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What is America made of? What is our foundation? What are our "roots"?
We are back with another traditional panel show! It's been a while, but Mr. D sat down with Mr. Crissman, Mr. Ritz, and Mr. Hennard to discuss the following question: what are our roots made of?
Based on a a project completed by Holley seventh graders, the panel discussed a variety of groups and adjectives that describe our colonial beginnings from early exploration up to the American Revolution. -
Mr. Crissman is back to discuss the era of one of our more "controversial" presidents: Andrew Jackson. Jackson altered the political landscape of his time, and our current president has even drawn a comparison between himself and the man on our twenty dollar bill. Buckle up, pop in the headphones, and check it out!
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Mr. Crissman back on the microphone as he moves past the Age of Jefferson. In this episode take a moment to uncover some of the lesser known topics of U.S. History in the early to middle 19th century.
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At the dawn of the 19th century our nation elected the writer of one of our most famed documents to lead us. Jefferson's presidency was unique, and considered by many a turning point in our history. Enjoy this episode as Mr. Crissman takes you through!
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After the summer break we are back! In our continued shorts, Mr. Crissman continues with the Federalist Era breaking down some important components of 1790's politics and early government.
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A new series we are introducing, Mr. D interviews fellow social studies teachers, and other historians! Our first episode we spoke with Mr. Matt McCracken from the Alexander CSD. Mr. McCracken teaches Global I, AP Psychology, and other electives. In this show, we covered distance learning, social studies education, what we are reading, and rapid fire questions!
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One of the most challenging topics for students is the subject of this short; our very own U.S. Constitution. Mr. Crissman does a wonderful job of walking you through the basics in this short to prepare you either dive deeper, or get a grip before that exam!
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After winning their independence the colonies shifted their focus to governing. Winning was one thing, governing thirteen separate colonies as one was a whole new challenge. Mr. Crissman takes us through our first form of government: the Articles of Confederation and eventually takes you through the later convention which gave us the United States Constitution.
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How did thirteen colonies who saw themselves as quite separate states unify to defeat the world's greatest empire? Mr. Crissman takes you on a ride through the American Revolution in this short. Buckle up, because independence is quite a ride.
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This is a new style of show for sure, but a useful one for students. "Enduring Issues" covers a new area of social studies education in New York State. The Global II Exam now requires students to write their essay on this subject. Mr. D walks us through this concept in this episode.
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Mr. D is back with this short on the lead up to the American Revolution! We go through the French and Indian War, the tension filled 1760's, all the way up to Lexington and Concord. This short is great because it details how the causes of the American Revolution are so much more than just taxes. Take a listen!
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In this episode take a look back at the foundations of the English journey in North America, and get a glimpse of of the beginnings of what would become the original thirteen. Mr. Crissman brilliantly lays it out for us in this episode, enjoy!
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Our "shorts" series added a new voice! Mr. Crissman takes on the beginnings of the United States in Early Colonial Foundations. You will be hearing much more of him take you through the first part of U.S. curriculum! We hope you enjoy!
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Mr. D went behind the scenes with our artwork director and Holley senior Tyler Jones! We got an inside look at who creates the artwork for Holley History, and how Tyler comes up with ideas. Not to mention a discussion of some of his wonderful work!
Tyler also shared some thoughts on history, and the challenges that the class of 2020 -
Mr. D picks up the story after the Freedom Rides and discusses some major achievements of the civil rights movement, but acknowledges that this story never ends. We also cover other movements of the same time period.
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Our new unit! Part one of our two part series on the civil rights movement of the 1950's and 1960's. We hope you enjoy! Great way to get a quick update on history, or review. Tune in and listen to Mr. D take you through the first part of this series!
One brief correction: Brown v. Board ruled in 1954 and a second part of the case bledned into 1955. Mr. D said in the episode 1955, but let's just go with 1954! -
Our Cold War journey comes to an end! In this episode Mr. D wraps up the Cold War and the fall of the Soviet Union, but not before going through one of the most divisive times in our history: The Vietnam War.
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In this episode, Mr. D continues through the international struggle between the Soviet Union and United States. This episode includes events like the Korean War, Eisenhower years, and the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Addendum to the show: Major Rudolph Anderson Jr. was also shot down over the island of Cuba while taking U2 photos. This deepened the tension before the final deal was struck. -
Mr. D turned on the microphone today to briefly talk about how social studies educators are the "gatekeepers" of history and have such an important job. We take a look at the role of standards and textbooks and how they can have an impact as well.
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Here it is, the first part in a three part installment on the Cold War! Mr. D takes you through the end of WWII into the division of Berlin, a show down with Joseph Stalin, and why Americans were so terrified of the "red menace".
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