Inquiry in Action: Teaching Columbus (Teacher to Teacher)

By Avram Barlowe

Put new life into the teaching of Columbus This book offers an insightful description of inquiry teaching and shows--through classroom exercises, writing assignments, discussion topics, and thoughtful reading selections--how to apply inquiry to the topic of Columbus in the New World. Rather than providing a "recipe" approach to teaching, Barlowe provokes us to think more deeply about what we teach, why we teach it, and how to engage students in the ever-fascinating study of history, an "argument without end."

Book Features:

An inquiry case study of an American history unit on Columbus. Explicit descriptions of classroom exercises and assignments. Examples of student work.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807746878
• ISBN13: 9780807746875
• Release Date: July 2006
• Publisher: Teachers College Press
• Length: 61 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.3" x 8.3"