Connecting the Dots in World History, A Teacher's Literacy-Based Curriculum: From Human Origins to Constantine, Volume 1

by Chris Edwards

Overview

In his previously written articles and books, Chris Edwards has argued that teaching should be considered a field that is separate from both the field of education and from the content area fields. Teaching is a field which synthesizes content and method for classroom application. All of the other major intellectual fields have a canon of works which practitioners can learn from and add to, but teaching does not. The Connecting the Dots in World History: A Teacher’s Literacy-Based Curriculum series changes this by showing how effective a teacher-generated curriculum can be. These books can inspire other teachers to create their own curricula and inspire a change in the way that the public views teachers and teaching.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781475821444
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	10/30/2015
Series:	Connect the Dots History of the World , #1
Edition description:	Volume 1
Pages:	168
Product dimensions:	6.20(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Chris Edwards, EdD, teaches World History and Advanced Placement World History at a high school in the Midwest and is the author of both Teaching Genius: Redefining Education with Lessons from Science and Philosophy (R&L Education, 2012), and Novum Organum II: Going beyond the Scientific Research Model (R&L Education, 2014). He writes on the topics of philosophy, theoretical physics, law, logic and psychology for the science and philosophy journals Skeptic and Free Inquiry and his scholarship and teaching methodology have been published in journals produced by both the National Council for History Education and the National Council for Social Studies.

Table of Contents

Preface
Introduction
Chapter 1: Human Migrations
Chapter 2: The Dots Form
Chapter 3: Greece
Chapter 4: The Wars
Chapter 5: Greek Philosophy
Chapter 6: Alexander’s Era
Chapter 7: Rome
Chapter 8: The Han
Chapter 9: From Republic to Empire in Rome
Chapter 10: After Caesar
Chapter 11: Judaism, Christianity, and Constantine
Appendix
References

Editorial Reviews

Kudos to Dr. Edwards for blending historical content, critical thinking, and methodology. The individual “dots,” accessible and engaging on their own, are connected in such a way that students are presented with a much broader view of world (western) history. This is a gift to teachers who struggle with translating history into meaningful and manageable units without losing the larger picture.

Charles Guthrie