Badger History Bulletin - Spring 2002ss
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Table of Contents
They Came to Wisconsin
Tells Real Stories of Moving and Settling (Page 1)
They Came to Wisconsin, the fourth book in the New
Badger History Series, includes true stories spanning 200 years
of of immigration to Wisconsin.
Cultural Diversity Focus of New CD-ROM
(Page 1)
Cultural Horizons of Wisconsin helps students learn
about diversity and respect for all human beings.
Essay: Working Together, Learning Together
by Kori Oberle, Wisconsin Educational Communications Board (Page
2)
A reflection on multicultural life in Wisconsin and the role
of social studies educators.
Native Past, Native Present (Page
3)
A summer 2002 workshop aimed at giving educators "an intimate
understanding and accurate information on a broad range of topics
related to teaching about the Native past and present in our
state."
OSS Publications and the Common School
Fund (Page3)
Instructional materials from the Wisconsin Historical Society
and your classroom.
Kathy Kean: Spotlight on an Outstanding
Teacher (Page 4)
Kathy Kean, of Nicolet High School in Glendale, on her teaching
philosophy and work in the classroom.
Lesson Plans
- Elementary: Paddling the Great Lakes (Pages
5-6)
This lesson plan uses the WHS publication Working with
Water and Paddle-to-the-Sea, a children's book
by Holling Clancy, to illustrate the importance of the Great
Lakes in transportation.
- Secondary: Immigrant Interview - Doing Oral History
(Pages 11-12)
In this lesson plan, students conduct their own immigrant
interviews in the community in order to better understand
past and present immigration stories.
Teaching with Material Culture: Icon Wisconsin: Looking
at Wisconsin's Cultural Identity (Pages 7-10)
Based on the exhibit Icon Wisconsin at the WHS Museum,
this article explores the many official and unofficial symbols
which have come to represent the state of Wisconsin, including
cows, badgers and tailgating.
Reviews
- Lessons in Labor History,
Book reviewed by Victoria Straughn
Lessons in Labor History contains materials designed
for educators to bring the stories of American labor into
their classroom.
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