Intergenerational Oral History Project

Category:
Development of Critical and / or Creative Thinking

Subject(s) of entry:
History, Jewish Studies

Pedagogy:
PBL - project based learning, 21st Century Skills

Grade(s) to which this was taught:
11, High school

Grade(s) for which this will be useful:
9, 10, 11, 12, High school

Gann 11th graders studied 20th century U.S. history through the stories of Jewish elders. They learned skills in oral history, contextualized the elders' stories in the grander scheme of U.S. history, and developed a final project that applied their learning to their own lives.