Federal Power Vs. States’ Rights

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Although the focus of this lesson is on communication and collaboration, this lesson is in the approaching stage in terms of RIF. Students are reading primary sources, viewing online videos and other documents and determining the accuracy and authority of the information. Students are also assembling, organizing and synthesizing the document researched in order to articulate and support their own points of view.

Since communication and collaboration was the chief 21st Century skills emphasized in this content lesson, the lesson is approaching. Students worked in teams to craft responses to prompt questions and other peer responses via Edmodo. They communicated in real and non-real time in a cross-curriculum, cross-school experience. Students debated and took ownership of content that would be visible in a secure setting between classes at their respective schools. Students discussed a modern issue in its historical context, using modern communication.

Although the focus of this lesson is on communication and collaboration, this lesson is in the approaching stage in terms of critical thinking. When posting on Edmodo, students need to justify their decision and points of view. By writing their answers in advance (before posting) students are encouraged to think about what they feel and why. In addition, students are able to question and respond to other students which helps to strengthen everyone decision making and thinking skills.

This lesson is approaching in terms of creativity as students analyzed previous historical issues in order to form opinions and make predictions about current events. In crafting and posting responses, students created deeply personalized work that was shared with an audience beyond their classroom.