Use of Teaching with Historic Places
Teaching with Historic Places
The Teaching with Historic Places program created by the National Park Services and National Register is a wonderful resource for educators to use in there classrooms. I think it is very important to use these types of lessons before, during, and after a field trip to a historic site. These lessons not only provide knowledge of the site but a general education on preservation.
Field trips are great ways to get students up close and personal with history. When I was a student in grade school, I was always excited for a field trip, to get out of the classroom and do something different. This is an opportunity for children to learn in various manners. And for students to explore other aspects shown that they might not have seen or read about in a regular textbook. Doing assignments after the trip with allow the student to consolidate and consider all of the information they have learning.
It is also important to have lessons prior to the field trip. The reason for the trip needs to be integrated into the current curriculum. By doing so, the student can gain interest into the site they will be visiting, as well as providing them with the basic information and background. This can allow the student during the visit to learn more in-depth and focus on particular items the teacher wanted for the group to learn about. Certain sites can be conducive to having the students do worksheets or interviews to provide proof of the students' interaction at the site. That how ever does not necessarily meant the student learned from their experience. From my experience having to do such assignments while on a field trip, it distracts from all a site has to offer. But in some instances it is good, when a site has varied information on multiple topics and the group is there for one sole purpose.
The Teaching with Historic Places lesson plans are formatted with six stages for the student: Getting Started, Setting the Stage, Locating the Site,
The Teaching with Historic Places program created by the National Park Services and National Register is a wonderful resource for educators to use in there classrooms. I think it is very important to use these types of lessons before, during, and after a field trip to a historic site. These lessons not only provide knowledge of the site but a general education on preservation.
Field trips are great ways to get students up close and personal with history. When I was a student in grade school, I was always excited for a field trip, to get out of the classroom and do something different. This is an opportunity for children to learn in various manners. And for students to explore other aspects shown that they might not have seen or read about in a regular textbook. Doing assignments after the trip with allow the student to consolidate and consider all of the information they have learning.
It is also important to have lessons prior to the field trip. The reason for the trip needs to be integrated into the current curriculum. By doing so, the student can gain interest into the site they will be visiting, as well as providing them with the basic information and background. This can allow the student during the visit to learn more in-depth and focus on particular items the teacher wanted for the group to learn about. Certain sites can be conducive to having the students do worksheets or interviews to provide proof of the students' interaction at the site. That how ever does not necessarily meant the student learned from their experience. From my experience having to do such assignments while on a field trip, it distracts from all a site has to offer. But in some instances it is good, when a site has varied information on multiple topics and the group is there for one sole purpose.
The Teaching with Historic Places lesson plans are formatted with six stages for the student: Getting Started, Setting the Stage, Locating the Site,