Welcome to History in Focus! The goal of this blog is to provide a fresh perspective on history as it relates to current events and to provide educators (especially those in Social Studies) with curriculum information and resources to better serve students.
About Me
• Bachelor of Arts: Journalism and History
• Master of Education: Social Studies
• Certified Secondary Level Social Studies
• Pursuing an advanced degree in Curriculum and Instruction
• Pursuing MIT’s online Data, Economics, and Design of Policy MicroMaster’s program.
I am currently entering my tenth year as a teacher. Over the course of my career, I have taught everything from math, to computer science, to exercise science, and of course, economics and history. I have become an expert in competency-based education, especially as it relates to historical thinking skills in the classroom. I have created full curricula centered on teaching historical thinking skills based on the research of Sam Wineburg, Peter Seixas, Bruce VanSledright and others, and have implemented these in the history classroom. My career goal is to become an educational economist who uses economic tools to most efficiently implement evidence-based, best practices with the aim of optimizing student outcomes.
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