Jennifer Orr Wins ISTE Kay L. Bitter Vision Award
Congratulations to Teachinghistory.org writer Jennifer Orr, winner of the 2012 Kay L. Bitter Vision Award for Excellence in Technology-Based PK-12 Education!
Jennifer Orr on Integrating History into 1st-grade Instruction
U.S. history doesn’t usually have its own place in 1st-grade curriculum. How can you integrate it with other subjects?
Jennifer Orr on VoiceThread
VoiceThread enables young learners to express their ideas without struggling to write them down, says 1st-grade teacher Jennifer Orr.
Jennifer Orr on Making Technology Work for Primary Students: Part Two
Conventional applications of Web 2.0 tools expect students to read and write confidently. How can you adapt these tools to primary students who are still learning to do both?
Jennifer Orr on Making Technology Work for Primary Students: Part One
Conventional applications of Web 2.0 tools expect students to read and write confidently. First-grade teacher Jennifer Orr asks, how can you adapt these tools to primary students who are still learning to do both?
Jennifer Orr on Teaching Thanksgiving
How do you broach the complicated issues surrounding Thanksgiving with early primary students? First-grade teacher Jennifer Orr doesn’t have all of the answers, but she has some suggestions.
Jennifer Orr on Questioning Columbus
First-grade teacher Jennifer Orr answers the question, how do you teach when you don’t have the answers to all the questions? Answer: Be honest! Here, she suggests sources for opening up the story of Christopher Columbus.