oral histories in the classroom. Continuing with the non-traditional lesson…
Exploring Gender Equality Through History
As Chris Morris and I continue to explore how oral history methods can be employed within the classroom, I felt it important to compose a non-traditional lesson plan that draws upon oral…
