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Social Studies and History Education

10/2/2024

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-SOC 900 History of the Mother Lode
-SOC 901 California Gold Rush: 49ers/Miners
-SOC 902 Monterey: Historic Capital of California
-SOC 903 Los Angeles: Reflections on Its Heritage
-SOC 905 Historic Sacramento: Through the Years
-SOC 906 California Missions: 1769-Secularization
-SOC 917 California: Reflecting America
-SOC 984 Japanese Internment Camps: Pearl Harbor - Post Release
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California Missions

5/18/2023

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Are you a teacher who is interested in learning more about California History? Do you want ideas to take back to your classroom to use immediately? If so, learn more about my California History Courses from Fresno Pacific University. Take up to one year to complete my online self paced courses. 

The California Missions are a series of 21 religious missions established between 1769 and 1833. The missions were founded by the Spanish as part of their efforts to colonize California. They were intended to convert the native people of California to Christianity.

The first mission in California was founded in San Diego in 1769. The last mission was founded in Sonoma in 1823. The missions were spaced about 25 miles apart along the coast of California. This allowed the missions to support each other and to provide a network of support for the Spanish colonists.

The missions were built in a similar style. They were all made of adobe bricks and had a central courtyard. The missions also had a church, a living quarters for the priests, and a workshop. They were self-sufficient and grew a variety food crops and raised livestock.

The missions were successful in converting the native people of California to Christianity. They also played a role in the development of the California economy. The missions provided a source of food and labor for the Spanish colonists. They also helped to open up California to trade.

The missions declined in the 19th century. The Mexican government took them over in 1821. They were secularized in 1833. This meant that they were no longer under the control of the Catholic Church. The missions were eventually abandoned and fell into disrepair.

In the 20th century, there was a renewed interest in the California Missions. They were restored and are now a popular tourist destination. They are a reminder of the Spanish colonial period in California.
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The California Missions are a significant part of California's history. They played a role in the development of the state's economy, culture, and religion. The missions are also a reminder of the Spanish colonial period in California.

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The Japanese Internment Camps: A Dark Chapter in American History

5/17/2023

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Are you a teacher who is interested in learning more about California History? Do you want ideas to take back to your classroom to use immediately? If so, learn more about my California History Courses from Fresno Pacific University. Take up to one year to complete my online self paced courses. 

In the Aftermath of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, the United States government ordered the forced removal and incarceration of Japanese Americans living on the West Coast. The internment was carried out by the War Relocation Authority (WRA), an agency created by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Over 120,000 people, including U.S. citizens, were sent to internment camps in remote areas of the country, in Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Idaho, Utah, and Wyoming. The first internment camp opened in March 1942 at Manzanar, California. The last camp closed in March 1946.

The internment was based on the fear that Japanese Americans might be disloyal and could pose a security threat to the United States. There was no evidence to support this threat. In fact, many Japanese Americans had served in the U.S. military and had shown their loyalty to their country.

The conditions in the internment camps were harsh. They were overcrowded and unsanitary. People were forced to live in barracks with little privacy and had to share limited resources. They were also denied basic rights, such as the right to vote and the right to own property.

The internment had a devastating impact on Japanese Americans. They lost their homes, their businesses, and their livelihoods. Many families were separated, and some children were born in the camps. The experience of internment left a lasting legacy of pain and suffering.
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In 1988, the U.S. government issued a formal apology for the internment and paid reparations to the survivors. However, the internment remains a dark chapter in American history. It is a reminder of the dangers of prejudice and discrimination, and it is a call to action to ensure that such a tragedy never happens again.
                          
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Positive Reviews for SOC-984 Japanese Internment Camps

7/6/2021

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Here is what people are saying about Fresno Pacific University Continuing Education course SOC-984: Japanese Internment Camps: Pearl Harbor - Post Release.

"I enjoyed learning about all the applications and strategies we had to use for the class, such as Flipboard, Adobe Spark, letter writing, etc. I'm excited to use these in my own classroom. Thank you!" N. Benito.

"Overall, this course gave me several things, both personally and professionally, that I will absolutely be using in my classroom in the future. ...this course did a great job of filling in the details that many textbooks leave out." T. Walsh

"I loved and will use the different platforms you exposed me to throughout this course. I learned a great deal in SOC-984! Thank you!" L. Horton

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Primary Sources and Other Technological Applications

7/6/2021

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Get started using primary sources with your students. In SOC-984 Japanese Internment Camps: Pearl Harbor - Post Release, you will gain ideas for using primary sources and many other ideas to take back and use with your students. The skills you will learn in any of my California History courses apply to your teaching and can be implemented immediately. In SOC-984, you will learn to integrate applications into your lessons, such as building a blog, curating a collection of books, creating a short video, curating websites and videos, and much more!

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Ideas for Learning from Home 

3/24/2020

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Saw this article and had to share. It offers some practical ideas for students and parents stuck at home during the COVID-19 crisis. Save $15 on my courses using the code Winter45.

Education Week

"What a whirlwind time we are in. It's changing so fast!" Emails like this one from a Maine principal filled my inbox this week as the school leaders with whom I work rushed to prepare their faculties for imminent school closures. The anxiety is shared by students. Suddenly everything is uncertain.

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PE During COVID-19

3/22/2020

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District Intentions

I have started to see PE related videos come over our Facebook and YouTube. I think this is great for those student who can access them. We have many, 300 or half of my students, to be exact, who do not have access to the internet. I offer some low pressure alternative to structured PE during time away from school. 
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PE Activities Happening While at Home

I see many parents walking to the store with their little ones. Many of the parents in my school community do not have cars and rely on vanpools to get them to their places of employment. As I drive through my attendance area I see that my kiddos are getting exercise. They are walking to and from the corner markets. On the way home they carry a gallon of milk or a bag full of essential groceries. I see kids at the park running, swinging, playing with pets, while parents watch on. Right now, we do not need to worry about pushing PE curriculum. Districts should be encouraging our kids to get outside in the fresh air. Being outside is allowed by the mandates brought by the State. We need to give our parents and students some compassion and know that they are doing the best they can during these difficult times.

As a small kid I can remember walking to and from the store. I remember riding bikes around the neighborhood. I ran with my mom starting around third grade. I still run and do CrossFit on a regular basis. Parents can be a great example of how to stay physically fit during this time while schools are closed. 

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Teaching Math In Uncertain Times

3/22/2020

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Students, parents, teachers, school principals, and school personnel are you feeling the overwhelming stress of Covid-19? Have you been laid off from your job? Are you trying to work from home and deal with your children? Are you trying to teach your children something that you are not even sure about? Here are some practical ideas to help relieve your stress.

What Districts Expect

Packets of math worksheets. Drill and kill math fact worksheets. That is exactly what they are doing, killing our student's love of math.
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Alternative Ideas

Now, I am a reading teacher at heart. My M.ED. is in Reading and Language Arts with a Specialist Credential in Reading and Language Arts and an additional Credential in Teacher Librarianship. What I do know about math education is, drill and kill does not work, just like teaching sight words or phonics in isolation do not work. 

Think about this:
​During this time of quarantine I know our children are learning math while at home. They watch or help their parents pay for needed groceries. They sit and listen to their parents add the dollars while trying to figure out how to pay all of their bills. During this difficult time, our children are learning how to budget, how to pay bills, and how to count money through real-world application. I hope that parents are teaching students to count change at the grocery store as they pay. I wish this type of learning was being encouraged instead of having parents try to figure out how to use a school assigned computer with their young children. I wish these authentic math lessons were being supported instead of sending home page after page of math facts and math worksheets. What a way to kill a love of math!

I remember my mom had a desk drawer with files for each bill. In each file she had cash money to pay those bills. I learned about money and budgeting by watching my parents. During this time where we are forced to slow down, lets encourage parents to teach their children math through real life financial situations and let's stop stressing parents out!

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Slow Down

3/22/2020

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Wow, we are all under so much stress right now. Are you feeling it? Why then are districts putting even more stress on our parents, students, teachers, and other district personnel? Here are some ideas of what I think could happen to help reduce our parent's and student's anxiety over learning at home. 

What Districts Expect

Our districts are handing out Chromebooks to any student who does not have access to a computer at home. Well that is all fine and dandy if you have internet access or electricity for that fact. 

Our districts are requiring teachers to hand out 3 weeks worth of worksheet packets. Great for busy work. This is all review work and will not be graded. No better way to kill a students enthusiasm for school. 
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Alternative Ideas

How about this?
​In your "all call" to parents, tell them to use the pencils, crayons, and notebooks given them to document history.

Parents, instead of trying to figure out how to operate a computer, tell stories. Tell your little ones about the "good ol' days." Tell them about when your people came to America. Stories you remember from your ancestors: parents, grandparents, and great grandparents. 

How did your family come to live in America? Who are your people? Where did you come from? What do you remember about where you came from or where your ancestors came from? How did you or your forefathers live? Were they rich with love? Where they rich with money? Did they come from a city, country, mountain region? 

I remember sitting around my grammie's table with my folks and hearing stories of times past. These are precious memories of family history that will remain with me forever. 

Instead of packets of worksheets and random writing assignments, why don't we ask students to write down what they remember about their family stories? Their stories are important, authentic history to their family.

And, boom, writing and history are taken care of!

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Formal Apology to Japanese Americans

2/20/2020

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Today California lawmakers voted unanimously to apologize formally for the incarceration of more than 120,000 Japanese and Japanese Americans during WWII. Read more in the article below. You can learn more about Japanese internment in my online course ​SOC-984 Japanese Internment Camps: Pearl Harbor - Post Release. Complete this course on your time from 3 weeks to one year. ​Save $15 on my courses using the code Winter45.

California Lawmakers Expected To Apologize For U.S. Internment Of Japanese Americans

It's been just over 78 years since President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed an executive order authorizing the internment of Japanese Americans. Now the California Assemblyis expected to apologize for the role the state played in rounding up about 120,000 people - mainly U.S. citizens - and moving them into 10 camps, including two in California.

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