A Revolution in
Teaching History!
This fall KET will offer FREE teacher trainings in the use of an interactive online game For Crown or Colony?. The game was developed by WNET.ORG as part of its MISSION US initiative, which will release four games for teaching U.S. history over the next few years.
In For Crown or Colony? students play as Nat Wheeler, a printer's apprentice in Boston before the American Revolution. Students meet and interact with historical and fictional characters, witness the Boston Massacre, and ultimately, decide where Nat's loyalties lie.
For more information about the MISSION US initiative, the For Crown or Colony? game, and the FREE trainings, e-mail or contact your KET Education Consultant.
Innovative Educators
The winners in the PBS Teachers Innovation Awards have been announced! The awards program was created to identify innovative educators, and advance the profession through collaboration, networking and professional development. Educators were asked to submit a 200-word essay and video or photos demonstrating why they are innovative educators for categories ranging from digital storytelling to robotics.
You can check out the nearly 700 entries online at PBS Teachers Innovation Awards Gallery, and see what your fellow educators are doing to teach and inspire.
