What Was Written on a Classroom Chalkboard 100 Years Ago? How Could Teachers Even Teach without Common Core Alignment?
Some terrific chalkboard drawings and information from almost 100 years ago were discovered in an Oklahoma City school recently. From The Washington Post:
Teachers and students scribbled the lessons — multiplication tables, pilgrim history, how to be clean — nearly 100 years ago. And they haven’t been touched since.This week, contractors removing old chalkboards at Emerson High School in Oklahoma City made a startling discovery: Underneath them rested another set of chalkboards, untouched since 1917.“The penmanship blows me away, because you don’t see a lot of that anymore,” Emerson High School Principal Sherry Kishore told the Oklahoman. “Some of the handwriting in some of these rooms is beautiful.”
There are some fascinating drawings and an interesting ‘multiplication wheel’ that was puzzling to the reporter. Read the comments from the readers which may help with that mystery.
One of the most interesting comments about the blackboard came in the form of a tweet. From Oklahoma Public School:
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In 2016, what might curriculum about Pilgrims looks like? Here is a very detailed description of what Kindergartners are expected to to learn about The Pilgrims (via Domain 9 and a CCSS alignment chart) in EngageNY:
This Tell It Again! Read-Aloud Anthology for Columbus and the Pilgrims contains background information and resources that the teacher will need to implement Domain 9, including an alignment chart for the domain to the What Was Written on a Classroom Chalkboard 100 Years Ago? How Could Teachers Even Teach without Common Core Alignment? » Missouri Education Watchdog:
