Who was Toussaint Louverture?Print made from an 1838 engraving

French print fromAn 1802 engraving

Who was Toussaint L'Ouverture?:A History Lab

MCSS 2013Eric Beckman, Anoka HS

● History Labs: what and why?

● Why the Haitian Revolution

● The Toussaint L'Ouverture Lesson○ overview○ investigate

● Wrap Up

Today's session

What are History Labs?● Authentic historical practice

○ Interpretation of sources○ Weighing evidence○ Drawing conclusions

● Inquiry-based, teacher-framed● Deep learning

Fact OpinionInterpretation

One History Lab Model Day One:● Hook ● Context● Teacher: Pose Question● Students: interpret and discuss documents● Check in (formative)Day Two:● Product (summative)

Ideas drawn from Bruce Lesh and Stanford History Education Group (SHEG)

Shifting our understanding of history from knowing doing

Settled collection of

facts

Carefully constructing knowledge

Different perspectives

adapted from Bruce VanSledright

Why History Labs● Not just a good idea,

it's the law● Engagement● Reading and writing● Higher order thinking● Teachers frame,

students create

New Standards, Benchmark 9.4.1.2.1:

"Pose questions about topics in history; suggest possible answers and write a thesis; locate and organize primary and secondary sources; analyze them for credibility and bias; corroborate information across the sources; use sources to support or refute the thesis; and present supported findings."

Make your own labs

● Choose topic● Find sources

○ select○ edit

● Formulate guiding question● Processing check in● Authentic product

Why Toussaint L'Ouverture● Broadened Curriculum

○ Western Hemisphere○ African diaspora○ Slavery

● Primary Sources in English● Connection to French

Revolution● State standards

Benchmark 9.4.3.11.2:

"Describe the independence movements and rebellions in the Caribbean and Central and South America; analyze the social, political and economic causes and consequences of these events."

Toussaint is listed as an example, along with Bolivar

Hook:Who was Toussaint Louverture?

Print made from an 1838 engraving

French print fromAn 1802 engraving

Haitian Revolution

Lear letter

History Lab Model, more detail,compare with lesson plan

● Hook with visual or text● Establish context● Pose organizing question

○ Focus on history concept○ Engage students

● Students Interpret Documents○ Individually or jigsaw○ Mark it up!○ Conclusions○ Discuss

● Check in (formative)○ Students use evidence○ Feedback

● Product (Summative)Ideas drawn from Bruce Lesh and Stanford History Education Group (SHEG)

Students constructing historical knowledge

History Lab Theory and PracticeInformed by:

Lendohl Calder, “Uncoverage: Toward a Signature Pedagogy for the History Survey"

Bruce Lesh, Why Won't You Just Tell Us the Answers?

Bruce VanSledright, The Challenge of Rethinking History Education

Stanford History Education Group

Powerful and Authentic Social Studies (PASS) program of the NCSS

Sam Wineburg, “Crazy for History”

Haitian Revolution

Informed by:

The L'Ouverture Project